Switzerland · Financial institution
Bank Vontobel AG
Bank Vontobel AG is a public limited company under Swiss law with its head office in Zurich. It is wholly owned by Vontobel Holding AG, whose shares are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange and held by a Vontobel family shareholder pool with 50.9% of voting rights. The bank provides wealth management, investment advice, Lombard and mortgage lending, trading and custody services, and it issues structured products. It has branches in ten other Swiss cities. On 1 January 2025 it completed the acquisition of the client book and further assets of Privatbank IHAG Zürich AG.
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
- VONTCHZZXXX 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 VONTCHZZ directly.
- Swift GPI
- Live member
- Payment schemes and systems
- SCT · SIC · SIC IP · euroSIC
- Branch codes
- 1 branch code
- BIC first registered
- 1986-05-19
- Last updated
- 2026-05-02
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Ownership
Group subsidiary
100% Vontobel Holding AG
Institution type
Private bank
Trades as Vontobel
- Ownership
- Vontobel Holding AG holds 100% of the bank, and a Vontobel family shareholder pool holds 50.9% of the voting rights in Vontobel Holding AG.
- Direct parent
- Vontobel Holding AG ↗, Switzerland 100%
- Head office
- Gotthardstrasse 43, 8002 Zurich, Switzerland
- Company register
- CHE-105.840.858 (Commercial Register of the Canton of Zurich)
Business lines
According to its 2024 annual report, the bank's income comes mainly from commission business, from trading, including the issuance of structured products, and from interest on Lombard and mortgage loans; the report states that it does not in principle engage in commercial lending.
Online
- Websites & references
- vontobel.com ↗
am.vontobel.com ↗ Vontobel asset management site for institutional and professional investors
markets.vontobel.com ↗ Vontobel Markets structured products platform
tb.vontobel.com ↗ Vontobel Transaction Banking site
Wikipedia ↗ group article - Official social accounts
- LinkedIn ↗ · X ↗ · Facebook ↗ · YouTube ↗ · LinkedIn showcase (Vontobel Investments) ↗
Sources · 13 pages consulted
- vontobel.com/siteassets/about-vontobel/investor-relations/capital-instruments/fyr/gb24-vontobel-zurich
- vontobel.com/en/about-vontobel/corporate-governance/vontobel-executive-committee/
- vontobel.com/en/about-vontobel/corporate-governance/board-of-directors/
- vontobel.com/en/legal-notice/imprint/
- vontobel.com/en/
- vontobel.com/en-us/about-vontobel/investor-relations/financial-reporting/
- vontobel.com/siteassets/about-vontobel/investor-relations/ad-hoc-announcements/2026/en/hyr2026-media-r
- vontobel.com/siteassets/about-vontobel/investor-relations/reports--presentations/2025/fyr/full-year-re
- vontobel.com/en/about-vontobel/media/communications/vontobel-annual-general-meeting-2026/
- vontobel.com/en-de/legal-notice/ssi/
- moneyhouse.ch/en/company/bank-vontobel-ag-3170107871
- tippinpoint.ch/artikel/78581/vontobel_macht_ex-banken-chef_der_finma_zum_chief_risk_officer_.html
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vontobel
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chief executive
- Dr. Christel Rendu de Lint Co-CEO
- Chief executive
- Georg Schubiger Co-CEO
- Chair
- Andreas E.F. Utermann Chairman of the Board of Directors
- Chief financial officer
- Antoine Boublil Chief Financial Officer
- Executive
- Thomas Hirschi Chief Risk Officer
Supervisors & regulators
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Switzerland
- Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) Prudential supervisorAML supervisorConductResolution
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
-
Leadership
Antoine Boublil joined as Chief Financial Officer in August 2026, subject to regulatory approval.
vontobel.com ↗ -
Leadership
Thomas Hirschi, formerly of FINMA, became Chief Risk Officer on 1 March 2026.
tippinpoint.ch ↗ -
Leadership
Dr. Thomas Heinzl, CFO and Chief Risk Officer, stepped down from the Executive Committee on 16 December 2025.
vontobel.com ↗ -
Merger / acquisition
The bank completed the acquisition of the client book and further assets of Privatbank IHAG Zürich AG on 1 January 2025.
vontobel.com ↗ -
Leadership
Christel Rendu de Lint and Georg Schubiger took over from Dr. Zeno Staub as Co-CEOs on 1 January 2024.
vontobel.com ↗
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
- VONTCHZZXXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- VONTBank
- CHCountry · Switzerland
- ZZLocation
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- Not recorded in the directory
- LEI
- 549300L7V4MGECYRM576
- 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) 8757
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
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
- Vontobel Holding AG · Switzerland529900G69W5VR3DDPW23 ↗
The Vontobel Holding AG group has 6 institutions in the directory, in 3 countries: all hold a BIC.
Including Bank Vontobel Europe AG, Twentyfour Asset Management LLP, Vontobel Asset Management AG, Vontobel Financial Products GMBH, Vontobel Securities AG.
See the Vontobel Holding AG group →Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Registered address
- GOTTHARDSTRASSE 43 ZURICH 8002 SWITZERLAND
- Operational address
- GOTTHARDSTRASSE 43 ZURICH 8002 ZURICH 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 and its CHBCC clearing code
- 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>VONTCHZZXXX</BICFI>
<ClrSysMmbId>
<ClrSysId>
<Cd>CHBCC</Cd>
</ClrSysId>
<MmbId>8757</MmbId>
</ClrSysMmbId>
<LEI>549300L7V4MGECYRM576</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>VONTCHZZXXX</BICFI>
<ClrSysMmbId>
<ClrSysId>
<Cd>CHBCC</Cd>
</ClrSysId>
<MmbId>8757</MmbId>
</ClrSysMmbId>
<LEI>549300L7V4MGECYRM576</LEI>
<Nm>BANK VONTOBEL AG</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<TwnNm>ZURICH</TwnNm>
<Ctry>CH</Ctry>
<AdrLine>GOTTHARDSTRASSE 43 ZURICH 8002</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>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 | 2014-02-03 | Head office | — |
| Swiss Interbank Clearing (SIC), Swiss franc real-time gross settlementISO 20022 messages | — | Head office | — |
| SIC instant payments (Swiss franc)ISO 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
1 code file of 2026-10-12 · ISO 20022 clearing system code CHBCC
| Code | Routes to BIC | Name in the national file | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8757 | VONTCHZZXXX | Bank Vontobel AG | Zürich |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VONTCHZZVAM | ASSET MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT | Zurich | GOTTHARDSTRASSE 43 ZURICH 8022 ZURICH SWITZERLAND | — | 2026-05-02 |
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Sources & method
Every value comes from a public source, such as Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory, GLEIF or the OFAC and EU sanctions lists. Most sources are matched on a BIC or an LEI, not on a name.
Swift GPI membership is matched on names and is indicative. A missing sanctions match does not mean that no listing applies. Always screen against the official lists.
The sanctions facts on this page cover the BIC and its LEI only.
An institution is one entry in the directory: a BIC8 in Swift’s directory, or a firm on a tracked register that holds no BIC. Licences held by an institution with a BIC are shown on its page.
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.
- 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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