The Bicentennial was a very special year for us, a unique opportunity to reassert the values on which the bank was built and to embrace the future with confidence.History of Pictet
| Having prevailed through the upheavals and dramatic changes of the past two hundred years, Pictet is now an international Group with CHF 430 billion in assets under management and administration. |
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The early years (1805-1925)
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 "Banque de Candolle Mallet & Cie" was founded on 23 July 1805. It was run by two partner-managers, Jacob-Michel François de Candolle and Jacques-Henry Mallet, and three limited partners, Jean-Louis Mallet, brother of the above, Paul Martin and Jean-Louis Falquet, who became a syndic after the Restoration.In 1925, the Bank changed its name to "Pictet & Cie". |
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The 20th century
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 Following a period of relative stagnation, marked by two world wars and the economic depression of the 1930s, Pictet & Cie began to develop extensively from the 1950s on.Despite the negative outlook in the aftermath of war, the Western world experienced a period of prosperity and economic growth. Geneva became one of the world's leading diplomatic and financial centres. |
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Into the 21st century
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 Since the turn of the millennium, the Pictet Group has experienced some significant changes and events, such as its continued strong growth, the Bank's Bicentennial in 2005 and, the following year, the inauguration of its new headquarters in Acacias, Geneva.Despite the negative perspectives in the aftermath of war, the Western world experienced a period of prosperity and economic growth. Geneva became one of the main diplomatic and financial centres in the world. On the business front, the first few years of the 21st century have seen Pictet's assets under management and administration exceed... |
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