Banque Cantonale Vaudoise engages in the provision of various financial services in Vaud Canton and rest of Switzerland, the European Union, North America, and internationally. It operates through four divisions: Retail Banking, Private Banking, Corporate Banking, and Asset Management & Trading. The company offers current, savings, foreign-currency, and retirement investment accounts; overdraft facilities; credit and payment cards; mortgage, personal, home, business, and construction loans; and production equipment financing, and working capital and international trade finance products. It also provides a range of banking services, such as investments, real estate, financial planning services, and trading through its online platform; and cash management services, as well as instruments for hedging exchange-rate and interest-rate risk. In addition, the company offers asset and wealth management services; and investment and hedging products, such as currencies, equities, bonds, derivatives, and structured products. Further, it engages in the market transactions in equities, fixed-income instruments, forex, and precious metals on behalf of clients. Additionally, the company provides life and disability insurance products, ATMs, and online banking services; manages finances and investments of high-net-worth individuals; and advisory services, such as tax planning, estate planning, and financial planning; and retirement, life insurance, and disability coverages. It primarily serves retail and business customers, and public sector institutions. The company was founded in 1845 and is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland.