Grupo SBS

What Grupo SBS does

Grupo SBS is an Argentine financial services group operating for over 35 years from Buenos Aires, structured around wholly-owned subsidiaries SBS Trading S.A. (brokerage and market intermediation), SBS Asset Management (mutual fund management), and the Quicktrade digital platform. The group is registered with the CNV (Comisión Nacional de Valores) under Matrícula N° 53 as an ALyC and Agente de Negociación Integral, with active registrations across BYMA, MAV, A3 Mercados, and MAE that permit cross-market execution. Its core product set spans 38 open and closed mutual funds with over USD 1 billion in assets under administration, professional portfolio management for individuals and institutions, corporate debt issuance and structuring (USD 3,360 million in 2025 placements), and a Fondos de Asistencia Laboral (FAL) administration line for employer severance contributions regulated by CNV.

Underlying the franchise is a proprietary fintech stack anchored by Quicktrade, a digital trading platform enabling self-directed retail access to bonds, stocks, CEDEARs, mutual funds, and dollar MEP operations, plus Quicktrade API Market, a B2B infrastructure that distributes capital market products to virtual wallets and first-line banks reaching more than 2 million end-users. The technology architecture combines in-house trading and portfolio management systems with a published API surface for partner integrations and an exclusive managed CEDEARs account product.

The business model is multi-stream and capital-market-centric. Recurring revenue is generated from asset management fees on the USD 1 Bn+ AUM base; transactional revenue from brokerage commissions on stock exchange intermediation; episodic, high-margin revenue from structuring and placement fees on corporate and provincial debt; and licensing/transaction revenue from the API Market channel serving fintech partners. Customer segments are split between individual investors (via Quicktrade), corporate issuers (via direct institutional sales for debt issuance), institutional fund mandates, fintech partners (via API), and employers (via FAL). The firm remains privately held with no disclosed parent, no funding rounds, and a headcount of 51-100 employees.

Name

Grupo SBS

Legal name

SBS Trading S.A.

Website

https://gruposbs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Grupo SBS is an Argentine financial services group offering securities brokerage, 38 mutual funds with USD 1 Bn+ AUM, corporate debt issuance and structuring (USD 3.36 Bn in 2025), and the Quicktrade digital platform with a B2B API ecosystem serving 2M+ end-users.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Securities Brokerage and Asset Management

NAICS

Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities (523)

SIC

Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies (6211)

akta.pro primary industry

Treasury, Capital Structure & Liquidity Advisory (BPAHADAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Corporate Finance Advisory (Strategic Finance, Capital Structure & Recaps) (FSAEAGAE)

Keywords

• Securities brokerage services
• Mutual fund management
• Debt issuance structuring
• Digital trading platform
• Portfolio management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Buenos Aires

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Asset Management Fees: Revenue from managing 38 open and closed mutual funds, charging management fees on USD 1 Bn+ in assets under administration. As one of Argentina's largest independent mutual fund managers, this represents a core recurring revenue stream.
2. Trading and Brokerage Commissions: Commissions from stock exchange intermediation through SBS Trading S.A., acting as Settlement and Compensation Agent and Comprehensive Trading Agent (Matrícula N° 53 CNV).
3. Debt Issuance and Structuring Fees: Fees from structuring and placing debt instruments (obligaciones negociables, corporate bonds) for companies. In 2025, managed USD 3,360 MM in capital market issuances.
4. API Services (Quicktrade API Market): Revenue from providing API access to fintech partners (virtual wallets, banks), enabling them to offer capital market products to their customers. Serves 2+ million users through partner ecosystems.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Grupo SBS is an Argentine capital markets group that provides securities brokerage and intermediation, portfolio management, mutual fund (FCI) management, debt issuance and structuring for corporates, and a digital trading platform (Quicktrade) plus B2B API services (Quicktrade API Market) for fintech partners. It also manages mandatory Fondos de Asistencia Laboral (FAL) for employers. The company manages over USD 1 Bn across 38 open and closed mutual funds, facilitated USD 3,360 MM in capital market issuances in 2025, and reaches 2+ million users through its API ecosystem.

