Nomura Bank (Schweiz) AG

Nomura Bank (Schweiz) AG is a Zurich-based entity of the Nomura group that concentrates on private banking and investment services for high-net-worth and institutional clients, offering discretionary and advisory portfolio management, multi-asset execution, global custody, foreign exchange, fixed income and equities trading, and access to structured products and the group’s research. The bank is supervised by FINMA and is subject to Swiss banking law, capital and liquidity requirements, conduct rules, and anti-money-laundering standards; cross-border client coverage follows local marketing restrictions, and onboarding includes standard KYC, source-of-funds documentation, and CRS/FATCA self-certification. Typical arrangements include fee-based mandates with management and custody charges plus transaction costs; pricing varies by mandate size, asset mix, and service scope, and minimum account sizes are generally oriented to HNW/UHNW thresholds rather than retail. The platform supports multicurrency accounts (including CHF, USD, EUR, JPY) and Lombard lending secured by eligible portfolios; credit is usually purpose-limited and subject to margin and concentration rules. Services are investment-focused rather than retail: everyday payments, cards, and consumer credit are not a core offering, and digital channels are geared to e-banking, reporting, and secure messaging rather than broad transactional features. Risk management centers on market, counterparty, liquidity, and operational risks at the portfolio and entity level, with standard Swiss segregation of client assets for custody and coverage of eligible deposits under the domestic depositor protection framework. Prospective clients typically evaluate mandate options, asset booking, and reporting preferences (including consolidated reporting) and may leverage Nomura’s execution capabilities and corporate access, while external asset managers can operate via dedicated desks and standard power-of-attorney setups.