The family-owned Swiss private bank Maerki Baumann bundles its crypto offering under the name of «ARCHIP by Maerki Baumann». The services are aimed at private, institutional and corporate clients.
Throughout its history, which spans more than nine decades, the Zurich-based bank Maerki Baumann has repeatedly broken new ground. Five years ago now, for example, the private bank launched its crypto strategy. Since then, the family company has assumed a pioneering role in the Swiss banking centre in a lucrative market niche.
Maerki Baumann launches its crypto brand in Zurich (Image: finews.ch)
Tuesday evening, Maerki Baumann celebrated the fifth anniversary of its crypto strategy in Zurich. More than 600 guests attended to pay homage to the private bank. The evening also threw up a surprise with the launch of the institute's new «ARCHIP by Maerki Baumann» brand, which brings together the bank's broad crypto offering.
With the recent increase of the Bitcoin price to a new record high, the event, which coincided with the bank's 90th anniversary, could hardly have been better timed. Accordingly, the audience, which included the crème de la crème of the crypto scene, was in the best of moods.
ARCHIP Private
Maerki Baumann provides its clients with secure access to digital assets. And all from a single source. Its offering includes the trading and custody of crypto assets. Investors can also invest in a diversified portfolio of digital assets via two innovative investment instruments, namely the «Crypto» focus module (from 100,000 francs) and the «ARCHIP Crypto Certificate» (from 10,000 francs) – in addition to their traditional investments.
This portfolio is professionally managed and monitored by the bank. With the Crypto module, a separate wallet is opened for each client. The Crypto Certificate can be held as a security in a custody account with Maerki Baumann or with a third-party bank. Both investment instruments are underpinned by the stability of the Swiss financial center and the reliability of domestic institutions.
ARCHIP Corporate
Maerki Baumann supports clients from the blockchain and crypto segment with its financial services, which range from payment transactions and liquidity management to investments in traditional and digital assets and advice on financing issues.
The private bank's Tech Banking team offers expert advice and is on hand to support companies as an experienced sparring partner across the entire corporate life cycle. With their proven expertise and long-standing experience, the experts at Maerki Baumann have earned an excellent reputation both in the banking sector and the crypto ecosystem.
«Attractive But Also Complex And Fraught With Risk»
«Digital assets should be an integral part of any professional investment activities. While the topic is attractive, it is also complex and fraught with risk, meaning that it is advisable to work together with a reliable partner,» Stephan Zwahlen, CEO of Maerki Baumann, said.
The Zurich-based private bank Maerki Baumann was founded in 1932. lt focuses on its core competencies in the areas of investment advice and asset management as well as in serving independent asset managers. The firm currently manages more than 9 billion francs in client assets, primarily from Switzerland and Germany
