Excellent growth in consolidated turnover for the year 2001: + 28.2%


Compagnie Financière Tradition posted a consolidated turnover of CHF 826.9 million at 31 December 2001, compared with CHF 645.1 million at 31 December 2000, a year-on-year rise of 28.2% (24.5% in constant terms).

Consolidated turnover in the fourth quarter reached CHF 215.5 million, an increase of 27.0% over the same period last year.

CFT is one of the world's top three brokers in over-the-counter (OTC) financial and non-financial products, and No. 1 in continental Europe. With a presence in 17 countries, CFT offers a broad portfolio of both financial (money markets, currencies, interest rate derivatives, credit derivatives, socks and bonds, etc.) and non-financial products (precious metals, energy, pulp and paper, etc.). For more information on our Group, visit our site at www.traditiongroup.com.

Lausanne, 7 February 2002