Performance creates trust
Vontobel Investment Banking
Our history
Foundation, listing and growth
1924 Friedrich Emil Haeberli establishes the brokerage firm Haeberli & Cie in Zurich
1936 Jakob Vontobel takes over the brokerage firm and establishes the limited partnership J. Vontobel & Co. His personality and his entrepreneurial spirit lay the foundation for today's bank
1943 Jakob Vontobel's son, Dr Hans Vontobel, joins the company and in 1951 becomes a partner with unlimited liability. In the decades to come, the bank under his leadership becomes one of Switzerland's leading private banks
1983 Bank J. Vontobel & Co is converted into a public limited company
1986 The bearer shares of Vontobel Holding AG are listed on the Zurich stock exchange
1991 Dr Hans Vontobel steps down as Chairman of the Board of Directors in favour of his son Dr Hans-Dieter Vontobel and is appointed Honorary Chairman
Our history
New horizons
2006 Vontobel acquires Harcourt and takes over the brokerage and corporate finance activities of Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch
2009 Bank Vontobel Europe AG, based in Munich, a wholly owned subsidiary of Vontobel, receives its full banking licence for Germany and begins its operational activities. Vontobel takes over Commerzbank (Schweiz) AG
2010 Establishment of Vontobel Swiss Wealth Advisors AG in Zurich, branch offices opened in Basel and Berne
2012 Establishment of Vontobel Financial Products (Asia Pacific) Pte. Ltd. in Singapore and Vontobel Wealth Management (Hong Kong) Ltd. in Hong Kong
2014 Vontobel repurchases the stake of long-term cooperation partner Raiffeisen. The shares are cancelled
2015 Vontobel acquires a majority stake in the UK company TwentyFour Asset Management, London
Vontobel has acquired Finter Bank Zürich from Italmobiliare and has assumed control of its locations in Zurich and Lugano (announcement from 7 Sept 2015) Top picture: head office at Bahnhofstrasse 3 in Zurich from 1964 to 2007; bottom picture: head office “Vontobel Campus” at Gotthardstrasse 43 from 2007, another 20 locations worldwide
The 7 convincing reasons for an External Asset Manager to work
together with Vontobel
1. Thorough soundness, independence, and no conflicts of interest
One client advisor in charge of all responsibilities
Well-coordinated, experienced teams for efficient service
Accessible from 7.00 a.m. to 10.00 p.m.
2. One point of contact
3. Modern front systems
4. Fully integrated trading/
execution platform
Direct market access
Proximity to the capital markets
Established global network of brokers
EAMNet
E-banking with direct trading/market access
Special functions for independent asset managers
Established, innovative solutions provider
Experienced team of specialists
derinet & deritrade®: unique e-tools
5. Direct access to No. 1
issuer of structured products
International award winning equity research
Broadest coverage of Swiss stock market
Accredited team of analysts
6. Direct access to No. 1
Swiss equity research house
Innovative and transparent investment solutions
Active asset management
Focused on clearly defined competencies
7. Direct access to
standing asset managers
Services
Stable family shareholder base
Vontobel highlights
Vontobel: Tradition and entrepreneurial independence
90 years independence
Listed on Swiss Stock Exchange since 1986 (Bloomberg
code VONN SW)
Three business units
- Private Banking
- Asset Management
- Investment Banking
Key facts (www.vontobel.com)
- Total client assets: CHF 187.2 bn
- Employees: around 1‘500
- Equity: CHF 1.42 bn
- BIS tier 1 capital ratio: 17.9%
Shareholder structure as at 31 December 2015 / Based on share capital of CHF 56,875 million.
1 of which: 17.2% Vontobel Foundation and Pellegrinus Holding, 13.1% Vontobel families,
14.3% Vontrust family holding, 1.2% Vontobel and management
As at 31.12.2015
17.0%
Unlocked shares of the main shareholders
37.2%
Publicly held
45.8%
Shares in the pooling
agreement
1Where to find us
Serving you at 22 locations worldwide
Sydney Dallas New York Dubai London Luxembourg Geneva Hamburg Cologne Munich Frankfurt Vienna Singapore Hong Kong Basel Berne Zurich Vaduz Lucerne Madrid Milan Lugano
Our integrated business model
Private
Banking Investment Banking
Asset Management
Vontobel
Asset management
Investment advice
Services
- Financial and retirement advice
- Advice and management of foundations
- Credit
In our integrated business model we combine the expertise of all three business units, promote close cooperation and
thereby create synergies and real added value for our clients.
