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Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR, Media Release 01/08/2022

Vontobel completes acquisition of UBS Swiss Financial Advisers

Vontobel (SWX: VONN), the global investment firm, today announced the closing of the acquisition of UBS Swiss Financial Advisers AG (SFA), effective August 1, 2022. With this transaction, which was announced on December 16, 2021, Vontobel is further strengthening its platform providing clients with a global investment approach and geographic diversification.

Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR, Media Release 28/07/2022

Vontobel delivers a satisfactory result for the first half of 2022

In a generally difficult environment, Vontobel delivered a satisfactory performance in the first six months of 2022. Whilst below the record profit generated in the first half of 2021, as expected, it exceeded the result for the first half of 2020 – which represents the second-highest first-half result since the financial crisis.

News 12/05/2022

volt by Vontobel: The new investment app offering private banking-level service and personal advice

Vontobel has further developed its existing platform and is launching volt by Vontobel – the first offering of its kind in the market: This investment app for the affluent client segment delivers private banking-level service combined with the option of personal advice.

News 02/05/2022

Dongkyun Vak, winner of the Art Vontobel photography sponsorship prize A New Gaze 3, presents his new works in an exhibition entitled Heatwave

Honoring the artist to mark the opening of his solo exhibition on May 20, 2022 at Vontobel in Zurich

News 25/04/2022

Hamburger Sparkasse to become a deritrade partner

Hamburger Sparkasse AG (Haspa) and Vontobel are entering into a partnership regarding the use of deritrade under which Haspa will give investment advisory clients the opportunity to tailor structured products to their individual needs live and in real time during consultations.

Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR, Media Release 06/04/2022

New Chairman elected at 2022 General Meeting of Shareholders of Vontobel Holding AG

At the 2022 General Meeting of Shareholders of Vontobel Holding AG held in Zurich on April 6, 2022, shareholders approved all the motions proposed by the Board of Directors by a convincing majority.

News 04/04/2022

Vontobel enters the Norwegian leveraged products market and expands its presence in Northern Europe

Vontobel is today launching a range of leveraged products in Norway as it continues to grow its presence in Nordic markets. The investment firm now ranks as one of the leading European providers in Northern Europe. Vontobel’s offering in Norway is targeted at both private clients and institutional investors.

Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR, Media Release 09/02/2022

Vontobel achieves record result

In 2021, Vontobel created an even broader basis for future income generation through targeted acquisitions and organic growth. At the same time, it delivered a record result for the year, which was driven by contributions from all businesses and clearly exceeded its mid-term income targets.

Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR, Media Release 16/12/2021

Vontobel to acquire UBS’s Swiss Financial Advisers business serving US clients seeking geographic diversification

NEW YORK/ZURICH December 16, 2021 – Vontobel (SWX: VONN), the global investment firm, today announced it signed an agreement to purchase UBS Swiss Financial Advisers AG (SFA), a subsidiary of UBS AG, based in Zurich. With this acquisition, Vontobel will further strengthen its platform providing clients with a global investment approach and geographic diversification. Vontobel, through Vontobel Swiss Wealth Advisors (VSWA), is one of the leading Swiss-domiciled providers of wealth management investment solutions for US and qualified Canadian investors.

News 18/11/2021

Financing the Swiss energy transition using the PPP model of Innergia Group and the digital platform cosmofunding

Innergia Group has signed an exclusive partnership with Vontobel and the cosmofunding platform to promote financing of the energy transition among Swiss municipalities.

News 09/11/2021

New women’s finance platform elleXX partners with Vontobel to launch digital elleXX 3a pension solution

The digital platform elleXX, which focuses on financial topics for women, will offer a digital elleXX 3a pension solution in cooperation with Vontobel from November 9, 2021. The accumulation of wealth in Pillar 3a helps to reduce pension shortfalls. With the elleXX 3a investment solution, female investors will be able to benefit from Vontobel’s investment expertise together with the long-term gender equality philosophy and vision of elleXX.

Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR, Media Release 03/11/2021

Vontobel continues to deliver very good results

Vontobel has maintained the very positive results trend seen in the first half of 2021, with pre-tax profit for the first nine months of 2021 far exceeding the figure for the same period of 2020. Like in the first six months of the year, all Client Units contributed to the growth in profit. Good and stable gross margins in the business with wealth and asset management clients had a positive impact.

News 30/09/2021

Andreas Weingartner appointed as new Manager of Lucerne branch

Andreas Weingartner has been appointed as the new Manager of Vontobel’s branch in Lucerne, effective January 1, 2022.
The branch is currently headed by Bruno Jenny (born 1961), who has decided to step down from his management position for age-related reasons and will focus fully on serving his clients until his retirement.

Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR, Media Release 27/07/2021

Vontobel achieves very good result for first half of 2021

Vontobel can look back on a generally very good first half of 2021. During the first six months of the year, its clients once again
used its investment expertise, broad product offering and services to capture opportunities in the market.

News 01/07/2021

Anton Hötzl appointed to Management Board of Bank Vontobel Europe AG

Anton Hötzl, Head of Vontobel’s Frankfurt Branch, was appointed as the third member of the Management Board of Bank Vontobel Europe AG, effective July 1, 2021.

Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR, Media Release 30/06/2021

Vontobel acquires the remaining 40% of TwentyFour Asset Management

Vontobel has taken targeted steps in recent years to develop a diversified range of products for its clients. One of the main pillars was the acquisition of a majority stake in TwentyFour Asset Management LLP (TwentyFour), now a CHF 24.2 bn specialist fixed income boutique.

Media Release 24/06/2021

Vontobel’s deritrade to be integrated into Avaloq Wealth

Vontobel and Avaloq have signed an agreement to integrate deritrade – Vontobel’s multi-issuer platform for the creation and issuing of tailored structured products – into Avaloq Wealth.

Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR, Media Release 18/06/2021

Vontobel expects higher profit for first half of 2021

After the first five months of the current financial year, Vontobel expects to post a higher profit in its half-year results compared to the same period of last year.

News 14/06/2021

Henry F. Detering joins Vontobel as Chief Marketing Officer and new Head of Global Marketing & Analytics

Henry F. Detering, CFA, a global marketing executive with broad digital experience, has joined Vontobel as the firm’s Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) and new Head of Global Marketing & Analytics.

Media Release 26/05/2021

Maria-Antonella Bino appointed as the new General Counsel of Vontobel

Maria-Antonella Bino, the former Deputy Attorney General of Switzerland, will take over the post of General Counsel of Vontobel on June 1, 2021, with global responsibility for the Legal & Compliance function. At the same time, she will become a member of the Executive Committee of Vontobel Holding AG and of Bank Vontobel AG.

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