The Zurich-based private bank Maerki Baumann & Co. Ltd. has entered into a cooperation with Bitcoin Suisse Ltd., the Swiss provider of crypto financial services.
The collaboration will allow the private bank “to utilize the proven crypto expertise of Bitcoin Suisse in managing its crypto investment solutions, and to expand its existing offering in the area of digital assets under the ‘ARCHIP’ brand. ”
The cooperation is to be integrated into Maerki Baumann’s investment process via the “Joint Crypto Advisory Board”.
Clients of Bitcoin Suisse will gain “access to first-class private banking services for traditional assets. Maerki Baumann’s longstanding experience in serving clients with a crypto background makes the private bank Bitcoin Suisse’s preferred partner for traditional investments.”
Bitcoin Suisse, Switzerland’s crypto financial services provider, and the Zurich-based private bank Maerki Baumann & Co. Ltd. have entered into a cooperation.
While Bitcoin Suisse will contribute its crypto-related expertise, Maerki Baumann will provide access to its experience in the realm of private banking.
Stephan A. Zwahlen, CEO of Maerki Baumann, is convinced of the cooperation’s merits:
“The collaboration between Bitcoin Suisse and Maerki Baumann reinforces our strengths by allowing both companies to focus on their core competencies. This is for the benefit of our clients as well as for those of Bitcoin Suisse.” Luzius Meisser, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bitcoin Suisse, expressed his enthusiasm about the new arrangement: “Together, we create a robust bridge in both directions, enabling crypto natives and traditional investors alike to diversify their portfolios across a wider spectrum of assets with the guidance of relevant experts.”
Maerki Baumann is to become Bitcoin Suisse’s preferred partner “for traditional investments in Switzerland.”
As a result, interested clients of Bitcoin Suisse “will gain simplified access to the multi-award-winning private banking services of Maerki Baumann.”
In addition to classic banking services, the private bank’s offering also includes its innovative modular investment solution, which “combines the benefits of individual advice with professional asset management.”
Five years ago, the family-owned bank moved “to launch a comprehensive crypto strategy, which it continues to develop on an ongoing basis.”
Since March 2024, Maerki Baumann has “bundled its offering in the area of digital assets under the new ‘ARCHIP’ brand.”
As part of its collaboration with Bitcoin Suisse, Maerki Baumann will “draw on its many years of experience as a private bank in serving private and institutional clients as well as corporate clients with a crypto background.”
The clients of Maerki Baumann will benefit “from the cooperation, as it will enable the private bank to leverage the proven crypto expertise of Bitcoin Suisse in managing its digital assets investment solutions.”
Specifically, the “Blue Chip Digital Asset Index”, recently launched by “the well-known index provider STOXX, a subsidiary of Deutsche Börse, and Bitcoin Suisse,” will be introduced as a benchmark for Maerki Baumann’s actively managed investment solutions “Crypto Focus Module” and “ARCHIP Crypto Certificate”.
The know-how transfer will be facilitated through the “Joint Crypto Advisory Board”, integrated into Maerki Baumann’s investment process.
The investment committee is composed “equally of specialists from both companies and typically meets on a monthly basis.”
Furthermore, clients of Maerki Baumann “with distinct requirements will gain access to Bitcoin Suisse’s specialized crypto service offerings.”
