Succession for independent wealth managers · Switzerland

Settle your succession without losing your clients.

Nordiq connects owners with one of three privately held wealth managers. You sell your firm or transfer your book and stay with your clients on commission.

Confidential first conversation See the two routes

Situation

Why succession fails in small firms

Regulation consumes your time.

Audit, compliance, AML and reporting duties grow every year, regardless of the size of the book.

Fixed costs hit small firms first.

Licence, audits and legal advice cost almost the same, regardless of assets under management.

The wrong buyer costs clients.

With a different investment philosophy, clients often leave in the first year after closing.

Two routes

Sell or transfer the book

With both routes, regulation is no longer your responsibility. They differ in how long you stay with the client and how you are paid.

Comparison	Route 1Full saleYou sell to a firm whose investment philosophy fits your book.	Route 2Book transfer with commissionYour book moves to a new regulatory entity. You remain your clients' adviser.
Duration	2 to 9 months to closing	Transfer usually within one quarter
Proceeds	Purchase price, staged by retention	Ongoing commission on your own book
Your role	Handover support for 6 to 12 months	Relationship manager, without management or supervisory duties
Fits if	your exit date is set	you want to keep clients and hand over administration

Route 1

Full sale

You sell to a firm whose investment philosophy fits your book.

Duration: 2 to 9 months to closing
Proceeds: Purchase price, staged by retention
Your role: Handover support for 6 to 12 months
Fits if: your exit date is set

Route 2

Book transfer with commission

Your book moves to a new regulatory entity. You remain your clients' adviser.

Duration: Transfer usually within one quarter
Proceeds: Ongoing commission on your own book
Your role: Relationship manager, without management or supervisory duties
Fits if: you want to keep clients and hand over administration

Note

Both routes can be combined, for example a partial sale today and a full exit at an agreed date.

For your clients

What stays the same

«Your clients keep talking to the person they have known for years.»

Your adviser stays.

The client keeps the person who has looked after them for years.

Location and language stay.

Meetings take place where they always have.

Mandates keep their logic.

No forced house model, changes only with your consent.

Who is behind it

Three firms, one point of contact

Nordiq is the joint point of contact of three privately held wealth managers with different investment styles, client segments and regions. Your profile decides which one contacts you.

Partner A

Zurich

Partner B

Geneva

Partner C

Zug

Role of Nordiq

Nordiq is the joint point of contact. Review, price and contract are agreed directly with the wealth manager that contacts you.

Each firm was checked for

Licence status
Audit reports
Development of assets over the last 5 years
References from earlier acquisitions

Process

Four steps, the first two via Nordiq

2 minutes
01
Formvia Nordiq
Book size, client structure, investment focus and time horizon, without client names.
1 business day
02
Matchingvia Nordiq
The best-fitting wealth manager contacts you for a 15 minute call.
2 to 3 weeks
03
Assessment
The firm reviews revenue, costs and assets, under a non-disclosure agreement.
Until closing
04
Decision and transfer
Offer, contract and transfer are agreed directly with the firm.

Confidentiality

Your enquiry stays within a closed circle

Only Nordiq and the three wealth managers behind it see your details. The one that fits your situation best contacts you, and only you. Ranges for size and revenue are enough, we never need client names.

A confidential first conversation

Two minutes of form, then the best-fitting wealth manager calls you for 15 minutes. You decide whether to continue.

Request a first conversation

You suggest three time slots or ask for a call back.