Notes to the balance sheet and income statement
in CHF 1,000 | Mortgage collateral | Other collateral | Without collateral | Total |
Loans | ||||
Due from customers | 60,208 | 1,383,951 | 108,591 | 1,552,750 |
Mortgage receivables | 3,340,949 | 23,491 | 796 | 3,365,236 |
Residential property | 2,546,168 | 13,054 | 745 | 2,559,966 |
Office and business premises | 289,305 | 0 | 0 | 289,305 |
Commercial and industrial premises | 497,878 | 0 | 0 | 497,878 |
Other | 7,598 | 10,437 | 52 | 18,087 |
Total loans, 31.12.2025 | 3,401,157 | 1,407,442 | 109,387 | 4,917,986 |
Total loans, 31.12.2024 | 3,438,393 | 1,488,904 | 65,948 | 4,993,245 |
Off-balance-sheet transactions | ||||
Contingent liabilities | 486 | 8,306 | 11,251 | 20,042 |
Irrevocable facilities granted | 6,358 | 22,395 | 39,627 | 68,380 |
Total off-balance-sheet transactions, 31.12.2025 | 6,844 | 30,701 | 50,878 | 88,422 |
Total off-balance-sheet transactions, 31.12.2024 | 29,792 | 50,973 | 84,641 | 165,405 |
in CHF 1,000 | Gross debt amount | Estimated liquidation value of collateral | Net debt amount | Individual value adjustments |
Total value-impaired loans, 31.12.2025 | 38,663 | 27,504 | 11,159 | 11,159 |
Total value-impaired loans, 31.12.2024 | 70,470 | 53,660 | 16,810 | 16,810 |
in CHF 1,000 | Carrying value | Acquisition cost | Market value | |||
31.12.2025 | 31.12.2024 | 31.12.2025 | 31.12.2024 | 31.12.2025 | 31.12.2024 | |
Trading portfolios of securities and precious metals | ||||||
Debt securities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
listed on a stock exchange (traded on a recognised market) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
not listed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
of which own bonds and medium-term notes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Equity shares | 9 | 23 | 9 | 25 | 9 | 23 |
of which equity shares in the treasury | 9 | 23 | 9 | 25 | 9 | 23 |
Precious metals | 578 | 372 | 427 | 312 | 578 | 372 |
Total | 587 | 395 | 436 | 337 | 587 | 395 |
Material receivables and liabilities included in other balance sheet positions which are marked to market value and whose revaluation is recorded in the item “income from trading transactions” | ||||||
Positive replacement values of derivative financial instruments in trading portfolios (other assets) | 24,712 | 85,747 | 24,712 | 85,747 | ||
Negative replacement values of derivative financial instruments in trading portfolios (other liabilities) | 22,673 | 18,490 | 22,673 | 18,490 | ||
Total | 47,385 | 104,237 | 47,385 | 104,237 | ||
Portfolios of securities and precious metals in current assets (excluding trading portfolios) | ||||||
Debt securities | 1,954,351 | 2,148,620 | 2,103,918 | 2,203,843 | 1,943,631 | 2,108,940 |
Equity shares | 198,612 | 181,092 | 269,632 | 246,852 | 270,011 | 224,454 |
of which equity shares in the treasury | 30,918 | 31,757 | 47,639 | 51,084 | 31,090 | 31,757 |
Total | 2,152,963 | 2,329,712 | 2,373,550 | 2,450,695 | 2,213,642 | 2,333,394 |
of which repo-eligible securities | 616,911 | 722,340 | 643,277 | 737,434 | 619,071 | 715,548 |
of which exchange-listed securities | 2,115,119 | 2,289,309 | 2,310,412 | 2,386,894 | 2,167,827 | 2,284,973 |
in numbers / in CHF 1,000 | Number | Carrying value | ||
2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |
Registered shares A | ||||
Balance at the beginning of the year | 375,460 | 416,615 | 29,061 | 35,631 |
Purchase | ||||
Disposals | –42,045 | –41,155 | –3,454 | –3,757 |
Valuation allowances | –2,814 | |||
Appreciation | 2,363 | |||
Balance at the end of the year | 333,415 | 375,460 | 27,970 | 29,061 |
Registered shares B | ||||
Balance at the beginning of the year | 350,237 | 349,237 | 2,697 | 3,023 |
Purchase | 975 | 1,000 | 8 | 8 |
Disposals | ||||
Valuation allowances | –334 | |||
Appreciation | 243 | |||
Balance at the end of the year | 351,212 | 350,237 | 2,948 | 2,697 |
in CHF 1,000 | Carrying value 31.12.2025 | Carrying value 31.12.2024 |
Participations | ||
without quoted market value | 5,350 | 56 |
Total participations | 5,350 | 56 |
Shares in affiliated companies | ||
without quoted market value1 | 188,013 | 188,013 |
Total shares in affiliated companies | 188,013 | 188,013 |
1In the 2025 financial year, recovery in value of CHF 0.0 million was recognised in accordance with Art. 1090 PGR (previous year: CHF 0.0 million).
