Your direct access to the Swiss financing market

Select from a pool of financing opportunities – tailored to your individual investment preferences.

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Targeted investments

Direct comparability, among a large pool of investments

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Solid basis for investment decision

Thanks to credit ratings from fedafin, a FINMA recognized rating agency

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Intuitive and user-friendly

Web-based solution with automated processes along the entire value chain

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Frictionless transaction processing

Book into your portfolio easily thanks to securtization via ISIN and direct access to Vontobel's specialists and long-term banking infrastructure

Curious?

From financing inquiries to financial investments: We would be glad to teach you how to use the cosmofunding platform in person.
Phone number: +41 58 283 77 44 | Available from: 08:00 AM – 6:00 PM

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Broad selection of investments in the financing market

  • Club deals in the (semi-) public and public sector

  • Corporate loans and real-estate backed financing

  • Publicly traded bonds in the primary market

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Full control of all quote parameters

  • Evaluate your investment opportunities

  • Rely on cosmofunding market data and independent credit rating from fedafin

  • For us, individual means: You determine the quote!

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Simple,
standardized
transaction handling

  • Standardized, automated documentation of loans, private placements, and bonds

  • Established booking process for bankable assets via ISIN thanks to securitization

  • Security due to long-term, established banking processes

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Overview and maintaining control

  • Overview of your investments and all associated interest rates and repayments

  • Includes configurable notifications on latest investment opportunities

  • Secondary marketability for certain securitized instruments

  • Daily valuation

Make an investment

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Broad selection of investments in the financing market

  • Club deals in the (semi-) public and public sector

  • Corporate loans and real-estate backed financing

  • Publicly traded bonds in the primary market

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Full control of all quote parameters

  • Evaluate your investment opportunities

  • Rely on cosmofunding market data and independent credit rating from fedafin

  • For us, individual means: You determine the quote!

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Simple,
standardized
transaction handling

  • Standardized, automated documentation of loans, private placements, and bonds

  • Established booking process for bankable assets via ISIN thanks to securitization

  • Security due to long-term, established banking processes

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Overview and maintaining control

  • Overview of your investments and all associated interest rates and repayments

  • Includes configurable notifications on latest investment opportunities

  • Secondary marketability for certain securitized instruments

  • Daily valuation

Make an investment

Large selection of
potential
investments

cosmofunding offers exciting opportunities for money or capital market investments across various market segments.

 

 

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Find what you are looking for: Your next investment with cosmofunding

Please select your desired range:

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Curious?

From financing inquiries to financial investments: We would be glad to teach you how to use the cosmofunding platform in person.


Phone number: +41 58 283 77 44 | Available from: 08:00 AM – 6:00 PM

CONTACT

Your access to new investment opportunities

Thanks to the digital platform cosmofunding, you get direct primary market access to a large number of different capital and money market investment opportunities.

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Investments in the (semi-)public sector

We provide you with access to semi-public corporations and public-authorities, on an unsecured or guaranteed basis.

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Investments in corporates & financials

We make it possible for companies and financial institutions to issue public bonds as well as private placements. This means you receive direct access to new investment opportunities via the primary market.

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Real-estate backed financing

cosmofounding enables investors to invest in mortgage backed financing that is normally only accessible to banks. Vontobel acts as the security trustee for real-estate liens on behalf of the investor.

What other investors have to say:

  • "cosmofunding truly offers us everything we value to meet our needs. 1. Professional setup, including highly competent employees 2. A market offer that meets our investing needs 3. Professional handling of transactions. We are a satisfied customer of cosmofunding."

    Portfolio Manager, Asset Management

  • "cosmofounding opens the door to new issuers for us, and helps us broadly diversify our portfolio."

    Portfolio Manager, Pension Fund

  • "Our treasury management appreciates the newly created market access to public law corporations and innovative products in the Swiss financing market."

    CFO, Swiss Bank

  • "Thanks to cosmofunding, I have access to a wide selection of new borrowers, in particular non-financial companies. I appreciate the bankalbe, securitized form with valuation prices and rating - especially with smaller issuers."

    Group Treasurer, Holding

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Independent, FINMA recognized rating - exclusive partnership with fedafin

The independent, FINMA-recognized Swiss ratings agency fedafin prepares a current credit rating for investors.

*Note: Please note that fedafin is a ratings agency which is independent from the bank Vontobel AG, and the bank Vontobel AG shall not be made responsible for its ratings in any way.

