** Shares of VontobelVONN.S rise 3.7% after the Swiss bank reported better-than-expected full year earnings
** Net profit amounted to 280 million Swiss francs ($360.64 million) in 2025, exceeding the company-provided consensus forecast of 242 million francs
** The bank reported a 1.8% rise in net new money with the private client segment offsetting losses in the institutional segment
** Analysts at Zürcher Kantonalbank said that the beat can be attributed to a strong performance in the structured solutions segment
** Structed solutions' earnings came in at 180 million Swiss francs, exceeding the 118 million forecasted by Zürcher Kantonalbank
** Vontobel shares are on track for the best day since November 2023
($1 = 0.7764 Swiss francs)
(Reporting by Simon Ferdinand Eibach)
((Simonferdinand.eibach@thomsonreuters.com))