Sustained growth in consolidated turnover in the first quarter of 2002: CHF 241.3 million + 22.0%


Sustained growth in consolidated turnover of Compagnie Financière Tradition in the first quarter of 2002, which posted a consolidated turnover of CHF 241.3 million at 31 March 2002, compared with CHF 197.8 million at 31 March 2001, a year-on-year rise of 22.0% (12.3% in constant terms).

Compagnie Financière Tradition 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, 14 May 2002