in CHF 1,000 | 31.12.2025 | 31.12.2024 | ||||
Currency | Corporate capital | Percentage ownership | Currency | Corporate capital | Percentage ownership | |
Participations | ||||||
Data Info Services AG, Vaduz (procurement, trade and exchange of goods and services) - liquidated | CHF | 50 | 50% | |||
Embla Fund Management AG, Vaduz (fund management company) | CHF | 125 | 40% | |||
Shares in affiliated companies | ||||||
VP Fund Solutions (Liechtenstein) AG, Vaduz (fund management company) | CHF | 1,000 | 100% | CHF | 1,000 | 100% |
VP Fund Solutions (Luxembourg) SA, Luxembourg (fund management company) | CHF | 5,000 | 100% | CHF | 5,000 | 100% |
VP Bank (Luxembourg) SA, Luxembourg (bank) | CHF | 20,000 | 100% | CHF | 20,000 | 100% |
VP Bank (Switzerland) Ltd, Zurich (bank) | CHF | 20,000 | 100% | CHF | 20,000 | 100% |
VP Wealth Management (Hong Kong) Ltd, Hong Kong (wealth management company) - wind down | HKD | 43,000 | 100% | HKD | 43,000 | 100% |
VP Bank (BVI) Ltd, Tortola (bank) | USD | 10,000 | 100% | USD | 10,000 | 100% |
Under shares in affiliated companies, the carrying value of the affiliated banks is CHF 165.8 million (previous year: CHF 165.8 million).
Financial year 2025 | |||||||||
in CHF 1,000 | Acqui- sition cost | Cumula- tive deprecia- tion to date | Carrying value 31.12.2024 | Invest- ments/ additions | Divest- ments | Reclassi- ficaions | Depr. and amorti- sation | Foreign- currency translation | Carrying value 31.12.2025 |
Total participations (minority participations) | 105 | –49 | 56 | 5,319 | –25 | 5,350 | |||
Total shares in affiliated companies | 189,105 | –1,092 | 188,013 | 188,013 | |||||
Total intangible assets (excluding goodwill) | 238,374 | –193,152 | 45,222 | 12,447 | –17 | –15,695 | –23 | 41,934 | |
Real estate | |||||||||
bank premises | 199,596 | –154,657 | 44,939 | 2,223 | –5,359 | 41,803 | |||
other real estate | 3,983 | –1,439 | 2,544 | 402 | –5 | –3 | 2,938 | ||
Other property and equipment | 20,636 | –17,215 | 3,421 | 590 | –1,580 | –160 | 2,270 | ||
Total property and equipment | 224,215 | –173,311 | 50,904 | 3,215 | –6,944 | –163 | 47,011 | ||
Fire-insurance values of real estate | 175,100 | 176,000 | |||||||
Fire-insurance values of other property and equipment | 14,300 | 16,426 | |||||||
Future obligations from operating leasing
At year end, there were various operating leasing agreements for real estate and other property, plant and equipment, the majority of which are used for the conduct of VP Bank Ltd’s business activities. The main leasing agreements include renewal options and exit clauses.
in CHF 1,000 | 31.12.2025 | 31.12.2024 |
Total minimum commitments arising from operating leases | 4,616 | 6,250 |
Operating expenses include CHF 1.942 million from operating leasing as at 31 December 2025 (previous year: CHF 1.942 million).
