Bergos AG
Origin of Bergos AG
In 1590 Hans and Paul Berenberg founded their trading house business in Hamburg. In 1711 they changed their business to a bank.
The owners of the bank have a personal liability; therefore, Bergos AG has a high level of management continuity and strict risk management. During its over 430 years of history, the bank had only 38 different partners with personal liability.
Berenberg Bank (Switzerland) Ltd was established in 1988 and is an independent and autonomous Swiss bank. The bank has offices in Zurich and Geneva and assists international and domestic clients in managing their assets.
Bergos AG is one of the leading asset managers in cost-effectiveness and profitability.
In 2018, while celebrating the bank’s 30th anniversary, some ambitious shareholders, together with the actual management attained 80.1 % of the bank.
In 2020 Berenberg Bank, Hamburg, the former mother company sold its remaining shares.
This was the origin of Bergos AG. Bergos is composed of Ber (Berenberg) and Gos (Gossler).
The new name Bergos represents the two founding families Berenberg and Gossler.
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Philosophy and Strategy
With a history of over 430 years, the bank offers unique continuity and stability. Since 2021 Bergos AG works as an independent Swiss Private Bank. The reasonable size of Bergos AG allows them to act rapidly to market changes and client needs.
The strategy of Bergos AG is sustainable and continuous growth. The culture is to focus consistently on the client’s needs.
Bergos AG shareholders are family entrepreneurs and the Executive Board:
| 24.0 % | Diethelm Keller Holding AG, Zurich |
| 24.0 % | Centinox B AG, Hergiswil |
| 10.0 % | Claus G. Budelmann, Hamburg |
| 10.0 % | Niantic Holding GmbH, Hamburg |
| 9.5 % | A & S Beteiligungen AG, Zug |
| 7.5 % | Caretina Vermögensverwaltung, Hamburg |
| 6.0 % | Samum Vermögensverwaltung, Hamburg |
| 5.0 % | Dr. Peter Raskin, Zurich |
| 4.0 % | Other |
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Services and Solutions
Bergos AG has a very sophisticated investment and advisory model. The target groups can be approached in a very modern way. The continuously changing living conditions and new challenges posed by further digitalization can be met easily.
Bergos AG is specialized in wealth management. The bank offers financial advice in all liquid and non-liquid asset classes. The bank’s business concentrates on asset management and advisory services, but also offers services like art consulting. Bergos AG concentrates on family offices, wealthy private clients, and shipping clients.
For Bergos AG art is not only a collection but also a valuable component of a balanced portfolio.
The bank offers professional and international art consultancy services. The services include advice in building, developing, and dismantling an art collection and support with restoration and transport issues.
Bergos AG offers discretionary portfolio management and individual advisory services. The bank focuses on strategic advice, discretionary mandates, and advisory mandates.
Bergos AG works closely with external managers to complement their in-house expertise.
Bergo’s private banking is called “Human Private Banking”. The bank’s investments are not only routine investments. The bank wants to understand human beings and understands their needs.
This approach needs the right people. The employees can count on the bank’s resources but still can act independently to make their clients happy.
The unique structure of Bergos AG is predetermined to offer Human Private Banking. Bergos is not a big bank and therefore is not working in the interest of the management and the shareholder’s value.
Risk Management
The Board of Directors regularly monitors the main risks of the bank. To do this the bank has implemented a framework that characterizes the risk policy, risk tolerance, and risk limits. The incorporated processes timely identify new risks. Legal and regulatory requirements as well as internal policies monitor the risk compliances. The governing authorities are informed regularly to minimize the risks and to avoid reputational and financial damage to the bank.
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Added-Value Services
Maritime
A remarkable part of Bergo’s AG business is working with shipowners and shipping companies.
The maritime business is very cyclical and the charter rates were all over the place in 2021.
This was of course an effect of COVID-19. The clear winners of this pandemic were container shipping.
The freight rates hit record highs.
Bergos AG is represented in the major shipping centers of the world. The specialist at Bergos have many years of experience and are working from Zurich and Geneva.
Bergos Fleming AG
Bergos Fleming AG is based in Zurich and offers all the services of an international multi-family office.
Bergos AG holds 51 % and R.J. Fleming & Cie, Luxembourg holds the remaining 49%. R.J. Fleming was founded by Roderick Fleming the chairman of Robert Fleming & Co. Robert Fleming & Co. was one of the oldest merchant banks in Britain. They were sold to Chase Manhattan today JP Morgan in 2000.
Bergos Fleming AG is a specialist in complex asset structures.
Bergos AG – Facts & Figures
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| Address | Kreuzstrasse 5, 8008 Zurich |
|---|---|
| Phone | +41 44 284 21 20 |
| Website | www.bergos.ch |
| Year of foundation | 1988 |
| Subsidiaries | – |
| No. of employees | 113.7 |
| Rating | – |
| Chairman | Christof Kutscher |
| CEO | Dr. Peter Raskin |
| Eligible Regulatory Capital | 33.919 m CHF |
| Tier 1 Ratio | 18 % |
| Leverage Exposure | 844.842 m CHF |
| Leverage Ratio | 4 % |
| Liquidity Coverage Ratio | 200 % |
| Risk Weighted Assets | 188.581 m CHF |
| Loans outstanding | 251.738 m CHF |
| Assets under Management | 7.272 bn CHF |
| Assets under Management / Employees | 63.957 m CHF |
| Net profit | 3.969 m CHF |
| Net Profit / Employees | 34’907 CHF |
| Cost / Income Cost Ratio (CIR) | 85.73% |
| Return on Equity | 11.07% |
| Own structured products | No |
| Foreigners accepted | Yes |
| Presence abroad | No |
Source: Annual Report 2021
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