Metzler Bank

Management

  • Friedrich von Metzler
  • Emmerich Müller
  • Harald Illy
  • Michael Klaus
  • John Reich

B. Metzler seel. Son & Co. Limited partnership on shares is a private bank with its headquarters in Frankfurt am Main. Bankhaus Metzler is the second oldest bank in Germany, and since its founding in 1674 through and exclusively owned by the founding family.

Since 1971, Friedrich von Metzler leads as personally liable partner in the banking house of the 11th generation.

History

The origins of the Metzler go back to a 1674 founded by Benjamin Metzler trading companies.

The name B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. is derived from the son of the company founder Benjamin Metzler, who wanted to remember through this naming of his deceased father.

At the end of the 17th century there was a bundling of goods and money transactions due to the significant distance trade activities.

18th century

First monetary and exchange stores are detectably since 1728. 1742 a son of the founder, was elected to the Frankfurt Stock Exchange Board of Directors. Since then owners of the bank are represented almost continuously in the management body of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange or Deutsche Börse AG. The development of commercial banking house was in 1760 largely to an end. Since 1779 put on the Metzler Bank bonds, which quickly developed into a thriving business.

19th century

In the late 19th century led the competition with the joint-stock banks newly established a strategic focus of the business on its core competencies of a private bank: waiver of the balance-sheet business and focus on personal financial services. Asset management was of particular importance.

20th century

Metzler limited at the beginning of the 20th century, the current account and lending business. At the same time the trade was developed specifically with securities.

Bankhaus Metzler in 1938, was involved in the forcible " linearization " of Jewish banking houses, so at Bankhaus Bass & heart.

To ensure the long-term independence and to strengthen the capital base, the company was converted in 1986 from a partnership to a corporation in the form of a partnership limited by shares. Thus, the characteristic of a private bank personal liability of senior management was maintained.

In the same train the B. Metzler seel was. Sohn & Co. Holding AG is building as the parent company of a holding in the Anglo -Saxon model.

The various business segments are since then the responsibility of independent subsidiaries of the Bank. In 1994, B. Metzler GmbH was founded in the corporate finance advice is summarized.

21st Century

In 2001, an office in Tokyo, opened in 2009, another in Beijing. 2007 celebrated its 333 anniversary Bankhaus Metzler.

The located exclusively in the hands of the founding family bank in the published consolidated financial statements for the business year from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012 the following numbers:

  • Total assets: 4.7 billion Euros
  • Assets under management in asset management: 53 billion euros
  • Equity: 135 million euros
  • Core capital ratio: more than 20%
  • Profit on ordinary activities (earnings before taxes): EUR 12 million
  • Retained earnings: 2.3 million euro

The number of employees was 2012 compared to the previous year was stable at around 750 The bank would remain independent, a raised by the business press merger with another private bank has repeatedly issued a clear rejection.

Business

Metzler focuses on advising institutional and private clients in the core business areas of Asset Management, Corporate Finance, Equities, Financial Markets and Private Banking. Among the customers of Metzler Asset Management is one of the pension institution of the federal and state governments. In addition to asset management for high net worth individuals and institutional clients Metzler is also active in the mutual fund business.

Metzler maintains with its approximately 750 employees, branches or subsidiaries in Munich, Stuttgart, Bedburg, Hamburg, Los Angeles, Seattle, Tokyo, Beijing and Dublin.

General partners

In the history of the house and personally liable partners were always active members of the Metzler family were not, including:

  • Johann Zwirlein ( 1687-1698 )
  • Gottfried Malß ( 1757-1771 )
  • Hans Hermann Reschke (1982 to 1999)
  • Emmerich Müller (from 2005)
  • Harald Illy ( from 2012)
  • Michael Klaus ( from 2012)
  • John Reich ( from 2012)
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