Archive · 24 Jul 2025
Leonteq to Return Capital to Shareholders by 2027
Leonteq, a company that makes financial products, plans to give money back to its shareholders by 2027.
This is part of a plan to fix things after some problems.
They didn't make as much money as expected recently.
The CEO is making changes, like selling their Japanese business and stopping a savings program.
The company's stock value has gone down a lot in the last few years.
They're also dealing with past issues, such as regulatory investigations, and expect to have them resolved by the end of the year.
Leonteq AG aims to return excess capital to shareholders by 2027.
The firm's first-half profit missed estimates.
CEO Christian Spieler announced the sale of the Japanese business and exit from the 'Bench' Savings Initiative.
Leonteq's shares have decreased by 70% over the past three years.
The firm expects legacy compliance matters to be resolved by the end of the year.
- Who
- Leonteq AG, a Swiss derivatives firm, and CEO Christian Spieler.
- What
- Leonteq AG will return capital to shareholders as part of a strategic revamp.
- When
- By 2027.
- Where
- Switzerland.
- Why
- To improve shareholder returns and address past issues.
Leonteq's Perspective
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Strategic Direction
Leonteq's Perspective
Focus on strategic revamp with capital returns.
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- Company
- Leonteq AG
- Capital Return Target
- By 2027
- Current CET1 capital ratio
- 14.4%
- Target payout ratio
- 30%
- Share Loss
- 70% over three years
- CEO
- Christian Spieler