St. Galler Kantonalbank AG, a cantonal bank, provides banking products and services to the local population, and small and middle-sized companies in the Cantons of St. Gallen and Appenzell Ausserrhoden. It offers asset management products, including investment funds and packages, and structured products; trades in equities, derivatives, bonds, in-house and third-party funds, and customized structured products; services, such as mortgages, Lombard loans, sureties and guarantees, etc.; and financial planning services comprising succession planning, retirement planning, and wealth tax advisory services, as well as e-banking and investment research services. The company was formerly known as St. Gallische Kantonalbank and changed its name to St. Galler Kantonalbank AG in 2000. The company was founded in 1868 and is based in Sankt Gallen, Switzerland.