Active asset management with multi-boutique approach
Five clearly defined investment strategies
Global distribution of institutional mandates and investment funds
Financial Products
Brokerage
Services for external asset managers
Transaction Banking
Investment Advisory
Relationship Management
External Asset Manager Business:
Personal support through experienced team
Your
principal contact person
is responsible for overseeing
the relationship with you and your clients. He is supported
by a team of specialists and will guarantee:
Highest service quality
Fast handling of your orders for all asset classes
Swift support for you and your clients needs
Access to our Vontobel specialists
Your
principal contact person
provides
investment advisory
support
. He accompanies you throughout the investment
process and is a well-versed discussion partner on
investment matters. He relies on the
support of a
long-experienced investment specialist
. We offer you:
Morning call/briefing
Market updates during the trading day
Elaboration of investment themes (ad-hoc and periodical)
Switch suggestions/second opinions
Our services for external asset managers:
Personal support through experienced team
Strengthening of the personal service offering capabilities of the relationship managers
Single sign-on to all Vontobel platforms which are relevant for External Asset Managers
Professional support in the areas of product information, research und administration
Vontobel EAMNet – The platform for External Asset Managers
Modern navigation system in order to have fast and direct access to all relevant Information
Direct access to all relevant Vontobel Research- und Product platforms
Daily Research Reports and Updates
Our services for external asset managers:
Reliable trading and information systems
Modern
infrastructure
Our systems are designed to provide you with optimal, reliable support in your daily work with your clients. We offer you a contemporary state-of-the-art platform: our new Vontobel e-banking portal with trading functions, which was specially developed to meet your needs.
An innovative tool that offers you lots of freedom
Exchange
trading
Direct access to numerous stock exchanges
Real-time order book
Batch orders with individual execution
Trade settlement documentation available electronically
Client management
Formation of individual client groups Vontobel asset and account statements available electronicallyMonitoring
Maturity date lists and account balance listsOur services for external asset managers:
Fundamental Research on Swiss Equities
Vontobel has a very strong and experienced Research Team featuring 18 senior analysts
Coverage
Our specialists cover more than 150 Swiss stocks and are highly experienced in international sectors.Road shows
One of our prime strengths is our highly ranked road shows, which we organize all around the globe; about 200 each year.Conferences
Every year, Bank Vontobel stages high-quality sector conferences (Banking Day, Healthcare).Services
Bank Vontobel offers a wide range of daily, periodical and ad-hoc research publications.Media
The access portal to our Vontobel Research Website is: https://research.vontobel.comThe external awards and rankings achieved by Vontobel speak for themselves. Our consistently high rankings in the
Institutional Investor and Thomson Excel surveys testify to our clients’ appreciation of our expertise and service quality
Our services for external asset managers:
Fundamental Research on Swiss Equities
Our knowledge of small & midsized enterprises is also unique
Systematic coverage
of companies
Bottom-up analysis of approx. 150 Swiss and approx. 20 international companies with standardized profit models, price targets and ratings.Access to companies
In-depth industry know-how and “ahead of the curve” for the benefit of our clients. Arrangement of 1-to-1 meetings with the top management of the companies we cover through road shows and reverse road shows.Wide range of theme
and sector research
Early recognition of trends and proactive implementation into investment advice.Regular contacts
Our services for external asset managers:
Best Execution Services
Transaction Banking
Trading volumes
Vontobel processes yearly over 5.5 m. orders over its own trading platform
Market Access
Vontobel market access reaches over 50 countries which are offered in close partnership with our custodians
Market coverage
Vontobel covers 99% of the global bond markets and 97% of the securities* market
* According to MSCI All Country Index
Memberships
Direct membership in 12 market exchange such as
SWX, XETRA, Euronext, Eurex
Clearing
Highest STP-Rate in peer group (>98%)*
Highest securities clearing efficiency*
* According to swissbenchmarking „Processing Benchmarking 2011”
Custody volumes
Custody volume of around CHF 180.8 bn. of which CHF 38.6 bn. pure custody mandates
Clients
Vontobel processes all the orders for its private and institutional clients as well as for all external asset managers
Valoren
Greatest securities universe in peer group with around 50’000 instruments in all asset classes*
* According to swissbenchmarking „Processing Benchmarking 2011”
IB Financial Products has unique selling propositions that set it apart
Product range
More than 100,000 products (CH & DE) in the investment and leverage segment; around 1,000 underlyings worldwideQuality standards
Distribution & Listing CH & DE; support services throughout the value chain (before, during and after the term of the product); narrow spreads; high liquidity, smooth- running secondary marketExpertise
Recognized market leader in structured products; 120 experts worldwide in Advisory& Distribution, Risk Management Equities & FIRC, Engineering & Development
Innovation
Topical leader in products with investment themes, products and services reference bond; technology leader thanks to in the sector: first fully automated multi-issuer market proximity & high- end systems; market platform (deritrade®)Our services for external asset managers:
Solutions provider for structured products
deritrade®
Derinet
deritrade® enables client
advisors to independently
structure products to suit
their end-clients’ needs.
