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Posted on September 26th, 2011
The Swiss Bankers Association (SBA) recognises the need to monitor systemic stability and supports efforts to improve the stability of the financial system. Indeed, one of the main lessons to be drawn from the financial crisis is that there has been insufficient international monitoring of systemic risks, resulting in these being underestimated. The [...]
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Posted on September 20th, 2011
In a joint study the Swiss Bankers Association (SBA) and The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) investigate the outlook for Swiss banks going forward. Bank revenues could rise by more than CHF 10 billion by 2015.
Against the backdrop of a rapidly changing financial industry worldwide, the purpose of the study was to [...]
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Posted on September 12th, 2011
Contents:
Chairman’s Foreword
Dictators’ assets: What next?
FATCA (US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act)
Swiss real estate market: The price boom gives rise to debate
Financial Literacy: A guide through the financial jungle
Social Media: Of “friends” and “followers”
Reports from the Commissions
Areas of Responsibility within the Office
Association Business
Accounts
Organs of the Swiss Bankers Association
Bank Institutions
Utility Infrastructure Providers, Associations and Federations
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Posted on September 11th, 2011
In 2010, the main factors that influenced the Swiss banking environment were the economic upswing and the continuing very low interest rates. The domestic mortgage volume increased by 4.6% and the aggregate balance sheet total of all banks in Switzerland rose by 1.7%. Bank profits grew by 13.4% to CHF 61.5 bn. The [...]
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Posted on July 17th, 2011
The Swiss financial centre, with banking as the leading sector, is of major international importance and among the global market leaders in many areas. The financial centre makes a substantial contribution to gross value added in Switzerland and hence to the prosperity of the entire Swiss population. The banks are hugely important to [...]
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