Switzerland · Financial institution
Bank J. Safra Sarasin LTD
Legal name in the LEI recordBANK J. SAFRA SARASIN AG
Bank J. Safra Sarasin AG (Bank J. Safra Sarasin Ltd) is a Swiss company limited by shares with its seat in Basel. Its direct parent is J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG, and its ultimate parent is JS International Holdings Limited in the Bahamas. It provides private banking, asset management, investment advisory and trading services to private and institutional clients. It took its current name in 2013, when Bank Sarasin & Cie AG was merged with the Safra Group's Swiss bank.
Licences and registrations
Matched by LEI on the 22 tracked registers
None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers.
- The tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
- BIC
- SARACHBBXXX head office
- Connection to Swift
- Connected to SwiftThis BIC is registered as a live address on the Swift network. The institution sends and receives Swift messages under SARACHBB directly.
- Swift GPI
- Not on the member list
- Payment schemes and systems
- SCT · SIC · euroSIC
- Branch codes
- 1 branch code
- BIC first registered
- 1985-05-20
- Last updated
- 2026-03-30
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Employees
2,652
FTE · Group · 31 Dec 2025
Ownership
Group subsidiary
J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG
Institution type
Private bank
Trades as J. Safra Sarasin
- Ownership
- According to its LEI record, the bank is directly owned by J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG and ultimately by JS International Holdings Limited, part of the Safra family's J. Safra Group.
- Direct parent
- J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG ↗, Switzerland
- Ultimate owner
- JS International Holdings Limited, Bahamas
- Head office
- Elisabethenstrasse 62, 4051 Basel, Switzerland
- Company register
- CHE-105.933.773 (commercial register no. CH-270.8.000.003-8, Commercial Registry Office Basel-Stadt)
- Former names
- Bank Sarasin & Cie AG · Bank Sarasin & Cie
Business lines
According to its 2025 annual report, the bank's lending consists mainly of Lombard loans and mortgages to private clients. It also offers discretionary mandates, investment advisory, custody and execution services, and asset management for institutional clients.
Online
- Websites & references
- jsafrasarasin.com ↗
Wikipedia ↗
Wikidata Q464629 ↗ - Official social accounts
- None found
Sources · 9 pages consulted
- uid.admin.ch/Detail.aspx?uid_id=CHE-105.933.773&lang=en
- jsafrasarasin.com/content/dam/jsafrasarasin/company/bank-annual-report/AnnualReportBank_20260430_en.pdf.cor
- jsafrasarasin.com/content/dam/jsafrasarasin/company/media/document/Media%20release%2002032026%20EN.pdf.core
- jsafrasarasin.com/content/dam/jsafrasarasin/company/media/document/annual-results/Media%20release%203003202
- sbfi.admin.ch/en/newnsb/2y8oBsJ36EJLYA723v50c
- moneyhouse.ch/en/company/bank-j-safra-sarasin-ag-2892166881
- jsafrasarasin.com/de/home.html
- jsafrasarasin.com/en/company/about-us.html
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Safra_Sarasin
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chief executive
- Elie Sassoon Chief Executive Officer
- Chair
- Jürg Haller Chairman of the Board of Directors
Supervisors & regulators
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Switzerland
- Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) Prudential supervisorAML supervisorConductResolution
Recent events 1 enforcement or investigation item
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
-
Leadership
The bank appointed Elie Sassoon as Chief Executive Officer. He succeeded Daniel Belfer, who became CEO of Saxo Bank.
jsafrasarasin.com ↗ -
Merger / acquisition
After approval by FINMA and the Danish FSA, the J. Safra Sarasin Group completed its acquisition of about 71% of Saxo Bank.
jsafrasarasin.com ↗ -
Enforcement
The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland fined the bank CHF 3.5 million for failing to prevent aggravated money laundering between 2011 and 2014.
sbfi.admin.ch ↗
Compliance-relevant events of the last three years, newest first: fines and enforcement, investigations, incidents, leadership changes, mergers and licence changes. Each links to its source.
Identifiers
Head-office record
- BIC
- SARACHBBXXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- SARABank
- CHCountry · Switzerland
- BBLocation
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- Not recorded in the directory
- LEI
- 5493008LFIYZKT5TJ445
- LEI record
- View on GLEIF ↗
- How the LEI was matched
- BIC: Mapped to this BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.
- National bank code
- IID (BC-Nummer) 8750 + 2 more
Profile
- Type
- Financial institutionClassified as a financial institution in Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory, with no licence on a tracked register. This includes banks that neither the ECB nor the FSB lists, as well as brokers, fund managers, insurers and market infrastructure.
- Regulation
- Not on a tracked registerNo licence or registration was found for this entity on the registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.
