The four largest banks in the country have seen a steady increase in mortgage holdings over the past five years.
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Switzerland meets challenges with solutions
January 4, 2021Switzerland’s financial centre faces its challenges with confidence, says Jörg Gasser, CEO of the Swiss Bankers Association.
Swiss ‘no’ does not end international debate on monetary reform
July 4, 2018It is up to academics and policy-makers to educate the public on the benefits of greater state control of money supply, says Martin Brown, professor of banking at the University of St Gallen.
State-of-the-art wealth management requires industrialisation as its foundation
November 28, 2016Implementing digitalisation and other solutions in wealth management requires an underlying industrialisation approach to be put in place first if significant efficiency gains and higher margins are to be achieved, write Kristof Trautwein and Pascal Gantenbein.
What can a post-Brexit UK can learn from Switzerland?
November 1, 2016At 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.
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.
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