According to the former Raiffeisen Switzerland-boss Pierin Vincenz is now also his wife Nadja Ceregato-Vincenz to the attention of the judiciary. The Zurich public Prosecutor’s office is waging against the former Raiffeisen-chief lawyer of a separate criminal investigation, the Agency confirmed on Wednesday a report of the “handelszeitung”.

The Prosecutor investigating Ceregato relating to “violation of business secret”, explains the Prosecutor’s spokesman Erich Wenzinger at the request of the news Agency AWP. As always, the presumption of innocence applies in the present Phase of the proceedings. Further details could not make the authority because of the ongoing proceedings.

Ceregato opened at Raiffeisen Switzerland, the legal Department and, after the resignation of her husband in 2015, in addition to Compliance Director and is a member of the Executive Committee. In 2017, she resigned from her Executive Position at Raiffeisen and separated in 2018 of the Bank group.

reappraisal of the Era, Vincenz

According to the report, the “trade newspaper” the investigation in connection with the Bank’s internal review of Era Vincenz. In the year 2016 – so while Ceregato the Compliance initiated Department – the Bank, under pressure from the financial market Supervisory authority Finma, the private participation of Vincenz at the Raiffeisen subsidiary Investnet by a business law firm check.

In the course of the investigation against Pierin hand cropped up Vincenz-written notes. This could suggest that the Ex-Raiffeisen-chief of content from the Bank’s internal expert opinion have known, wrote the newspaper.

The Prosecutor’s office determined against the 2015 retired Raiffeisen-chief because of the allegation of breach of trust. 2018 Vincenz of the Zurich justice for this reason, for several months had been in custody.

During his tenure, Raiffeisen Switzerland had bought numerous investments, including the SME Finance company Investnet. The judicial authorities suspect Vincenz, in such transactions, personally enriched. (anf/sda)

Created: 15.05.2019, 14:50 PM