Vontobel expanding to Dusseldorf.
Following the opening of branches in Munich, Hamburg and Frankfurt, the Zurich-based asset manager Vontobel is seeking to establish another branch in Germany. The Dusseldorf branch will serve high-net-worth private clients and family offices in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Vontobel, the Zurich-based asset management firm providing investment, advisory and solution capabilities to private and institutional clients, is coming to Dusseldorf. According to a statement, the branch will focus on high-net-worth private clients and family offices across North Rhine-Westphalia and will further expand Vontobel’s presence in Germany.
The company is currently looking for a suitable location for the Dusseldorf office, as centrally in the city as possible, explains Jean-Pierre Stillhart, Head of Private Clients DACH and member of the Executive Management Board of Vontobel AG. According to Stillhart, the firm is also seeking wealth managers with a “conservative risk appetite” who align with Vontobel’s long-term oriented culture.
Currently, private clients residing in Germany are served by approximately 20 investment professionals in Munich and Hamburg, together with further specialists in Zurich. Through an additional branch in Frankfurt, Vontobel teams are available to institutional clients and manage the European structured products business outside Switzerland.
“With this step, we are consistently pursuing our strategy of investing selectively in growth. Germany is a key market for us in Europe. North Rhine-Westphalia is one of the country’s most important and dynamic regions, with a large number of medium-sized and large companies in crafts and industry as well as trade and services,” commented Co-CEOs Christel Rendu de Lint and Georg Schubiger.
According to its own figures, Vontobel is one of the leading Swiss financial institutions. By the end of 2025, Vontobel managed assets totaling 241 billion Swiss francs.
Source: swisstrade
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