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If Pictet sees further ahead today, that’s because it stands on the shoulders of its pioneering predecessors.
A pioneering approach
Pictet has pioneered since foundation in 1805. From its earliest days, the Partners have made ground-breaking investments on behalf of clients. In the mid-19th century they seized new opportunities in railways, shipping, glassworks and reinsurance as the Industrial Revolution spread from Britain across the European continent.
They also made innovative investments locally, founding a real estate company in the 1850s to exploit surplus land released by the demolition of Geneva’s defensive ramparts. Diversifying during the Second World War, Pictet took control of Zschokke, a major Swiss civil engineering company.
Guillaume Pictet’s trips to the New World at the turn of the 20th century spawned two of the earliest ‘thematic’ mutual funds, one to invest in Mexican companies, the other in US electric utilities (Amerosec) — emerging markets of the era. Both became important vehicles for Pictet clients. In 1990 Amerosec was transformed into Pictet’s first fund-of-hedge-funds.
Today, by having the foresight to match opportunity with talent, Pictet has built a leading franchise in thematics and alternative assets, emerging equities and emerging debt.
Pictet’s international outposts embody the pioneering spirit. From the opening of London in 1980 onwards, each overseas base has been the fruit of strategic calculation. In 2020, Pictet opened its first bases in the world’s two biggest savings markets: the United States (New York) and China (Shanghai).
If we lose our entrepreneurial spirit, the values we hold dear — independence, long-term thinking, partnership and responsibility — count for little. At Pictet, we are determined to preserve this spirit.
Why Pictet?
Clients come to Pictet for the attention, time, and expertise our teams give them. They appreciate the difference it makes to work with an independent firm aligned around their interests, with no pressures from external shareholders.
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878BN EURAssets under management or custody*
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21.9Per centTotal capital ratio*
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172Per centLiquidity coverage ratio*
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5600+Full-time equivalent employees
*Figures as at 30 June 2026
We are Pictet
George Bennett: Learning the odds
The threads that run through our lives are often woven in childhood. George Bennett, Client Relationship Officer at Pictet Asset Services, first encountered racing on visits to his grandparents in South Africa at four years old. They owned racehorses in Pietermaritzburg, and George would spend his days watching the blur of horses, learning to pick out the family’s blue and gold ‘silks’ - the distinctive jackets and caps worn by a horse’s rider so that it can be recognised at speed.
Media release · 28 Aug 2026
Pictet announces first half 2026 results
Today, the Pictet Group published unaudited figures for the first half of 2026 showing a consolidated net profit of CHF 371 million (+12%), an operating income of CHF 1.637 billion (+4% compared to the first half of 2025) and total expenses before tax of CHF 1.165 billion (+1%).
What we offer
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Asset management
Pictet Asset Management provides specialist investment management services across a range of equity, fixed income, alternative and multi-asset products. Our clients include financial institutions, pension funds, foundations, intermediaries and their clients. We incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into all our investment processes.
Our capabilities
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Alternative investments
Pictet Alternative Advisors manages investments in hedge funds, private equity, private debt and real estate. We do so for private and institutional clients via selected external managers and direct investments. Our first private equity investments were made in 1989, and in hedge funds in 1991.
Our approach
