Berner Kantonalbank

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Berner Kantonalbank

Company type	Public (Aktiengesellschaft/Société Anonyme)
Traded as	SIX: BEKN
ISIN	CH0009691908
Founded	1834
Headquarters	Bern , Switzerland
Services	Banking
Operating income	140.8 Mio CHF (2018)[1]
Total assets	30 589 mln CHF (2018)[1]
Number of employees	1206 (2018)[1]
Website	bekb.ch

The Berner Kantonalbank AG (BEKB) (in French: Banque Cantonale Bernoise SA (BCBE)), operating under the brand name "BEKB | BCBE" and based in the Swiss canton of Bern, is a public limited company under private law founded in 1834 as one of the first cantonal banks of its kind, serving Switzerland's 26 cantons. At the end of 2020, the total financial assets of BEKB were valued at 36.4 billion Swiss francs^[2] with their staff comprising approximately 1,230 employees (or 1,000 full-time equivalents).

As the majority shareholder, the Canton of Bern retains 51.5% of the company's shares, while also guaranteeing their stability, in accordance with the same Canton's constitution. This establishes BEKB as one of the largest cantonal banks in Switzerland. Berner Kantonalbank doesn't have state guarantee of its liabilities.^[1]