Private Banking

In Private Banking, we offer comprehensive advice and a broad range of wealth management solutions, including pension planning, life insurance products, tax planning and wealth and inheritance advice, which are tailored to the needs of high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals worldwide. In Switzerland, we supply banking products and services to high-net-worth, corporate and retail clients. We run one of the largest private banking organizations globally, with CHF 995.4 billion of assets under management as of the end of 2007. With 23,200 employees and Credit Suisse’s strong capital base, we serve 2.5 million clients, of which approximately 670,000 are high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals.

In Wealth Management, we serve our international clients through a network of dedicated relationship managers, specialists and a range of online services. As of the end of 2007, we were present in more than 170 locations around the world (including 72 locations in Switzerland) with over 3,100 relationship managers. Our independent Swiss private bank, Clariden Leu, serves wealthy private clients in Switzerland and 14 other countries with over 350 relationship managers.

In Corporate & Retail Banking, we serve businesses and retail banking clients through 216 branches in Switzerland as well as through contact centers and "Direct Net," our online banking platform, allowing our clients to conduct business from any location in the world at any time. Relationship managers for small and mid-sized corporate clients are based in more than 40 of our branches, while large domestic corporate clients are served through two regional offices in Zurich and Lausanne. Our regional bank, Neue Aargauer Bank, serves clients in the Canton of Aargau. The consumer finance company, BANK-now, is a specialized supplier of private credit offerings and car leasing in the Swiss market through various distribution channels, including 21 branches. retail clients.

Clients and Services

Private Banking worldwide
Private Clients in Switzerland
Business Banking in Switzerland