Christopher Marriott, Founder & Chairman 

Christopher has been advising individuals and their families for over 30 years, firstly in the UK for 10 years and then in Switzerland from 2001. In 2003, Christopher established Blackden Financial and in 2009 became a founder member of FEIFA, the Federation of European Independent Financial Advisers. In addition, Christopher remains an active member of the British Swiss Chamber of Commerce.

With extensive experience in all aspects of investment and financial planning, Christopher advises high net worth clients throughout Switzerland and Europe. And with Blackden’s independence being of paramount importance, his clients receive value for money that is second to none.

The security and flexibility of the investment structures available from Blackden are testament to the standard of advice offered – Christopher has built Blackden’s success by putting clients first at all times, with correspondingly positive outcomes for their wealth accumulation and protection.

Out of the office, Christopher enjoys skiing, hiking and spending time with his young grandson, and remains a passionate believer in the importance (and value) of financial education and financial planning.

Chris Marriot Blackden Financial
WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT?
trust
Trust

We have a senior team of qualified advisors, highly experienced in financial planning and with decades of experience in broader commercial markets and sectors.

Tailored Advice
Tailored Advice

Everyone should have a financial plan, regardless of their stage in life, however since everyone’s needs are different, so their financial plan should be personally designed and individually tailored. We start by getting to understand your present situation, as well as your future goals and aspirations. We will provide you with a comprehensive report designed to help you achieve your objectives and once your plan is in place, we are committed to helping you review and keep it on track.
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Process

We consider that advising on your personal wealth is our personal responsibility. Our services are underpinned by a disciplined, rigorous approach, including Investment Risk Profiling and Lifetime Cash Flow Analysis, helping you to make well-informed long-term decisions.

Investing partners

We work with the main investment firms to provide the best solution for our clients.

STRATEGIC PARTNERS
As financial planners, we know our profession inside out, but we also know our limitations, and where we cannot help, such as for example with tax or legal advice, we have a broad network of other professionals to whom we can refer, mostly offering multilingual services including English, who can assist.
REGULATORY AND SUPERVISORY INSTITUTIONS

“Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning”

Winston Churchill
COMPLIANCE AND REGULATION
AIRF
ARIF

We are members of ARIF, a self-regulating body approved by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) for the supervision of the financial intermediaries referred to in article 2 para. 3 of the Swiss Federal Law on combating money laundering and terrorism financing in the financial sector (AMLA). ARIF is also recognized by FINMA as a professional organization for laying down rules of conduct relating to the practice of the profession of independent asset manager within the meaning of the Swiss Federal Act on collective investment schemes
FEIFA
FEIFA

We are a founder member of the Federation of European Independent Financial Advisors (FEIFA), a non for profit trade organisation whose broad aim is to improve the quality of advice offered by the independent financial sector in Europe.

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CAREERS