Earnings and assets under management rose last year at Bank Linth, the boutique Swiss banking firm.

Bank Linth, the boutique Swiss bank, this week reported a 17.8 per cent year-on-year rise in net profit, standing at SFr19.9 million ($21.5 million) for 2014.

Rising client demand, lower costs and improved yields drove the improvement in results, the bank said in a statement.

The bank logged a rise in client funds, now standing at SFr6.3 billion, it said.