in CHF 1,000 | 31.12.2025 | 31.12.2024 |
Assets pledged or assigned to secure own or third-party liabilities and assets subject to reservation of title excluding securities lending/borrowing and repo transactions | ||
Carrying value of assets pledged or assigned as security | 762,626 | 765,338 |
Effective liabilities | ||
Securities lending/borrowing and repurchase transactions | ||
Amounts receivable arising from cash deposits in connection with securities borrowing and reverse-repurchase transactions | ||
Amounts payable arising from cash deposits in connection with securities lending and repurchase transactions | 229,998 | |
Securities owned by the Bank lent out within the scope of securities lending or delivered as collateral within the scope of securities borrowing or transferred within the scope of repurchase transactions | 589,254 | 300,493 |
of which securities for which an unconditional right has been granted to sell on or repledge | 456,237 | 212,656 |
Securities received as collateral within the scope of securities lending or borrowed within the scope of securities borrowing or received within the scope of reverse repurchase transactions in the case of which the unconditional right to sell on or repledge was granted | 356,003 | 293,850 |
of which securities repledged or sold on | 133,017 | 87,837 |
in CHF 1,000 | 31.12.2025 | 31.12.2024 |
Due to customers | 19,084 | 31,314 |
Securitised liabilities | 200 | 200 |
Other liabilities | 606 | 95 |
Total liabilities to own retirement pension plans | 19,890 | 31,609 |
in CHF 1,000 | Interest rate in % | Year of issue | Maturity | Nominal amount 31.12.2025 | Nominal amount 31.12.2024 | |
VP Bank Ltd, Vaduz | 0.600 | 2019 | 29.11.2029 | 155,000 | 155,000 |
in CHF 1,000 | Balance on 31.12.2024 | Utilisation in accor- dance with purpose | Recoveries, overdue interest, forex diff. | Provisions charged to income statement | Provisions released to income statement | Balance on 31.12.2025 |
Valuation allowances for default risks | ||||||
Individual valuation allowances | 16,418 | 6,473 | 862 | 555 | 495 | 10,867 |
Individual valuation allowances made on lump-sum basis | 392 | –9 | 350 | 442 | 291 | |
Lump-sum valuation allowances | 1,959 | –49 | 1,570 | 1,835 | 1,646 | |
Individual valuation allowances made on lump-sum basis for country risks | 34 | 34 | ||||
Provisions for contingent liabilities and credit risks | 449 | –38 | 113 | 463 | 61 | |
Provisions for taxes and deferred taxes | 715 | 80 | –6 | 2,084 | 2,714 | |
Other provisions | 6,373 | 3,651 | –14 | 1,814 | 1,225 | 3,297 |
Total valuation allowances and provisions | 26,340 | 10,204 | 747 | 6,487 | 4,459 | 18,911 |
minus: valuation allowances | 18,803 | 12,839 | ||||
Total provisions as per balance sheet | 7,537 | 6,072 | ||||
Provisions for general banking risks | 63,150 | 63,150 |
in CHF 1,000 | 31.12.2025 | 31.12.2024 | ||||
Total par value | Number | Capital entitled to dividends | Total par value | Number | Capital entitled to dividends | |
Registered shares A | 60,150 | 6,015,000 | 60,150 | 60,150 | 6,015,000 | 60,150 |
Registered shares B | 6,004 | 6,004,167 | 6,004 | 6,004 | 6,004,167 | 6,004 |
Total company capital | 66,154 | 12,019,167 | 66,154 | 66,154 | 12,019,167 | 66,154 |
in CHF 1,000 | 31.12.2025 | 31.12.2024 | ||||
Par value | Share in % of par value | Share of voting rights in % | Par value | Share in % of par value | Share of voting rights in % | |
With voting rights | ||||||
Stiftung Fürstl. Kommerzienrat Guido Feger, Vaduz | 15,194 | 23.0 | 46.6 | 15,194 | 23.0 | 46.6 |
U.M.M. Hilti-Stiftung, Schaan | 6,441 | 9.7 | 10.3 | 6,441 | 9.7 | 10.3 |
Marxer Stiftung für Bank- und Unternehmenswerte, Vaduz | 7,569 | 11.4 | 6.3 | 7,569 | 11.4 | 6.3 |
in CHF 1,000 | 2025 |
Shareholders’ equity at the beginning of the financial year | |
Subscribed and paid-up capital | 66,154 |
Capital reserves | 47,049 |
Legal reserves | 239,800 |
Reserve for treasury shares | 31,780 |
Other reserves | 336,413 |
Provisions for general banking risks | 63,150 |
Retained earnings | 139,456 |
Total shareholders’ equity at the beginning of the financial year | 923,802 |
Other appropriations / releases from reserves (–) | 1,583 |
Dividends and other distributions from net income of the previous year1 | –26,462 |
Net income/loss (–) for the financial year | 66,248 |
Total shareholders’ equity at the end of the financial year | 965,171 |
of which | |
Subscribed and paid-up capital | 66,154 |
Capital reserves | 47,049 |
Legal reserves | 239,800 |
Reserve for treasury shares | 30,927 |
Other reserves | 338,849 |
Provisions for general banking risks | 63,150 |
Retained earnings | 179,242 |
1Effective payouts have only been made to third parties.