- Register licences
- None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registersThe tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
- Country · region
- Switzerland · Europe & Central Asia
- Trading venues (MIC)
- No MIC registered under this LEI list of 2026-09-17
- OFAC sanctions
- No listing cites this BIC
- EU sanctions
- No listing matched this BIC or its LEI
- Country sanctions
- No country programme
- Founded
- 1841
Types come from Swift’s BIC classification, the licences on the 22 tracked registers, and the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks outside the euro area appear as financial institutions, because their supervisors’ registers are not tracked yet.
No licence or registration was found for this entity on the 22 registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.
Ownership and group
GLEIF relationship records
- Direct parent
- J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG · Switzerland5493003E2VORFNEUM078 ↗
- Ultimate parent
- Js International Holdings Limited · Bahamas5493008AXCJY073UO051 ↗
The Js International Holdings Limited group has 8 institutions in the directory, in 8 countries: all hold a BIC.
Including Banque J. Safra Sarasin (Luxembourg) SA, Banque J. Safra Sarasin (Monaco) SA, Bank J. Safra Sarasin (Gibraltar) LTD, Bank J. Safra Sarasin (Gibraltar) LTD.
See the Js International Holdings Limited group →Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Registered address
- ELISABETHENSTRASSE 62 BASEL 4002 SWITZERLAND
- Operational address
- ELISABETHENSTRASSE 62 BASEL 4002 BASEL POB POSTFACH SWITZERLAND
ISO 20022 identification
As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+)
A CBPR+ message identifies this institution by its BIC, and may add its LEI or a clearing code. CBPR+ does not allow a name and postal address next to a BIC.
- Identified by
- BIC, with its LEI
- Roles in CBPR+
- Any agent, including the instructing and instructed agents
CBPR+
For cross-border payments on Swift: the BIC, with the LEI and clearing code where known
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>SARACHBBXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>5493008LFIYZKT5TJ445</LEI>
</FinInstnId>Full record
Every ISO 20022 element the directory holds. Base ISO 20022 allows them together. CBPR+ does not allow a name and address next to a BIC
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>SARACHBBXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>5493008LFIYZKT5TJ445</LEI>
<Nm>BANK J. SAFRA SARASIN LTD</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<TwnNm>BASEL</TwnNm>
<Ctry>CH</Ctry>
<AdrLine>ELISABETHENSTRASSE 62 BASEL 4002</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>3 national bank codes route to this BIC. The blocks add none, because the right one depends on the account.
The BIC, name and address are as published in Swift’s BIC directory. The LEI comes from the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. Check them against your own records before use.
Payment schemes and systems
EPC registers of 2026-09-11 · ECB T2 list of 2026-07-02 · ECB TIPS list of 2026-09-01 · SIX Bank Master valid on 2026-09-28
| Scheme or system | Since | Registered with | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEPA Credit TransferISO 20022 messages | 2008-01-28 | Head office | — |
| Swiss Interbank Clearing (SIC), Swiss franc real-time gross settlementISO 20022 messages | — | Head office | — |
| euroSIC (euro real-time gross settlement in Switzerland) | — | Head office | — |
SEPA dates are when the institution became ready for the scheme. SIX Bank Master entries have no joining date.
An institution missing from T2 may still be reachable through an indirect participant.
“ISO 20022 messages” marks a scheme or system whose rulebook or operator specifies ISO 20022 for messages between participants.
National bank codes
IID (BC-Nummer) · Switzerland
3 codes file of 2026-10-12 · ISO 20022 clearing system code CHBCC
| Code | Routes to BIC | Name in the national file | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8750 | SARACHBBXXX | Bank J. Safra Sarasin AG | Basel |
| 8751 | SARACHBBXXX | Bank J. Safra Sarasin AG | Zürich |
| 8752 | SARACHBBXXX | Bank J. Safra Sarasin AG | Basel |
Each code shows the name in the national file. Smaller banks often route through a central institution’s BIC. A code can therefore belong to a different bank than the one on this page.
Network
Branch codes
| BIC | Branch | City | Address | LEI | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SARACHBBZRH | — | Zurich | BLEICHERWEG 1 ZURICH 8022 ZURICH POB POSTFACH SWITZERLAND | — | 2026-03-30 |
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Sources & method
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Read the methodology →Credits for this page
- Payment schemes and systems—Source: European Payments Council (EPC) Registers of Participants; matched to BICs by Elucidate. Source: SIX Interbank Clearing, Bank Master.
- Wikidata—CC0, matched on the BIC or LEI recorded in Wikidata. It is community-edited, so check key facts.
- National bank codes—Switzerland (Source: SIX Interbank Clearing Bank Master).
- Ownership and group—GLEIF Level 2 relationship records (accounting consolidation), matched by LEI.
- Overview, leadership, regulators and events—researched per institution by an AI model with web search, from the institution's own website and reports, regulators, company registers and news. Figures, people and events link to their source, and each card shows the research date. AI research can be wrong or out of date, so check key facts at the source.
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