EFG International

EFG International AG[1]
Subsidiary
Traded as SIX: EFGN
Industry Financial Services
Founded 1995 (1995)
Headquarters Zürich, Switzerland
Area served
 Europe, Asia Pacific, the Americas, Middle East
Key people
Products Private banking
IncreaseCHF 722 million (2016)
IncreaseCHF 339.3 million (2016)
AUM IncreaseCHF 144.5 billion (2016)
Total assets IncreaseCHF 42.319 billion (2016)
Total equity IncreaseCHF 2.257 billion (2016)
Owner EFG Bank European Financial Group (44.2%)
Number of employees
 Increase3.752 (2016)
Parent EFG Bank European Financial Group
Website www.efginternational.com

EFG International is a global private banking group offering private banking and asset management services, headquartered in Zurich. As of 2016 EFG International's group of private banking businesses operated in around 40 locations worldwide, with about 3,750 employees.

History

EFG (European Financial Group) International was formed in 1995 by Jean Pierre Cuoni Lawrence D. Howell, Baron Corso von Habsburg and five others. The genesis of the bank was by the acquisitions of both the right to operate from the Zurich office of Banque de Deposits and the Swiss operations of the Royal Bank of Scotland.

Structure

EFG International's largest shareholder is EFG Bank European Financial Group, a Swiss bank based in Geneva, holding about 44% of its capital. This is in turn a distinct and separate sub-group of European Financial Group EFG (Luxembourg) (“EFG Group”), based in Luxembourg. In addition, BTG Pactual holds 30% of EFG International and a further significant stake is held by leadership, management and Client Relationship Officers.

EFG Bank is EFG International’s main Swiss private banking subsidiary. EFG Bank is headquartered in Zurich, and has branches and representative offices across Europe, Asia Pacific, the Americas and Middle East. EFG International has a number of other private banking subsidiaries including EFG Private Bank Limited in the UK and EFG Capital in the US.

The family's largest holding is its EFG Bank European Financial Group in Luxembourg, a private banking group that operates in many jurisdictions. The Group holds over 44% of EFG International, a global private banking group offering private banking and asset management services, listed in Switzerland on the Zurich Stock Exchange.[2] EFGI's group of private banking businesses operates in around 40 locations worldwide, with 3,752 employees.

Executive committee[3]

  • Giorgio Pradelli - Chief Executive Officer
  • Renato H. Cohn - Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Head of Investment Solutions
  • Vittorio Ferrario – Group Chief Compliance Officer
  • Christian Flemming - Chief Operating Officer
  • Thomas A. Mueller - Chief Risk Officer
  • Dimitris Politis - Chief Financial Officer

References

  1. ↑ EFG International Annual Report 2016
  2. ↑ EFG Group Website
  3. ↑ EFG International Website
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