in CHF 1,000 | Sight | Callable | Due within 3 months | Due within 3 to 12 months | Due within 1 to 5 years | Due after 5 years | Without maturity | Total |
Assets | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 1,005,508 | 1,005,508 | ||||||
Due from banks | 754,607 | 39 | 10,652 | 765,298 | ||||
Due from customers | 221,339 | 9,240 | 3,053,143 | 545,649 | 892,819 | 195,796 | 4,917,986 | |
of which mortgage receivables | 6,004 | 9,240 | 1,868,007 | 479,235 | 807,229 | 195,521 | 3,365,236 | |
Trading portfolios of securities and precious metals | 587 | 587 | ||||||
Portfolios of securities and precious metals in current assets (excluding trading portfolios) | 198,612 | 204,919 | 209,922 | 1,165,263 | 374,248 | 2,152,963 | ||
Other assets | 306,513 | 1,053 | 44,741 | 352,307 | ||||
Total assets, 31.12.2025 | 2,487,165 | 9,240 | 3,259,154 | 766,223 | 2,058,082 | 570,044 | 44,741 | 9,194,649 |
Total assets, 31.12.2024 | 1,835,923 | 30,078 | 3,344,860 | 1,055,788 | 2,240,863 | 691,694 | 47,483 | 9,246,688 |
Liabilities and provisions | ||||||||
Due to banks | 834,382 | 643,287 | 714,562 | 175,829 | 2,368,060 | |||
Due to customers | 2,411,411 | 2,086,989 | 846,882 | 184,009 | 5,692 | 5,534,983 | ||
savings deposits | 397,790 | 397,790 | ||||||
other liabilities | 2,411,411 | 1,689,199 | 846,882 | 184,009 | 5,692 | 5,137,193 | ||
Securitised liabilities | 1,094 | 14,139 | 212,915 | 1,977 | 230,125 | |||
debentures issued | 1,094 | 14,139 | 212,915 | 1,977 | 230,125 | |||
of which medium-term notes | 1,094 | 14,139 | 57,915 | 1,977 | 75,125 | |||
Provisions (excluding provisions for general banking risks) | 6,072 | 6,072 | ||||||
Other liabilities | 87,886 | 2,351 | 90,237 | |||||
Total liabilities, 31.12.2025 | 3,339,751 | 2,730,276 | 1,564,889 | 373,977 | 218,607 | 1,977 | 8,229,477 | |
Total liabilities, 31.12.2024 | 2,966,367 | 3,053,998 | 1,782,248 | 302,905 | 215,772 | 1,596 | 8,322,886 | |
Debentures and other interest-bearing securities which mature in the following financial year | 414,841 | |||||||
Issued debentures which mature in the following financial year | 15,233 |
in CHF 1,000 | 31.12.2025 | 31.12.2024 |
Receivables from and payables to participations, affiliated companies and qualifying participants | ||
Receivables from participations | ||
Payables to participations | 10,642 | 48 |
Receivables from affiliated companies | 114,169 | 81,740 |
Payables to affiliated companies | 1,857,099 | 2,166,687 |
Receivables from qualifying participants | ||
Payables to qualifying participants | 80,284 | 63,916 |
Loans to governing bodies | ||
Members of Group Executive Management and parties related thereto | 7,183 | 4,031 |
Members of the Board of Directors and parties related thereto1 | 2,220 | 2,220 |
1Excluding receivables from related qualifying parties.