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Broad coverage in Switzerland

  • More than 98.5% of political municipalities
  • 100% of cantons
  • 52 special communities (citizens’ communities, congregations, school associations, etc.)
  • 277 (65 listed) government-related and 84 (67 listed) private companies
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  • Recognition by the financial market authority FINMA and compliance with international IOSCO standards for ratings agencies.
  • Official ratings provider for the Swiss Bond Index (SBI®) of the SIX Swiss Exchange
  • Eligible for repo transactions according to "data sheet 5" of the Swiss National Bank SNB
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Independent, FINMA recognized rating - exclusive partnership with fedafin

The independent, FINMA-recognized Swiss ratings agency fedafin prepares a current credit rating for investors.

*Note: Please note that fedafin is a ratings agency which is independent from the bank Vontobel AG, and the bank Vontobel AG shall not be made responsible for its ratings in any way.

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Broad coverage in Switzerland

  • More than 98.5% of political municipalities
  • 100% of cantons
  • 52 special communities (citizens’ communities, congregations, school associations, etc.)
  • 277 (65 listed) government-related and 84 (67 listed) private companies
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  • Recognition by the financial market authority FINMA and compliance with international IOSCO standards for ratings agencies.
  • Official ratings provider for the Swiss Bond Index (SBI®) of the SIX Swiss Exchange
  • Eligible for repo transactions according to "data sheet 5" of the Swiss National Bank SNB

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Are you interested in current developments in the financing market, or do you have questions about cosmofunding? You can find more information here.

FAQs
Frequently asked questions about cosmofunding
Current topics
What to know about investing
About us
What is behind cosmofunding?

You can find answers to your questions here:

We have summarized the most frequently asked questions by other investors for you.

  • What is cosmofunding?

    cosmofunding is the digital execution only platform for institutional and certain professional customers that makes the money and capital market accessible to new investors and entities seeking funding. More participants involved in a market generally increases competition, while digitisation results in better transparency and simplified processes.

  • Who is behind cosmofunding?

    cosmofunding is part of the Swiss bank Vontobel AG, established in 1924, with many years of experience in fixed income, research, and the issuing business.

  • What advantages does cosmofunding offer me?

    Through cosmofunding, investors receive access to the Swiss private financing market, as well as experts from Vontobel. Upon request, you will receive daily notifications regarding current investment opportunities.

  • How can I invest? Do I need an account at Vontobel?

    To be a cosmofunding customer, you will complete the Vontobel bank onboarding process. However, you do not need an account at Vontobel.

  • Who bears the credit risk associated with the financing?

    Only the funder (e.g., the investor) bears the credit risk, through acquiring the security or signing a loan. The investor is compensated via the so-called credit spread with a markup on the risk-free interest rate for bearing the risk.

  • Are cosmofunding users subject to a transaction obligation?

    There is no obligation for issuers to carry out transactions that are advertized through the platform. Investors, for their part, provide binding offers. This means that, once the investor provides a quote, they enter into an obligation to provide the financing, if their quote is accepted by the issuer. The issuer, therefore, receives a binding offer and can decide to accept or reject the offer before the end of their selected process.

  • What is fedafin, and what role does fedafin play?

    fedafin is an FINMA recognized rating agency that is independent from the bank Vontobel AG. Investors decide based on the rating and other information whether, and at what conditions (risk premium) they will make an offer. Often, a rating is required for a transaction.

  • How can I register, and what is the cost?

    The platform itself can be used free of charge. Make an appointment for a demo using the contact form, or by phone. We would be glad to tell you more about our services and the fee model, show you the platform, and start the onboarding process if you are interested.

  • Who can register as an investor

    As a financing intermediary (bank, securities dealer, pension fund, fund management company, or SICAF/SICAV, life insurance, KAG investment company, KAG asset manager), official agency (federal government, canton, municipality, public law institution/foundation) or large company with professional treasury, your enterprise will generally qualify as an investor for cosmofunding. We would be happy to explain further details and the next steps to you in a personal appointment.

  • Can other users view my offers and transactions?

    No, in general investors are anonymous on cosmofunding. You will only see financing inquiries from issuers. Issuers will only see the quote parameters, but not the names of investors, with the exception of loans. A loan is a bilateral agreement in which the contractual parties must be disclosed to each other.

  • Is there a specified minimum investment amount?

    For private placements, the absolute minimum investment is CHF 100'000; however in most cases, the denomination is higher, in the range of 1-2 million or listed Bonds the denomination is generally CHF 5'000.

  • I forgot my password or I am having problems logging in. What should I do?

    Use the password reset function on the login screen. If you have further questions, please get in touch with your contact person at cosmofunding.