Product overview

Grupo SBS is a financial services group with over 35 years of experience specializing in securities brokerage, portfolio management, mutual funds (FCI), debt structuring and issuance. The company operates as a platform with distinct product lines: (1) SBS Asset Management - a family of 38 open and closed-end mutual funds managing over USD 1 billion; (2) SBS Trading - professional execution and portfolio management; (3) Emisión y Estructuración de Deuda - debt issuance and structuring services with over USD 3.360 billion in 2025 emissions; (4) Quicktrade - digital trading platform for retail clients; (5) Quicktrade API Market - B2B API enabling fintech partners to offer capital market products; and (6) Fondos de Asistencia Laboral (FAL) - mandatory labor assistance funds for severance payments. The company is one of the main independent FCI managers in Argentina, registered as SBS Trading S.A. with CNV Matricula N° 53.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SBS Asset Management: Family of mutual funds designed for different investment needs and objectives.
• SBS Trading
• Quicktrade
• FAL (Fondos de Asistencia Laboral)

Products and services

• SBS Asset Management Family of mutual funds (Fondos Comunes de Inversión) managed professionally by SBS Asset Management across 38 open and closed-end funds, with over USD 1 Bn in assets under administration, designed to meet different investor needs and objectives.
• SBS Trading Professional portfolio management with efficient execution capabilities for individuals, companies, and institutions operating in local and international markets, delivered via SBS Trading S.A. (CNV Matrícula N° 53).
• Emisión y Estructuración de Deuda Creative debt issuance and structuring strategies for injecting capital into companies, institutions, and development projects, having facilitated over USD 3.360 billion in capital market emissions in 2025.
• Quicktrade Digital trading platform and mobile application enabling individual clients to manage investments from anywhere, supporting bonds, stocks, CEDEARs, mutual funds, and dollar MEP operations.
• Quicktrade API Market B2B API service allowing fintech partners (virtual wallets and first-line banks) to provide their clients access to capital market products including bonds, CEDEARs, mutual funds, stocks, obligaciones negociables, dollar MEP, Cuenta Administrada de CEDEARs, and CEDEARs de ETF, serving over 2 million end-users.
• Fondos de Asistencia Laboral (FAL) Labor Assistance Funds managed by SBS Fondos under market-best standards to supplement employee severance pay through monthly employer contributions, regulated by CNV.
• Cuenta Administrada CEDEARs Exclusive managed account product from Grupo SBS allowing global investment diversification through CEDEARs of the most important companies in the world.
• Emisiones y Colocaciones Debt issuance and placement services for companies, having facilitated emissions for clients including Plaza Logística, Mastellone Hermanos, Crédito Directo S.A., Provincia del Chaco, IRSA, Cencosud, Arcor, Pecom, and others.

Quantifiable outcome

• USD 1 Bn+ in assets under administration
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers23 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Virtual Wallets and Banks (via Quicktrade API Market)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorQuicktrade API Market provides APIs to virtual wallets and first-line banks, enabling them to offer capital market products (bonds, stocks, CEDEARs, mutual funds, MEP dollar) to their customers. This B2B2C model serves 2+ million users through partner platforms, extending Grupo SBS's market reach significantly.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Allaria: Argentine broker-dealer and asset manager serving individuals, corporations, and institutions with brokerage, mutual funds, and debt structuring. Operates as a comparable full-service capital markets intermediary in Argentina.
• Bull Market Brokers: Argentina-focused retail broker with digital onboarding and self-directed trading capabilities. Closely comparable to Quicktrade as a digitally-native local brokerage competing for similar retail investors.
• Portfolio Personal de Inversiones (PPI): Argentine retail broker and asset manager offering local and international investment products. Competes with Quicktrade for retail trading volumes and with SBS Asset Management on FCI products.
• Adcap Securities Argentina: Independent Argentine broker-dealer active in equity and fixed income intermediation and corporate debt placement. Overlaps with SBS Trading S.A.'s brokerage and emission/placement franchises.
• Balanz: Independent Argentine broker-dealer and asset manager offering retail brokerage, portfolio management, mutual funds, and corporate debt issuance. Directly competes with Grupo SBS across all four business lines (asset management, trading, debt origination, and digital platforms).
• InvertirOnline (IOL): Argentina's largest retail online broker, providing trading in local and international instruments including CEDEARs and dollar MEP. Direct competitor to Quicktrade on retail self-directed trading.

Emerging players

• Cocos Capital: Argentine neobroker and investment app focused on retail investors and CEDEARs/dollar trading. Represents the emerging digital-first competitive threat to Quicktrade's retail platform.

Broad incumbents

• Macro Securities: Capital markets arm of Banco Macro, offering brokerage and corporate finance services in Argentina. Competes with SBS Trading in institutional brokerage and debt placement.
• Galicia Bursátil: Brokerage and asset management arm of Grupo Financiero Galicia, one of Argentina's largest private banks. Provides broader-ecosystem competition across retail brokerage, asset management, and corporate debt origination.
• Itaú Asset Management Argentina: Argentine asset management operation of Itaú Unibanco, offering FCI and institutional portfolio management. Provides broader-ecosystem competition to SBS Asset Management's mutual fund franchise.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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