derinet enables clients to
search for derivative
products suited to his or
her risk profile and needs.
It also provides access to
product information and
documentation.
derinews
derinews is our monthly
newspaper presenting the
latest investment themes.
Derinews livepaper is the
first online financial
newspaper in Switzerland.
Multi Issuer Platform
Thanks to the Multi Issuer
Platform, products of
selected third-party
issuers can be created and
concluded in a matter of
seconds via Vontobel
deritrade®.
Vontobel Asset Management
Vontobel Asset Management is an
active asset manager
Vontobel Asset Management follows a specialist approach through a
Multi-Boutique business model
and specialises in
5 Investment Boutiques:
- Quality Growth Equities - Multi Asset Class Investing - Fixed income
- Alternatives - Global Thematic
We focus our business model (products and services) on
institutional clients and multipliers
such as Consultants; the
fund business will remain important by providing
standardised access
to our strategies for institutional and private
investors
Our distribution and client coverage follow a
specialist and Boutique-focused model
designed to access our target
client segments worldwide
We have a clear go-to-market strategy, based on client segmentation and market sizing for our boutiques
Vontobel Asset Management is
growing organically
, but we regularly evaluate attractive M & A opportunities to scale
the boutiques or add expertise or market coverage
Active bond management in order to achieve added value even in a difficult market environment
Global investment solutions in fixed income with a particular focus on corporate bonds and emerging markets
Multi Asset Class Investing
Quality Growth Equities
Vontobel Asset Management
AuM
(CHF bn)
48.0
Focus on high-quality companies with favourable growth prospects at sensible prices
Six regional strategies
Focus on global/emerging market equities
“Outcome Driven Investments” (odi) products with robust portfolio construction and risk process
Actively managed and broadly diversified Balanced
and MAC products with global focus
Global Thematic Investing
Fixed income
mtx investing in Global Leaders: regional strategies with integration of ESG criteria
Global trends strategies cover the themes energy and resource scarcity
Swiss Equities: Large, small and mid caps and high dividend yield strategies
Alternatives
TwentyFour Asset Management
London-based fixed income specialist
Focused on specialist strategies including asset backed securities, unconstrained fixed income and credit
Absolute return strategies
Research-driven risk premium strategies
Actively-managed commodity strategies
Hedge Fund Advisory
AuM (CHF bn)
14.5
4.8
3.4
As at 31 December 2015Note: PLF / Other AuM of CHF 2.7 billion for boutiques excluded above
Your contacts
Thomas Dettwyler, Head EAM Zürich
Tel. +41 58 283 70 55
Franco Sammarchi, Head EAM Basel
Tel. +41 58 283 21 32
Ivana Benedetti, Head EAM Lugano
Brian Fischer, Head EAM
Tel. +41 58 283 63 21 [email protected]
Marc Venti, Head EAM Genf
Tel. +41 58 283 26 46 [email protected]
Marion Ingold,
Disclaimer
This document was produced by Bank Vontobel AG (hereafter “Vontobel”) with the greatest of care and to the best of its knowledge and belief. However, Vontobel provides no guarantee with regard to its content and completeness and does not accept any liability for losses which might arise from making use of this information. The opinions expressed in this document are those of Vontobel at the time of writing and are subject to change at any time without notice. If nothing is indicated to the contrary, all figures and data are unaudited. This document is provided for information purposes only. It does not constitute an offer or a recommendation to buy or sell financial instruments or banking services. This document may not be reproduced either in part or in full without the written permission of Vontobel. It is expressly not intended for persons who, due to their nationality or place of residence, are not permitted access to such information under local law. Copyright © 2013 Bank Vontobel AG and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.