VP Bank Ltd also remunerates related parties within the scope of customary intermediary services and purchased advisory services. Such compensation is in line with standard market conditions. The total amount of these remunerations and professional fees was CHF 0.209 million in 2025 (previous year: CHF 0.609 million).
in CHF 1,000 | 31.12.2025 | 31.12.2024 | ||
Domestic | Foreign | Domestic | Foreign | |
Assets | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 12,705 | 992,803 | 640,667 | 3,644 |
Due from banks | 0 | 765,298 | 629,982 | 216,829 |
Due from customers | 1,735,493 | 3,182,493 | 3,905,794 | 1,087,451 |
of which mortgage receivables | 1,490,980 | 1,874,256 | 3,210,898 | 228,164 |
Debentures and other interest-bearing securities | 5,998 | 1,948,353 | 305,718 | 1,842,902 |
Equity shares and other non-interest-bearing securities | 15,867 | 151,827 | 74,400 | 74,935 |
Participations | 5,319 | 31 | 35 | 21 |
Shares in affiliated companies | 1,000 | 187,013 | 96,000 | 92,013 |
Intangible assets | 41,837 | 97 | 44,914 | 308 |
Property and equipment | 46,078 | 933 | 49,585 | 1,319 |
Treasury shares | 30,927 | 31,780 | ||
Other assets | 13,391 | 30,449 | 67,391 | 49,906 |
Accrued receivables and prepaid expenses | 8,290 | 18,447 | 12,642 | 18,452 |
Total assets | 1,916,905 | 7,277,744 | 5,858,908 | 3,387,780 |
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity | ||||
Due to banks | 65 | 2,367,995 | 436,492 | 1,901,372 |
Due to customers | 2,889,825 | 2,645,158 | 3,485,132 | 2,167,318 |
savings deposits | 257,635 | 140,155 | 311,535 | 67,916 |
other liabilities | 2,632,190 | 2,505,003 | 3,173,597 | 2,099,402 |
Securitised liabilities | 230,125 | 204,491 | ||
Other liabilities | 27,619 | 30,786 | 27,983 | 57,544 |
Accrued liabilities and deferred items | 21,149 | 10,683 | 19,982 | 15,035 |
Provisions | 5,407 | 665 | 6,228 | 1,309 |
Provisions for general banking risks | 63,150 | 63,150 | ||
Share capital | 66,154 | 66,154 | ||
Capital reserves | 47,049 | 47,049 | ||
Income reserves | 609,576 | 607,993 | ||
legal reserves | 239,800 | 239,800 | ||
reserves for treasury shares | 30,927 | 31,780 | ||
other reserves | 338,849 | 336,413 | ||
Balance brought forward | 112,995 | 112,392 | ||
Net income for the year | 66,248 | 27,064 | ||
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | 4,139,362 | 5,055,287 | 5,104,110 | 4,142,578 |
According to the Banking Accounting Ordinance (Art. 91 para. 2), Liechtenstein will be the only domestic territory from 2025 onwards.
