Among the highlights of the results, the group said its asset inflows were at the highest pace since the 2008 global financial crisis.

Yesterday, EFG International, the Zurich-listed wealth manager, reported a net profit under IFRS accounting standards of SFr325.2 million ($421.6 million) for 2025, rising 1 per cent on a year earlier. 

Operating profit rose by 26 per cent year-on-year to SFr493.1 million, which the group said was “driven by strong operating performance with disciplined execution throughout the year.”

The IFRS net profit was affected, EFG said, by the net effect of SFr14.1 million from exceptional items; a legal provision of SFr59.5 million, recorded in December 2025 for a previously disclosed legacy matter, and partly offset by a previously disclosed one-off gain of SFr45.4 million from insurance recovery. 

The group logged record revenues of SFr1.669 billion; the revenue margin was 98 basis points, rising from 96 bps in 2024. 

Assets under management hit a record of SFr185.0 billion at end-2025, rising 12 per cent compared with end-2024, helped by net new assets and the positive effect of the acquisitions in 2025. For example, in October EFG International completed its purchase of all of Swiss private bank Cité Gestion, as initially announced in February that year. In other recent moves, Shaw and Partners Financial Services, the Sydney-based subsidiary of Zurich-listed EFG International, agreed to buy a 75 per cent stake in New Zealand-based Investment Services Group (ISG) for NZ$67.5 million ($40.4 million). 

EFG said it booked SFr11.3 billion in net new assets – the highest figure since the global financial crisis. The inflow equates to a 6.8 per cent growth rate, beating EFG’s target range of 4 per cent-6 per cent. 

The group’s cost/income ratio declined to 69.8 per cent in 2025 compared with 72.9 per cent in 2024. 

EFG said its return on tangible equity was 18.2 per cent in 2025, beating its target range of 15 per cent to 18 per cent. 

At the end of last year, EFG had a Common Equity Tier capital ratio – its capital shock absorber – of 14 per cent, and a liquidity coverage ratio of 270 per cent. (The LCR acts as banks' financial safety net, requiring them to maintain enough easily sellable assets to cover 30 days of withdrawals and obligations.)

EFG proposed a SFr0.65 per share dividend for the financial year 2025, rising 8 per cent from 2024 and reflecting five consecutive years of dividend increases, it added.