List of banks in Switzerland

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Systemically important banks

Globally systemically important banks [1]

Domestically systemically important banks [2]

Top-tier Swiss banks

Other Swiss-based banks with a significant presence domestically and overseas with considerable assets under management.[ citation needed ]

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Family-owned Swiss banks

Ethical banks in Switzerland

Swiss branches of international banks

From 2008 to 2017 there was a reduction in the number of foreign banks in Switzerland
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Foreign-controlled banks
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From 2008 to 2017 there was a reduction in the number of foreign banks in Switzerland
  Foreign-controlled banks
  Branches of foreign banks

Belgium

Brazil

Denmark

France

Germany

Israel

Italy

Japan

Lebanon

Liechtenstein

Luxembourg

Middle East

Netherlands

Portugal

None

Russia

South Africa

Spain

United Kingdom

*Standard Chartered Bank (Switzerland) SA(No offices anymore in Switzerland)

United States

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References

  1. "2015 update of group of global systemically important banks (G-SIBs)" (PDF). Financial Stability Board. 3 November 2015.
  2. "Determination of systemically important banks". Publications: Banking sector. Swiss National Bank. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  3. Vergely, Antoine (2 October 2018). "The end of the Swiss tax haven?". VoxEurop/EDJNet. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  4. Dutch Business Round Table Zwitserland Van Lanschot Zwitserland investeert in versterking in Zürich en Genève https://dbrt.ch/nieuws/lanschot-versterkt-aanwezigheid-zwitserland/ Accessed 15 January 2021