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Vontobel Raises Its Game In Multi-Issuer Platform Market

Vontobel, the Swiss private bank that operates in a number of markets, including Asia, announced yesterday it has acquired all shares in derivative.com, a platform over which around 10 issuers offer their structured products.
Vontobel, the Swiss
private bank that operates in a number of markets, including
Asia, announced yesterday it has acquired all shares in
derivative.com, a platform over which around 10 issuers offer
their structured products.
The firm said the full integration of derivative.com into
deritrade® will accentuate Vontobel’s position as a multi-issuer
platform, a keenly fought area of business.
As of 31 December 2013, Zurich-listed Vontobel held SFr163
billion ($1.86 billion) of client assets.