in CHF 1,000 | 31.12.2025 | 31.12.2024 | ||
Absolute | Share in % | Absolute | Share in % | |
Assets | ||||
Liechtenstein/Switzerland | 6,027,505 | 65.6 | 5,858,908 | 63.4 |
Europe (excluding Liechtenstein/Switzerland) | 1,370,801 | 14.9 | 1,372,918 | 14.8 |
North America | 606,850 | 6.6 | 673,871 | 7.3 |
Asia | 679,391 | 7.4 | 802,424 | 8.7 |
Caribbean | 471,778 | 5.1 | 428,475 | 4.6 |
Other | 38,324 | 0.4 | 110,092 | 1.2 |
Total assets | 9,194,649 | 100.0 | 9,246,688 | 100.0 |
in CHF 1,000 | CHF | USD | EUR | Other | Total |
Assets | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 995,216 | 279 | 6,394 | 3,619 | 1,005,508 |
Due from banks | 50,820 | 174,832 | 180,650 | 358,995 | 765,298 |
Due from customers | 4,198,240 | 307,802 | 172,350 | 239,595 | 4,917,986 |
of which mortgage receivables | 3,304,066 | 2,631 | 8,264 | 50,275 | 3,365,236 |
Debentures and other interest-bearing securities | 505,441 | 733,523 | 629,458 | 85,929 | 1,954,351 |
Equity shares and other non-interest-bearing securities | 71,381 | 12,720 | 78,514 | 5,078 | 167,694 |
Participations | 5,334 | 16 | 5,350 | ||
Shares in affiliated companies | 188,013 | 188,013 | |||
Intangible assets | 41,837 | 97 | 41,934 | ||
Property and equipment | 46,078 | 933 | 47,011 | ||
Treasury shares | 30,927 | 30,927 | |||
Other assets | 31,573 | 9,892 | 91 | 2,284 | 43,840 |
Accrued receivables and prepaid expenses | 11,664 | 7,659 | 6,780 | 634 | 26,737 |
Total on-balance-sheet assets | 6,176,524 | 1,247,738 | 1,074,254 | 696,134 | 9,194,649 |
Delivery claims arising from foreign-exchange spot, forward and option transactions | 538,406 | 2,590,499 | 1,570,868 | 863,579 | 5,563,351 |
Total assets, 31.12.2025 | 6,714,929 | 3,838,237 | 2,645,121 | 1,559,713 | 14,758,000 |
Total assets, 31.12.2024 | 6,505,728 | 3,668,507 | 2,109,280 | 1,539,176 | 13,822,691 |
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity | |||||
Due to banks | 633,178 | 1,023,840 | 335,099 | 375,944 | 2,368,060 |
Due to customers | 2,454,296 | 1,537,283 | 1,052,178 | 491,227 | 5,534,983 |
savings deposits | 397,079 | 711 | 397,790 | ||
other liabilities | 2,057,217 | 1,537,283 | 1,051,467 | 491,227 | 5,137,193 |
Securitised liabilities | 228,066 | 921 | 1,138 | 230,125 | |
Other liabilities | 23,674 | 27,951 | 4,359 | 2,422 | 58,405 |
Accrued liabilities and deferred items | 20,903 | 6,883 | 669 | 3,377 | 31,832 |
Provisions | 5,624 | 125 | 323 | 6,072 | |
Provisions for general banking risks | 63,150 | 63,150 | |||
Share capital | 66,154 | 66,154 | |||
Capital reserves | 47,049 | 47,049 | |||
Income reserves | 609,576 | 609,576 | |||
legal reserves | 239,800 | 239,800 | |||
reserves for treasury shares | 30,927 | 30,927 | |||
other reserves | 338,849 | 338,849 | |||
Balance brought forward | 112,995 | 112,995 | |||
Net income for the year | 66,248 | 66,248 | |||
Total on-balance-sheet liabilities | 4,330,912 | 2,596,878 | 1,393,568 | 873,292 | 9,194,649 |
Delivery obligations arising from foreign-exchange spot, forward and option transactions | 2,424,721 | 1,247,231 | 1,207,186 | 682,176 | 5,561,313 |
Total liabilities, 31.12.2025 | 6,755,633 | 3,844,109 | 2,600,753 | 1,555,467 | 14,755,962 |
Total liabilities, 31.12.2024 | 6,460,986 | 3,660,088 | 2,084,320 | 1,550,288 | 13,755,682 |
Net position per currency | –40,704 | –5,872 | 44,368 | 4,245 |
in CHF 1,000 | 31.12.2025 | 31.12.2024 | Variance absolute | Variance in % |
Contingent liabilities | ||||
Credit guarantees and similar | 9,901 | 10,406 | –505 | –4.8 |
Performance guarantees and similar | 10,141 | 10,726 | –585 | –5.5 |
Other contingent liabilities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Total contingent liabilities | 20,042 | 21,132 | –1,090 | –5.2 |
in CHF 1,000 | Trading instruments | Hedging instruments | ||||
Positive replacement values | Negative replacement values | Contract volumes | Positive replacement values | Negative replacement values | Contract volumes | |
