Background and recent History

Since the Bank was founded in 1845, it has considerably expanded its business in the Canton, mainly through organic growth.

In the 1990s, however, the banking industry in Vaud underwent major consolidation. BCV acquired Banque Vaudoise de Crédit in 1993 and merged with Crédit Foncier Vaudois in 1995.

From 1996 to 2000, we moved to diversify our operations, particularly in international trade finance, offshore wealth management, and trading. The result was a rise in total assets from approximately CHF 15bn at the beginning of the 1990s to over CHF 38bn in 2000.

In addition, BCV Group’s total assets under management have grown from CHF 28bn in 1996 to CHF 76bn today.