At Sibos 2016 in late September, The Banker chaired a frank discussion of the challenges and options faced by the UK as it prepares to leave the EU, and whether it could take a leaf from the Swiss book. Dan Barnes reports.
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Latest articles from Switzerland
How Switzerland's financial sector copes outside the EU single market
September 1, 2016Switzerland’s rise as a European financial centre has followed an unorthodox path. Danielle Myles looks at the various ways its banks access the EU market, why the model is under threat, and how the Swiss plans to exploit Brexit.
Switzerland's populist salary-cap plan would not have paid off
November 25, 2013A referendum in Switzerland has rejected a proposal that would have seen top executives at a company restricted to salaries of no more than 12 times that of its lowest earners. Had the idea met with popular approval, says Brian Caplen, everyone in the country would have lost out.
Global banks wait for regulatory stars to align
January 2, 2013Banks that operate across borders must tackle differences between jurisdictions in a context where most regulators are intensifying the scrutiny of both balance sheet and strategy.
Merchant traders adapt to new financial landscape
December 3, 2012Despite well-publicised retrenchment in commodities finance by some European banks, merchant trading companies are still able to find sources of funding expand their business lines.
What matters when choosing a location
November 1, 2012Insch Capital Management's CEO, Christopher Cruden, explains the benefits of the asset management firm's relocation to Ticino in Switzerland.
EFG hopes to rise from Greek ashes
November 1, 2012The sale of both its Greek subsidiary and its financial products division is intended to leave the family-owned EFG Group as a pure private banking operation.
Asia's financial centres compete for wealth management supremacy
October 1, 2012As the economic scales tip in favour of emerging economies – particularly those in Asia – it seems increasingly likely that one of the region's leading financial centres will steal the status of global wealth management capital from Switzerland. The question is, which city will it be?
Central banks' intervention habit drives up reserves
September 12, 2012The Swiss National Bank has been the most aggressive central bank in a developed economy when it comes to seeking to stop its safe haven status from driving excessive currency appreciation, but many other such institutions are using other, more varied techniques.
Rapid response puts Credit Suisse capital bank on track
September 3, 2012Switzerland’s second largest bank had to react quickly with an innovative convertible offering after the country’s central bank demanded an increase in its capital base.
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