In this podcast, Dr Stephan A. Zwahlen shares the background to the pioneering decision to enter the crypto business and the impact and significance of Bitcoin, crypto and blockchain for Switzerland as a financial centre. A decision that would have a lasting impact on the company.

Editor: House of Satoshi Podcast
Interviewee: Dr. Stephan A. Zwahlen

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. Find out more in the Finews article.

Author: Claude Baumann / Medium: Finews

On Monday, 31 October 2022, Marc Jäggi, Head Moderation at Radio 1, sounded out two experts from our Legal & Compliance department, Andreas Fröhlicher and Monika Lüscher Mose, about the myth of the misuse of digital assets for criminal activities.

Today, companies find themselves under more pressure than ever before to be attractive to skilled workers. Flexible working models, including gradual retirements, are one way of retaining employees aged 50 plus and ensure that firms can continue to benefit from their expertise.

Marc Jäggi, Head Moderation at Radio 1, and our distinguished experts Konstantinos Ntefeloudis, Head Investment Management, and Milko G. Hensel, Head Digital Partnerships, spoke about the currently turbulent times and the so-called “crypto winter”.

Investors are driven by desires and expectations and therefore frequently act irrationally when making investment decisions. As a result, they often take unnecessary risks. The field of “behavioural finance” addresses this weakness in investor behaviour and provides a basis for taking smarter investment decisions.

In the short discussion between our Head Investment Management, Konstantinos Ntefeloudis, and Marc Jäggi, Head Moderation at Radio 1, you will hear how we are bracing ourselves against the “perfect” storm and what forecasts we are making for the second half of 2022.

Hardly any other topic has attracted so much attention in the banking sector in recent times as the meteoric rise enjoyed by numerous cryptocurrencies.

Author: Dr Stephan A. Zwahlen / Medium: Alliance Finance Newsletter

In the short discussion between Konstantinos Ntefeloudis, our Head of Investment Management, and Marc Jäggi, Head of Moderation at Radio 1, you will hear why, despite the booming markets, our investment managers had their hands full in 2021 with making the most sustainable investments for our clients.

Much of what has been considered tried and tested until now is being replaced by new paradigms. The interaction of new trends gives rise to social change and progress and impacts the business models and competitiveness of companies, sectors and entire countries.

Ilona Schmiel and Hans G. Syz-Witmer, Director and Vice President of the Tonhalle, on the regeneration of Zurich’s concert hall, the installation of cameras and overcoming people’s fears of coming in.

In the short discussion between Konstantinos Ntefeloudis, Head of Investment Management, and Marc Jäggi, Head of Moderation at Radio 1, you will hear what the “Defensive Growth” investment approach entails and also find out why it acts defensively when volatility spikes while becoming active when the market advances.

Read here the keynote speech of Dr Stephan A. Zwahlen, CEO Maerki Baumann, from the “Crypto Valley Summit” in Zug on 30 August 2021.

Our certified specialists have years of expertise, which they’ve drawn on to create a handy booklet that explains the principles of the crypto economy. The short articles are intended to help sharpen your understanding and arouse your enthusiasm for the blockchain and everything that goes with it.

As astonishing as it may seem, art market players of all kinds – dealers, galleries, auction houses, art fairs, artists and collectors – were anything but tech-savvy until just recently. Exclusively digital and purely web-based concepts such as online auctions, digital sales platforms and augmented reality art shows were still meeting with a very muted response even in early 2020. 

In the sixth edition of its “CV VC Top 50 Report” (can be downloaded free of charge) CV VC has named Maerki Baumann as a “bank active in crypto”. This designation is a remarkable sign of recognition for our long-established commitment to the dynamic crypto world. 

Our Head of Investment Management, Konstantinos Ntefeloudis, will explain in a clear and concise video (only available in German) how you can structure your portfolio in just as stable a way as we manage our clients’ assets so that it can weather the stormy times.

Our Investment Manager, Philippe Hungerbühler, explains to you in a clear and concise video (only available in German), what happens when collusion among investors happens, and the challenges they present for them. He also explains how Maerki Baumann reacts in the face of such volatile short-term trends.

Classical or rock? Disc or streaming? For dancing or solace? Who cares, as long as it is music! An insightful article of the Vice-Chairman of the Zurich Tonhalle company (concert hall), who observes the music scene not only out of personal interest, but also by virtue of his office.

IT security plays a key role when it comes to protecting systems and data against potential threats and actual attacks. In particular, the aim is to avoid the company suffering any economic, material, or non-material damage. In the area of IT security too, Maerki Baumann works with a number of experts. An informative conversation with our Head of IT & Digitization, Marco Müller.

The private bank Maerki Baumann & Co. AG and the transaction bank InCore Bank AG are among the pioneers of a new banking era. Read the joint interview to find out what digital assets are all about, why they are so important and what the CEOs of both companies expect from them.
Interviewee: Dr Stephan A. Zwahlen, CEO / Medium: Crypto Valley Journal

Almost every tangible asset can be made into an investment object accessible to investors by means of tokenization. Of course, the question arises whether it makes sense to subject fruits, for example, to this process. Our short article highlights the decisive advantages of tokenization and its possibilities for investors.

Developments at Maerki Baumann & Co. AG and the vision for digital assets. An interview with Dr Stephan A. Zwahlen in the magazine “Building Blocks” of Crypto Finance.
Interviewee: Dr Stephan A. Zwahlen / Medium: Building Blocks of Crypto Finance 

The extraordinary situation in Switzerland and the associated restrictions to mobility have spurred Maerki Baumann into accelerating the digitization of the bank’s business model. With immediate effect, prospective new clients can confirm their identity from home thanks to a straightforward – and, above all, secure – process based on digital/video identification.

They come with enticing names such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. However, do cryptocurrencies deliver what they promise?