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Bank Audi Switzerland review

Banque Audi (Suisse) SA

Our review of Bank Audi Switzerland for ultra-high-net-worth families. We researched the legal entity that holds the licence and books the account, not just the brand.

Booking centreSwitzerland
RegulatorFINMA
Legal formLocally incorporated subsidiary
GroupBank Audi Group (Lebanon)
Websitebanqueaudisuisse.ch
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This is our editorial assessment of Bank Audi Switzerland. We look at the areas below, which matter to a family deciding where to keep its assets, and weigh them together with what clients tell us and the service they get. Retail products, branches and apps play no part. The public sources we used are listed at the foot of the page.

Conduct and enforcement

What regulators, prosecutors and courts have concluded about this licence holder in recent years.

Protection of client assets

Whether custody assets are ring-fenced by law in the booking centre, whether deposits are protected, and whether the custody terms can be read before signing.

Service for complex families

The breadth of private banking services the bank publishes for this booking unit, including work with external managers and family offices.

Cost transparency

Whether a prospective client can see the tariff and the bank's policy on third party payments before asking.

Ownership and control

Whether the bank's owners are public, how official assessments rate the anti-money-laundering regime of any owner's home jurisdiction, and whether a politically exposed person holds a significant stake. The same test applies to every bank.

Client opinions and service

What clients of Bank Audi Switzerland and their advisers tell us in confidence, and the service the bank gives to families. We never publish names. Tell us about yours

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The record

Regulatory and legal record

What regulators, prosecutors and courts have decided, recorded against the legal entity they named, with the status, the amounts as published and a link to the original document. Claims and investigations still under way are marked as open.

202425 March 2024

FINMA enforcement concluded: serious breach of anti-money laundering obligations and duty to provide information (PEP funds, Lebanon)

FINMA found that Banque Audi (Suisse) SA breached its anti-money laundering obligations, failed to adequately establish the source of funds in high-risk relationships including a payment from a politically exposed person, did not report unexplained transactions to MROS and initially withheld an internal audit report from FINMA. FINMA ordered disgorgement of CHF 3.9 million, a capital surcharge of CHF 19 million, a two year ban on new PEP and high-risk corporate relationships, corrections to AML controls and an audit mandatary. No proceedings against individuals were opened. The release does not say whether the decision was appealed.

FINMA has ordered the disgorgement of profits totalling CHF 3.9 million and a capital surcharge of CHF 19 million.

Per FINMA: key staff replaced, compliance resources increased, several MROS reports filed, some clients dropped; audit mandatary to monitor implementation.

FINMA · Final decision · Disgorgement CHF 3.9 million; Capital surcharge CHF 19 million · Primary source
The bank at a glance

Identity, protection and services

Legal identity

Legal nameBanque Audi (Suisse) SA
LEI5493007VSDNRS3YF2A48
LicenceBank  Source
RegulatorFINMA
Legal formLocally incorporated subsidiary
OwnerBank Audi sal ()  Source

Ownership

Group parentBank Audi sal (listed, Beirut Stock Exchange (GDR programme via The Bank of New York Mellon))  Source
ControlWidely held; no shareholder with 10% or more  Source (31 March 2026)
Holder of 10% or moreFRH Investment Holding SAL (including its controlling shareholder), 13.81% in Bank Audi sal  Source (31 March 2026)
Holder of 10% or moreSheikh Dheyab Bin Zayed Bin Sultan Al-Nahyan, 10.09% in Bank Audi sal  Source (31 March 2026)
Disclosed holdings of 3% or moreAl-Hobayb Family 7.71%  Source (31 March 2026); Family of Late Sheikha Suad Hamad Al Saleh Al Homaizi 5.65%  Source (31 March 2026); Audi Family 5.52%  Source (31 March 2026); Akig Investment Holdings Ltd 4.26%  Source (31 March 2026); Phoenicia Enterprises S.A 3.37%  Source (31 March 2026); Al-Sabah Family 3.21%  Source (31 March 2026)

Ownership is shown as published, with its date. It describes who owns the bank; it does not, by itself, suggest any wrongdoing by the bank or its owners.

Financial strength, as reported

Credit ratingsNot published
Capital ratioNot published
SizeNot published

Services published for this booking unit

Private clients
Discretionary management
Advisory mandates
Custody only (execution and safekeeping)
Lombard lending
Mortgage lending
Multi currency accounts
Trust and fiduciary services
Family office services
Wealth planning
Consolidated reporting
External asset manager desk

Offered at this booking centreOffered by the group, not confirmed hereNot located, which does not mean unavailable
Checked on the bank's own pages, 2 November 2026.

Access and costs

Minimum relationshipNot published
US personsNot published
Fee scheduleNot published
Third party paymentsNot published
Transfer out termsNot published

Protection of client assets

Deposit protectionAll banks with a Swiss office must be members of esisuisse: privileged deposits are protected up to CHF 100,000 per client per bank, including non-resident clients and foreign currency deposits, within a system cap.
Custody lawSwiss Banking Act art. 37d: custody assets held for clients are separated from the bankrupt bank's estate and handed over to the clients, with privileged deposits protected under arts. 37a and 37h.
Custody termsNot published
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Sources

  1. FINMA: finma.ch/en/news/2024/03/20240325-mm-audi/

For Bank Audi Switzerland

Before we publish a significant negative finding, we give the bank the facts and time to comment, on the same timetable for every bank. Corrections we verify are published with the date of the change. Write to [email protected] quoting reference BK-CH-BANQUE-AUDI-SUISSE-11FAB7.

About this file

Researched by the PPLI.com research desk from the public sources listed. The rating is our editorial opinion; read how we rate.

Important information. Editorial opinion of PPLI.com on the date shown, based on public information, client experience and editorial judgment. Not a statement of fact, a credit rating or investment, legal, tax or financial advice; verify with the bank and your own advisers before acting. No liability is accepted for reliance on this content. Bank names and logos are used for identification only. Ratings are updated every quarter. This is the Q4 2026 edition, and a rating can change between editions if something material happens. Full disclaimer
Rating signed by Noam Cohen, Editor, Bank IntelligenceReviewed 2 November 2026Methodology 2.3Reference BK-CH-BANQUE-AUDI-SUISSE-11FAB7
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