Switzerland
UBS Global Wealth Management: Inside the World's Largest Private Bank Post-Credit Suisse
UBS Global Wealth Management is the world's largest private bank by invested assets, managing over $3.5 trillion following its forced absorption of Credit Suisse in 2023. The division's scale, service architecture, and fee structures define the benchmark against which all Swiss private banking is measured.
Alternative Trading Systems (ATS) in Switzerland
Definition
An Alternative Trading System (ATS) is an electronic trading venue that matches orders in securities — or, increasingly, digital assets — without the …
FINMA: Switzerland's Integrated Financial Regulator
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority — FINMA — supervises one of the world’s most complex and internationally significant financial systems …
Private Banking: Definition and Swiss Framework
Definition
Private banking is the provision of personalised financial services to high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs), ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs), …
Swiss Private Banking: How Switzerland Manages One-Third of Global Offshore Wealth
Switzerland manages approximately $3 trillion in offshore private banking assets — roughly one-third of all privately managed offshore wealth globally. This is …
The Credit Suisse Collapse: How Switzerland Lost Its Second Global Bank
On the evening of Sunday, 19 March 2023, UBS confirmed it had agreed to acquire Credit Suisse for CHF 3 billion in UBS shares. Swiss government guarantees of up …
SEBA Bank (now AMINA Bank): The Pioneer Swiss Crypto Bank
On 26 August 2019, Switzerland’s Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) granted banking and securities dealer licences to two newly formed …
Switzerland vs Liechtenstein: Comparing Two Alpine Financial Centers
Liechtenstein occupies a unique position in European financial geography. A principality of 38,000 inhabitants nestled between Switzerland and Austria, it is …