# Leonteq > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Leonteq > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Leonteq.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonteq > Source revision: 1350695287 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Swiss company}} {{Infobox company | name = Leonteq AG | logo = | type = [Public limited company](/source/Public_limited_company) | traded_as = {{SWX|LEON}} | ISIN = {{ISIN|sl=n|pl=y|CH0190891181}} | foundation = {{start date |2007}} (as EFG Financial Products Holding AG){{cite web |last1=AG |first1=DV Bern |title=Leonteq AG |url=https://zh.chregister.ch/cr-portal/auszug/auszug.xhtml?uid=CHE-113.956.233 |website=Commercial register of canton Zurich |access-date=4 November 2021|language=de}} | location_city = [Zürich](/source/Z%C3%BCrich) | location_country = [Switzerland](/source/Switzerland) | key_people = Christopher Chambers ([CoB](/source/Chairperson)){{cite web |title=Leonteq's Fate Lies with Ex-Banker |url=https://www.finews.com/news/english-news/29144-leonteq-christopher-chambers-jan-schoch-rainer-marc-frey-credit-suisse-investmentbanking-structured-products |website=finews.com |access-date=4 November 2021 |language=en-gb |date=9 October 2017}}
Lukas Ruflin([CEO](/source/Chief_executive_officer)){{cite web |title=Leonteq CEO Doesn't Think Interest in Crypto Has Peaked |url=https://www.finews.com/news/english-news/47299-leonteq-lukas-ruflin-cryptocurrencies-retail-institutional-clients |website=finews.com |access-date=4 November 2021 |language=en-gb |date=2 August 2021}}
Marco Amato ([CFO](/source/Chief_financial_officer)) | industry = [financial services](/source/financial_services) | products = [structured financial products](/source/Structured_product){{cite web |title=Leonteq Posts Record High First-Half Profits |url=https://www.finews.com/news/english-news/47168-leonteq-first-half-results |website=finews.com |access-date=4 November 2021 |language=en-gb |date=22 July 2021}} | aum = | assets = | equity = | num_employees = | num_employees_year = | homepage = {{url |https://ch.leonteq.com/}} }} '''Leonteq AG''' is a Swiss company founded in 2007{{cite web|url=https://www.six-structured-products.com/en/know-how/exchange-trading/issuers/leonteq|title=SIX Structured Products|publisher=SIX|access-date=11 April 2020}} and headquartered in [Zürich](/source/Z%C3%BCrich). It is specialized in [structured financial products](/source/Structured_product) and in insurance products in the sector of finance and technology. It is an issuer of its own products, as well as a partner of other finance companies.{{cite web|url=https://www.swissfundplatform.ch/ch/en/partner/leonteq-securities-ag|title=Leonteq Securities AG|publisher=Swiss Fund & Finance Platform|access-date=11 April 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.handelszeitung.ch/unternehmen/leonteq-performt-schwach-doch-die-aktie-steigt-will-raiffeisen-verkaufen|title=Leonteq performt schwach, doch die Aktie steigt: Will Raiffeisen verkaufen?|publisher=Handelszeitung|access-date=11 April 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.finews.com/news/english-news/38226-leonteq-marketplace-clients-lynqs-digital|title=Leonteq Launches Digital Push|date=October 2019 |publisher=finews.ch|access-date=12 April 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.fuw.ch/article/leonteq-ceo-2019-war-fuer-uns-ein-transformationsjahr/|title=Leonteq-CEO: "2019 war für uns ein Jahr der Transformation"|date=14 February 2020 |publisher=Finanz und Wirtschaft|access-date=12 April 2020}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nzz.ch/wirtschaft/leonteq-streicht-die-dividende-und-erhoeht-das-kapital-ld.1405004?reduced=true|title=Leonteq streicht die Dividende und erhöht das Kapital|newspaper=Neue Zürcher Zeitung|date=19 July 2018 |access-date=12 April 2020 |last1=Imwinkelried |first1=Daniel }} Leonteq has subsidiaries in 10 countries and serves more than 50 markets. Leonteq AG is listed on [SIX Swiss Exchange](/source/SIX_Swiss_Exchange),{{cite web|url=https://www.six-group.com/exchanges/shares/security_info_de.html?id=CH0190891181CHF4 |title=Leonteq AG|publisher=SIX Swiss Exchange|access-date=14 May 2019}} and forms part of the [SPI](/source/Swiss_Performance_Index).