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Wilmington Trust Company

Wilmington Trust Retirement and Institutional Services Company is an independent trust company chartered in the state of Delaware, has offices in Wilmington, Delaware, and Phoenix, Arizona . Our clients include banks, investment and brokerage firms, third-party administrators, financial planners, attorneys, CPAs, registered investment advisors and family offices throughout the United States. We are part of the Wilmington Trust corporate family, which has been in the wealth management business for 105 years, serving as trustee and advisor for prominent individuals, families, and foundations. Founded in Wilmington, Delaware, in 1903 by T. Coleman du Pont, one of the great industrialists and entrepreneurs in our nation's history, Wilmington Trust currently serves wealth advisory clients in all 50 states and 36 countries.

We provide directed trustee, trust administration and back-office services for our clients’ clients: retirement plans, companies, foundations, organizations and financial institutions. We work exclusively with TPAs, consultants, and professional advisors, assisting them in helping their clients achieve their financial goals by using the full range of trust strategies available under Delaware law.

History

2008Wilmington Trust Retirement and Institutional Services Company purchases UBS Fiduciary Trust Company, a subsidiary of UBS AG and an affiliate of UBS Financial Services Inc. Under the name Fiduciary Services Company we will continue to provide retirement solutions for all types of retirement plans offered exclusively through UBS Financial Services Inc.

Wilmington Trust Corporation (NYSE: WL) acquires AST Capital Trust Company of Delaware. The retirement services group of AST Capital Trust Company assumes the name Wilmington Trust Corporate Retirement and Institutional Services Company. The personal trust group of AST Capital Trust Company assumes the name The Advisory Trust Company of Delaware. To learn more about Wilmington Trust, click here.
2007The operations of Wilmington Trust Company and The Capital Trust Company of Delaware are consolidated, resulting in “Wilmington Trust Company of Delaware”, a Delaware State chartered trust company. Wilmington Trust maintains operations in Phoenix, Arizona and Wilmington, Delaware.
2006The stockholders of American Stock Transfer & Trust Company purchase The Capital Trust Company of Delaware; a Delaware State chartered trust company.
2004American Stock Transfer & Trust Company begins offering retirement and personal trust services through a division known as “Wilmington Trust Company”, headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.
1999The Delaware Office of the State Bank Commissioner approves the exercise of trust powers by The Capital Trust Company of Delaware.
1900The Capital Trust Company of Delaware is incorporated in Wilmington, Delaware, operating as a registered agent.
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