The canton of Schwyz is a canton in central Switzerland between the Alps in the south, Lake Lucerne to the west and Lake Zürich in the north, centred on and named after the town of Schwyz.
Schwyz is a town and the capital of the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.
The Swiss franc, or simply the franc, is the currency and legal tender of Switzerland and Liechtenstein. It is also legal tender in the Italian exclave of Campione d'Italia which is surrounded by Swiss territory. The Swiss National Bank (SNB) issues banknotes and the federal mint Swissmint issues coins.
The Swiss Life Group is the largest life insurance company of Switzerland and one of Europe’s leading comprehensive life and pensions and financial services providers, with approximately CHF 255.7 bn of assets under management. Founded in 1857 in Zurich as the Schweizerische Lebensversicherungs und Rentenanstalt cooperative, the company entered the Swiss stock market in 1997 and adopted its current name in 2002. In 2023 the group declared an adjusted profit from operations of CHF 1.50 billion, a 1% increase compared to the previous year. Net profit increased by 8% to CHF 1.11 billion. Swiss Life is one of the twenty companies listed under the Swiss Market Index, as SLHN.
The cantonal banks are 24 Swiss government-owned commercial banks. Most of them were founded between 1834 and 1916, although the Banque cantonale du Jura was founded in 1979, as the canton of Jura was not formed until 1978, by its separation from the Canton of Berne. 21 are provided by the canton in which they are based, with a guarantee for the assets held there.
UBS Group AG is a multinational investment bank and financial services company founded and based in Switzerland. Headquartered simultaneously in Zürich and Basel, it maintains a presence in all major financial centres as the largest Swiss banking institution and the largest private bank in the world. UBS investment bankers and private bankers are known for their strict bank–client confidentiality and culture of banking secrecy. Because of the bank's large positions in the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific markets, the Financial Stability Board considers it a global systemically important bank.
Zurich Cantonal Bank is the largest cantonal bank and fourth largest bank in Switzerland, with total assets of over CHF 150 billion.
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise (BCV) is the cantonal bank of the Swiss Canton of Vaud. Headquartered in Lausanne, it is Vaud's biggest bank by balance sheet. BCV is a universal bank providing retail banking, corporate banking, wealth management, and trading services.
Raiffeisen Switzerland is a cooperative of cooperatives – the union of all independent Swiss Raiffeisen banks. It bears responsibility for the business policy and strategy within the Raiffeisen Group. The 219 independent Raiffeisen banks of Switzerland are organised as cooperatives. With 896 branch offices in total, they make up the densest branch network of any Swiss bank. After the acquisition of Credit Suisse by UBS, the Raiffeisen Group has become the second-largest banking group in Switzerland with client assets under management of 246.6 billion francs. Since June 2014, Raiffeisen has been classified as one of Switzerland's systemically important banks and must therefore meet special requirements in terms of capital. Raiffeisen Switzerland has 3.65 million clients in Switzerland, of whom approximately 1.9 million are cooperative members and thus co-owners of their regional Raiffeisen banks.
Aargauische Kantonalbank is a cantonal bank based in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland. Its head office is situated at Aarau (AG). Founded in 1913, Aargau Cantonal Bank in 2021 had 832 employees and 32 offices in Switzerland, total assets were 31 777.48 mln CHF.
Cantonal Bank of Valais is a Swiss cantonal bank of the Swiss canton of Valais. It is part of the 24 cantonal banks serving Switzerland's 26 cantons. The bank was founded in 1916.
Basellandschaftliche Kantonalbank (BLKB) is a Swiss cantonal bank which is part of the 24 cantonal banks serving Switzerland's 26 cantons. The bank was founded in 1864.
Basler Kantonalbank is a Swiss cantonal bank, one of the 24 cantonal banks serving Switzerland's 26 cantons, founded in 1899. In 2019, Basler Kantonalbank had 15 branches with 842 total employees; the total assets of the bank were CHF 27.305 billion. Basler Kantonalbank has a full state guarantee of its liabilities.
The Berner Kantonalbank AG (BEKB) (in French: Banque Cantonale Bernoise SA (BCBE)), operating under the brand name "BEKB | BCBE" and based in the Swiss canton of Bern, is a public limited company under private law founded in 1834 as one of the first cantonal banks of its kind, serving Switzerland's 26 cantons. At the end of 2020, the total financial assets of BEKB were valued at 36.4 billion Swiss francs with their staff comprising approximately 1,230 employees (or 1,000 full-time equivalents).
The Urner Kantonalbank is the cantonal bank of the Canton of Uri, having its seat in Altdorf. It was founded in 1915 and is organized as a public-law institution. The bank is the market leader in the Canton of Uri operating ten offices, other than its headquarters. Urner Kantonalbank had 103 employees and total assets of 3.05 billion Swiss francs at the end of 2016.
Nathalie Henseler is a Swiss entrepreneur, author and politician (FDP).
Glarner Kantonalbank is the cantonal bank and the dominant retail banking group in the Swiss canton of Glarus.
Thurgauer Kantonalbank is a Swiss cantonal bank serving the canton of Thurgau. The head office is based in Weinfelden.
Schaffhauser Kantonalbank is a Swiss cantonal bank that serves and is based in Schaffhausen. It is wholly owned by the Swiss Canton of Schaffhausen and serves the area with six branches and ten ATMs. The bank offers both public and commercial banking services including savings, cards, real estate and investments.
Margrit Weber-Röllin was a Swiss schoolteacher and politician. A member of the Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland, she was the first woman to serve in the Cantonal Council of Schwyz and the first woman to be Landammann of Schwyz.
