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05-05-08
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Vontobel establishes an independent wealth management company for Swiss and international private clients
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The Vontobel Group has established an independent wealth management company - VT Wealth Management AG - to serve Swiss and international private clients as part
of its External Asset Manager Initiative. The designated Chief Executive Officer of VT Wealth Management AG is Thomas Fedier. The new company's core competencies include asset
management and investment advisory, as well as wealth consolidation. Vontobel holds a 51% stake in VT Wealth Management AG and 49% is held by the management.
The Vontobel Group is further strengthening its cooperation with external asset managers (EAMs) and is offering a comprehensive platform of services to selected EAM partners. VT
Wealth Management AG, an exclusive independent wealth manager for Swiss and international private clients, as well as family offices, has been established as part of a
corresponding initiative. "VT Wealth Management AG will work together with proven external partners to offer its clients holistic solutions for long-term asset growth, with
relationship managers using their entrepreneurial freedom when selecting products and services to benefit clients," stated Thomas Fedier, CEO of VT Wealth Management AG with
effect from 1 July 2008. Thomas Fedier has many years of experience in the field of international wealth management - most recently at the Julius Baer Group, where he
held various management positions. VT Wealth Management AG commenced operations in May 2008. The Vontobel Group is supplying the new company with modern mid-office and back-office
services based on a comprehensive EAM platform.
Address:
VT Wealth Management AG
Tödistrasse 27
CH-8002 Zurich
Telephone + 41 (0)44 287 17 00
www.vtwealth.ch
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Juerg Staehelin
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| Head of Corporate Communications |
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| +41 (0)58 283 72 24 |
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Susanne Borer
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| Head of Investor Relations |
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| +41 (0)58 283 73 29 |
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