Interest-rate instruments | ||||||
Swaps | 158 | 7,000 | ||||
Futures | ||||||
Foreign exchange / precious metals | ||||||
Forward contracts | 4,625 | 2,832 | 788,208 | |||
Combined interest-rate/currency swaps | 11,224 | 10,977 | 4,138,638 | |||
Options (OTC) | 6,434 | 6,434 | 524,677 | |||
Equity instruments/Indices | ||||||
Futures | ||||||
Options (OTC) | 2,429 | 2,429 | 104,827 | |||
Options (exchange-traded) | ||||||
Total prior to consideration of netting agreements, 31.12.2025 | 24,712 | 22,673 | 5,556,351 | 0 | 158 | 7,000 |
Total prior to consideration of netting agreements, 31.12.2024 | 85,747 | 18,490 | 4,699,885 | 0 | 414 | 22,000 |
Financial instruments falling under a netting agreement do not meet the set-off requirements for balance-sheet purposes, which is why the carrying values of the related financial instruments are not netted in the balance sheet (Consolidated report, note 37).
in CHF 1,000 | 31.12.2025 | 31.12.2024 | Variance absolute | Variance in % |
Fiduciary transactions | ||||
Fiduciary deposits | 189,275 | 340,609 | –151,334 | –44.4 |
Fiduciary deposits with third-party banks | 107,842 | 207,590 | –99,748 | –48.1 |
Fiduciary deposits with affiliated banks and finance companies | 81,433 | 133,019 | –51,586 | –38.8 |
Fiduciary loans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Other fiduciary transactions of financial nature | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Total fiduciary transactions | 189,275 | 340,609 | –151,334 | –44.4 |
in CHF 1,000 | 2025 | 2024 | Variance absolute | Variance in % |
Income from trading activities | ||||
Gains from securities | 2 | –91 | 93 | –102.4 |
Gains from trading derivatives | 370 | 808 | –438 | –54.2 |
Gains from foreign-exchange transactions | 21,640 | 19,897 | 1,743 | 8.8 |
Gains from trading in banknotes | 764 | 727 | 37 | 5.0 |
Gains from precious metals | 761 | 466 | 295 | 63.3 |
Total income from trading activities | 23,537 | 21,808 | 1,729 | 7.9 |
1The forward component of forward transactions will be recognized in interest income from fiscal year 2025 onwards (previously recognized in income from financial transactions). The previous year's figures have been adjusted accordingly to improve comparability.
in CHF 1,000 | 2025 | 2024 | Variance absolute | Variance in % |
Personnel expenses | ||||
Salaries and wages | 98,744 | 104,163 | –5,419 | –5.2 |
Social security costs and staff retirement pensions and assistance costs | 18,992 | 18,572 | 420 | 2.3 |
of which for staff retirement pensions | 16,629 | 16,209 | 420 | 2.6 |
Other personnel expenses | –44 | 83 | –127 | –153.4 |
of which internally produced and capitalized assets | –3,005 | –2,515 | –490 | 19.5 |
Total personnel expenses | 117,692 | 122,818 | –5,126 | –4.2 |
The remuneration of the Board of Directors and the Executive Board is disclosed under “Compensation paid to Members of the Board of Directors”.
in CHF 1,000 | 2025 | 2024 | Variance absolute | Variance in % |
General and administrative expenses | ||||
Occupancy expenses | 2,963 | 3,104 | –141 | –4.5 |
Expenses for IT, equipment, furniture, motor vehicles and other installations | 34,533 | 32,297 | 2,236 | 6.9 |
Other operating expenses | 29,261 | 32,970 | –3,709 | –11.3 |
Total general and administrative expenses | 66,757 | 68,371 | –1,614 | –2.4 |
in CHF 1,000 | 2025 | 2024 | Variance absolute | Variance in % |
Other ordinary expenses | ||||
Losses and differences | 556 | 603 | –47 | –8.0 |
Other ordinary expenses1 | 2,139 | 6,589 | –4,450 | –67.5 |
Total other ordinary expenses | 2,695 | 7,192 | –4,497 | –62.5 |
12025: of which CHF 0.3 million resulting from service agreements with subsidiaries and CHF 1.5 million from tax expenses relating to other periods 2024: of which CHF 6.6 million resulting from service agreements with subsidiaries.
