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Barclays Bank (Suisse) SA, Geneva; Barclays Capital, Zurich Branch of Barclays Bank PLC, London; HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) SA, Geneva; IG Bank S.A., Geneva; Lloyds Bank plc, Londres, succursale de Genève, Geneva *Standard Chartered Bank (Switzerland) SA (No offices anymore in Switzerland)
The Pictet Group, known as Pictet, is a Swiss multinational private bank and financial services company founded in Switzerland. Headquartered in Geneva, it is one of the largest Swiss banks and primarily offers services in wealth management, asset management, and asset servicing, to private clients and institutions.
A hub of tourism, many private banks service the city and maintain underground bunkers and storage facilities for gold at the foothills of the Swiss Alps. Banking in Switzerland dates to the early 18th century through Switzerland's merchant trade and over the centuries has grown into a complex and regulated international industry.
Union Bancaire Privée (UBP SA) is a private bank and wealth management firm headquartered in Geneva. UBP is one of the largest private banks in Switzerland, and serves private and institutional clients. The bank was founded in 1969 by Edgar de Picciotto.
Its operations are organised into three divisions: private banking (wealth management), asset management, and IT and back and middle office services for other financial institutions. In 2022, the bank had total client assets of CHF 296 billion, [2] which makes it one of the biggest players in the Swiss private banking sector. [5] [6]
It was one of 14 Swiss banks under investigation. [73] Separately, in 2013, German authorities began to probe Credit Suisse, its private bank subsidiary Clariden Leu, and its regional subsidiary Neue Aargauer Bank for helping German citizens evade taxes. [74] In 2012, the bank eventually entered into a €150 million settlement with the ...
Prior to the merger with Swiss Bank Corporation, UBS purchased a group of smaller Swiss banks in 1994 including the Cantonal Bank of Appenzell-Ausserrhoden in 1996, [81] and in 1997 Schröder, Münchmeyer, Hengst & Co. from Lloyds Bank was acquired to improve access to the German investment banking and private wealth management markets. [110]
In July 2015, Syz acquired the Royal Bank of Canada's Swiss branch. [14] In November 2016, Bank Syz was voted for the third year in a row Best Private Banking Boutique by the jury of the Global Private Banking Awards 2016 organized by the British magazines Professional Wealth Management (PWM) and The Banker, two publications in the Financial ...