Vontobel has posted a document first-half revenue after an enchancment in effectivity helped raise earnings sharply within the first six months of 2026.
Half-year revenue rose 87% year-on-year to SFr216m. Revenues elevated 24% to SFr852m.
Working bills totalled SFr579m. The price-income ratio improved to 67.9% from 77.9% a yr earlier, transferring beneath the group’s through-the-cycle goal of 72%.
Belongings beneath administration stood at SFr252.2bn at 30 June 2026, up 5%.
Internet new cash reached SFr2.5bn, in contrast with SFr2bn within the prior-year interval.
The CET1 ratio rose to 23.2%. Return on fairness elevated to 16.9% from 10.2% a yr earlier.
The non-public purchasers enterprise recorded internet new cash of SFr2.5bn, equal to a development price of 4.1%.
Vontobel stated all areas posted inflows through the interval.
The Americas remained an space of development. In June, the agency opened a brand new workplace in Los Angeles.
In Germany, Vontobel is because of open a department in Düsseldorf in October to serve high-net-worth purchasers and household workplaces throughout the area.
Structured Options additionally reported a powerful first half, pushed by demand for merchandise linked to commodities and US equities.
In institutional purchasers, property beneath administration elevated to SFr112.5bn.
Reported internet new cash was zero. Adjusted for outflows linked to Raiffeisen and High quality Development internet inflows, internet new cash got here to SFr3.8bn, which the agency stated represented annualised development of seven.4%.
Demand for fastened earnings merchandise remained agency through the half.
Vontobel stated internet new cash development in its fastened earnings boutiques amounted to fifteen%. It additionally stated Broadridge positioned the agency among the many fundamental fastened earnings fund promoters within the first half of 2026.
The group’s SFr100m effectivity programme continues to run forward of plan and is anticipated to be accomplished by year-end.
In accordance with Vontobel, the programme is supporting working leverage as income development outpaces prices.
On technique, the agency accomplished the combination of Quantitative Investments into its wider Investments organisation through the first half.
It stated this was meant to embed quantitative and synthetic intelligence capabilities throughout its funding boutiques.
The corporate has additionally arrange Vontobel Options, bringing collectively experience throughout asset courses, portfolio building, funding technique and danger administration.
It added that new fastened earnings merchandise shall be launched within the second half of the yr.
Individually, Antoine Boublil will be part of Vontobel Holding’s government committee as chief monetary officer from August 2026, topic to regulatory approval.
