How to open a bank account in Lombard Odier

1796

Hy Hentsch & Cie was founded by Henri Hentsch in 1796. In 1800 the firm acted as financiers of the Swiss National Bank. In 1907 the firm co-founded the Swiss National Bank. In 1950 it pioneered in creating and distributing mutual funds in Europe. In 1979 it became the first European bank to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange. In 2002 Lombard Odier Hentsch & Cie began to take its present shape. The year 2002 saw the merger of Darier Hentsch & Cie and Lombard Odier & Cie. In January 2004 Hentsch Henchoz & Cie became a branch of Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch & Cie. In January 2012 the name changed to the existing one. Today the bank has CHF 15,9 billion assets under management; and CHF 15,4 billion liabilities. It is a large bank, on the one hand, and on the other, it is flexible and adjustable enough to meet individual needs of its clients

The bank has 1900 employees and advisers. Lombard, Odier & Cie has a network of 24 offices in 17 countries around the world. It has an official representative office in Moscow. Zurich and Geneva branches also have Russian-speaking staff

The bank was used to be run by the seventh generation of the founding families. As of 1 January 2014, the private bank Lombard Odier transformed into a société anonyme and disclosed the size of its assets (CHF 500 000 000). There are eight partners. The board of directors of the Swiss branch includes: Patrick Odier as President and Thierry Lombard as Vice President, Alexandre Zeller, the President of SIX Swiss Exchange, Henry Peter, an advocate and board member of an insurance company Swiss Life and Henri Vanni, Vice President of Novartis Group

Judicial Cooperation Agreement with Russia is signed; Double Taxation Agreement with Russia is signed; AML legislation is strictly observed; Active member of OECD, FATF, Basel Commitee, Egmont Group etc.