1875 Finance SA

Overview

1875 Finance SA is a Swiss asset management firm based in Geneva.¹ Its business combines services for private investors, a multifamily office practice and institutional investment management.² The firm identifies Geneva as its headquarters and lists additional offices in Zürich, Switzerland, and Luxembourg.³

FINMA lists the Geneva company as an authorised manager of collective assets in its register dated 22 October 2026.¹ The firm presents its family office work as support for families seeking to preserve wealth and pass it to future generations.² Its published offering extends beyond investment selection to financial planning, coordination and reporting across family assets.⁵

History

The present firm was established in 2006 by five bankers who had previously worked together.² Its history also draws on the Ormond family's involvement in wealth management in Geneva, which the company traces to 1875.² These are separate milestones: 2006 is the founding year of 1875 Finance, while 1875 refers to the earlier family business.²

A later ownership milestone came in 2022, when REYL acquired a 40 percent interest in 1875 Finance.² More recently, Private Banking Magazin reported in September 2026 that Peter Raskin had joined as a Managing Director with responsibility for expanding the private client business in Zürich.⁸

Timeline

1. 18751875 Finance SA is a Swiss asset management firm based in Geneva.
2. 2006The present firm was established in 2006 by five bankers who had previously worked together.
3. 2022A later ownership milestone came in 2022, when REYL acquired a 40 percent interest in 1875 Finance.
4. 2026FINMA lists the Geneva company as an authorised manager of collective assets in its register dated 22 October 2026.

Leadership

The firm's published leadership page names cofounder Olivier Bizon as Chairman of the Board and Paul Kohler as a cofounder, Partner and Chief Executive Officer.⁴ Bizon became chairman in 2016, while Kohler's biography describes his role in establishing the company in 2006.⁴

Aksel Azrac is identified as a cofounder, Partner and Head of the Multifamily Office.⁴ His biography records earlier experience with Swiss and international clients before he helped establish 1875 Finance.⁴

Services

Family office clients can use the firm as a central contact for work involving its dedicated team and wider professional network.⁵ Its offering includes financial planning over extended periods and consolidated reports on investment performance.⁵ The firm also describes helping relatives communicate and examine how their family organisation functions.⁵

Services and fees form part of the family office engagement, alongside practical work to put a strategy into effect.⁵ The scope includes deciding which resources to use and bringing information about family assets together in reports.⁵ Reviews of the family's holdings and financial circumstances help establish its needs.⁵ These activities sit alongside the firm's investment management work for private clients and institutions.²

What the firm offers

• Investment management
• Financial planning

Client focus

The family office practice serves families with substantial wealth and an interest in continuity across generations.² Its description addresses both the management of family capital and the way family members organise their affairs together.⁵ Private investors and institutional clients are also distinct parts of the firm's stated client base.²

For institutions, the firm describes an investment process that takes account of governance requirements.⁷ It says the quantitative framework used in that process also supports its work for private clients.⁷

Investment philosophy and approach

The firm says portfolio decisions combine professional experience with quantitative analysis.⁶ It describes using asset allocation tools to reduce the influence of cognitive bias and to guide decisions from a broad view of markets.⁶

The firm says investment selection considers whether holdings can be readily sold, how clearly they can be understood, their quality and their costs.⁶ It also describes tools for monitoring portfolios and adjusting the balance between investment risk and potential return.⁷

The client's reference currency is the intended denomination for most institutional portfolio investments, according to the firm.⁷ It treats currency decisions as part of controlling overall portfolio risk.⁷ Its allocation process draws on economic and financial variables, with strategic allocation providing the starting point for portfolio decisions.⁷

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Sources

1. FINMA, authorised institutions register As of 22 October 2026. Accessed 23 October 2026.
2. 1875 Finance, company background Accessed 23 October 2026.
3. 1875 Finance, offices Accessed 23 October 2026.
4. 1875 Finance, associates and management Accessed 23 October 2026.
5. 1875 Finance, multifamily office philosophy Accessed 23 October 2026.
6. 1875 Finance, private client investment philosophy Accessed 23 October 2026.
7. 1875 Finance, institutional investment philosophy Accessed 23 October 2026.
8. Private Banking Magazin, Peter Raskin appointment Published 24 September 2026. Accessed 23 October 2026.

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