{{cite web |title=EFG Financial Products Holding AG |url=https://www.six-group.com/de/products-services/the-swiss-stock-exchange/market-data/shares/ipo-history/2012/CH0190891181.html |website=SIX |access-date=4 November 2021 |language=de}} The company is a member of the Swiss Structured Products Association (SVSP).{{cite web|url=https://www.svsp-verband.ch/ueber-uns/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316103343/http://www.svsp-verband.ch/ueber-uns/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=March 16, 2016 |title=SSPA Website|access-date=14 May 2019}} ==History== Founded in November 2007 as ''[EFG](/source/EFG_International) Financial Products Holding AG'', company's shares were publicly listed in October 2012.{{cite web |title=Die Aktien der EFG Financial Products Holding AG (FPHN) eröffnen zu CHF 46.00 |url=https://www.six-group.com/dam/download/media/press-releases/2012/1019-d-EFG%20Financial%20Products.pdf |access-date=4 November 2021 |language=de |date=19 October 2012}} In 2013 the company was renamed to Leonteq AG. ==Products and services== Leonteq's structured products{{cite web |last1=Ade |first1=Valentin |title=Leonteq reitet weiterhin die Erfolgswelle |url=https://www.fuw.ch/article/leonteq-rechnet-mit-rekord-semestergewinn/ |publisher=Finanz und Wirtschaft |access-date=4 November 2021 |language=de |date=15 June 2021}} comprise mostly capital protection, return optimization and participation. Leonteq's insurance products support life insurance providers in the design of retirement plans with guarantees. ==Financial information== In the year 2018, the company had 486 full-time equivalents, a transaction volume of 28.8 billion CHF and had an operational profit of 282.4 million CHF.{{cite web |title=Leonteq Annual Report 2018 |url=https://ch.leonteq.com/annual-report-2018#financial-highlights |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828090649/https://ch.leonteq.com/annual-report-2018#financial-highlights |archive-date=2019-08-28 |access-date=7 February 2019 |publisher=Leonteq}} ==Controversies== In 2023, the Swiss financial authority [FINMA](/source/Swiss_Financial_Market_Supervisory_Authority) opened proceedings against Leonteq due to alleged involvement with unregulated entities in opaque financial deals. Because of this, in December 2024, FINMA fined Leonteq 9.3 million CHF, and became more involved with Leonteq's governance.{{Cite web |last=FINMA |first=Eidgenössische Finanzmarktaufsicht |title=FINMA concludes proceedings against Leonteq |url=https://www.finma.ch/en/news/2024/12/20241212-mm-leonteq |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251112233802/https://www.finma.ch/en/news/2024/12/20241212-mm-leonteq |archive-date=2025-11-12 |access-date=2026-01-10 |website=Eidgenössische Finanzmarktaufsicht FINMA}} In early 2025, Swiss newspaper reported an alleged conflict of interests concerning Philippe Weber, one of Leonteq's board members, whose law firm, NKF, reportedly earned several millions CHF from Leonteq.{{Cite web |last=Hässig |first=Lukas |date=2025-02-05 |title=Leonteq-CEO Ruflin: Firma in Abgrund, selber in VR |url=https://insideparadeplatz.ch/2025/02/05/leonteq-ceo-ruflin-firma-in-abgrund-selber-in-vr/ |access-date=2026-01-10 |language=de}} ==References== {{reflist}} {{Authority control}} Category:Investment companies of Switzerland Category:Financial services companies of Switzerland Category:Companies listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange {{Finance-company-stub}} {{Switzerland-company-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Leonteq](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonteq) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonteq?action=history)). 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