in % | 2025 | 2024 | Variance absolute | Variance in % |
Return on capital1 | 0.72 | 0.28 | 0.44 | 157.1 |
1Net income / average balance sheet total.
in CHF 1,000 | 2025 | 2024 | Variance absolute | Variance in % |
Other ordinary income | ||||
Income from real estate | 143 | 187 | –44 | –23.5 |
Other ordinary income1 | 24,776 | 24,506 | 270 | 1.1 |
Total other ordinary income | 24,919 | 24,693 | 226 | 0.9 |
12025: of which CHF 23.9 million resulting from service agreements with subsidiaries. 2024: of which CHF 24.0 million resulting from service agreements with subsidiaries.
in CHF 1,000 | 31.12.2025 | 31.12.2024 | Variance absolute | Variance in % |
Other assets | ||||
Precious metals | 578 | 372 | 206 | 55.3 |
Unsettled derivative financial instruments (positive replacement values) | 24,712 | 85,747 | –61,035 | –71.2 |
Trading positions | 24,712 | 85,747 | –61,035 | –71.2 |
Liquidity positions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Compensation accounts | 111 | 301 | –190 | –63.0 |
Settlement accounts | 10,023 | 24,072 | –14,049 | –58.4 |
Miscellaneous other assets | 8,416 | 6,805 | 1,611 | 23.7 |
Total other assets | 43,840 | 117,297 | –73,457 | –62.6 |
Other liabilities | ||||
Accounts for disbursement of taxes and fees | 6,639 | 5,248 | 1,391 | 26.5 |
Unsettled derivative financial instruments (negative replacement values) | 22,831 | 18,904 | 3,927 | 20.8 |
Trading positions | 22,673 | 18,490 | 4,183 | 22.6 |
Liquidity positions | 158 | 414 | –256 | –61.8 |
Compensation accounts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Settlement accounts | 26,945 | 58,733 | –31,788 | –54.1 |
Miscellaneous other liabilities | 1,990 | 2,642 | –652 | –24.7 |
Total other liabilities | 58,405 | 85,527 | –27,122 | –31.7 |
in CHF 1,000 | 2025 | 2024 | ||
Domestic | Foreign | Domestic | Foreign | |
Interest income1 | 212,465 | 40,836 | 270,242 | 47,952 |
Interest expenses | 130,271 | 29,488 | 198,500 | 36,956 |
Current income from securities | 61,384 | 68,026 | ||
Income from commission business and services | 73,190 | 11,892 | 71,808 | 10,278 |
Commission expenses | 12,323 | 3,054 | 11,899 | 2,718 |
Income from financial transactions1 | 24,809 | 3,663 | 6,185 | 4,122 |
Other ordinary income | 30,041 | 30,468 | ||
Operating expenses | 169,328 | 20,457 | 171,631 | 25,199 |
Other ordinary expenses | 2,667 | 13 | 7,174 | 18 |
1The forward component of forward transactions will be recognized in interest income from fiscal year 2025 onwards (previously recognized in income from financial transactions). The previous year's figures have been adjusted accordingly to improve comparability.
The breakdown between domestic and foreign is based on the domicile of the reporting branches.
The values listed under “Foreign” refer to VP Bank Ltd Singapore Branch in Singapore (business activity: bank). Adjusted to reflect full-time equivalents, this unit employed 62 persons as at 31 December 2025 (31 December 2024: 70 persons). On a consolidated basis, total operating income in the 2025 financial year amounts to the equivalent of CHF 3.488 million (previous year: CHF 7.934 million) and earnings before tax to CHF -11.834 million (previous year: CHF -12.138 million). The unit received the equivalent of CHF 0.016 million in government subsidies in the 2025 financial year (previous year: CHF 0.041 million).