Our business divisions

Within Swiss Universal Bank, we offer comprehensive advice and a broad range of financial solutions to private, corporate and institutional clients primarily domiciled in Switzerland. We serve our clients through the following six dedicated business areas in order to cater to our Swiss client base: Digital Banking, Private Banking and Premium Clients within the Private Clients business, and Corporate Banking, Investment Banking and Institutional Clients within the Corporate & Institutional Clients business.

Key figures (as of end-2020)

13220
employees (full-time equivalents)

1770
relationship managers

671
assets under management (in CHF billion)

Our Private Clients business has a leading client franchise in Switzerland, serving approximately 1.5 million clients, including UHNWI, high-net-worth individual (HNWI), affluent and retail clients. Our service offering is based on our structured advisory process, distinct client-segment-specific value propositions and coverage models as well as access to a broad range of comprehensive products and services. Our network includes 1,290 relationship managers in 109 branches. Additionally, our clients benefit from the advice of more than 300 specialists in areas such as investing, wealth and real estate planning, and lending. Our consumer finance business BANK-now has 17 branches. Also, we offer our clients the world’s leading credit card brands through Swisscard AECS GmbH, an equity method investment jointly owned with American Express.

Our Corporate & Institutional Clients business offers expert advice and high-quality services to a wide range of clients, serving the needs of over 100,000 corporations and institutions, including large corporate clients, small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs), institutional clients, external asset managers, financial institutions and commodity traders. This business also includes our Swiss investment banking business, serving corporate clients and financial institutions in connection with financing transactions in debt and equity capital markets and advising on M&A transactions. Our business includes 480 relationship managers who serve our clients out of 58 locations.

International Wealth Management is an integrated wealth manager catering to the needs of our private, corporate and institutional clients by offering expert advice and a broad range of financial solutions.

Key figures (as of end-2020)

9850
employees (full-time equivalents)

1140
relationship managers

806
assets under management (in CHF billion)

Our business provides comprehensive advisory services and tailored investment and financing solutions to wealthy private clients and external asset managers in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America. We serve our clients through 1,140 relationship managers in 42 cities in 25 countries, utilizing comprehensive access to the broad spectrum of Credit Suisse's global resources and capabilities as well as a wide range of proprietary and third-party products and services.

The Asia Pacific division delivers an integrated wealth management offering, spanning private banking, financing, underwriting and advisory, to our target ultra-high-net-worth, entrepreneur and corporate clients.

Key figures (as of end-2020)

6890
employees (full-time equivalents)

3155
net revenues (CHF million)

221
assets under management in Private Banking (in CHF billion)

Our comprehensive suite of wealth management capabilities includes investment funds, discretionary mandates, wealth planning services such as family office and philanthropy advisory, lending solutions, debt and equity underwriting of public offerings and private placements, and advisory related to M&A. Our close collaboration with the other divisions of the bank globally supports and enables our wealth management activities in the region by providing global connectivity, innovative products and holistic solutions to our Asia Pacific clients.

The Investment Bank offers a broad range of financial products and services focused on client-driven businesses and also supports Credit Suisse's global wealth management businesses and their clients.

Our suite of products and services includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and capital raising and advisory services. Our clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, sovereigns, ultra-high-net-worth and institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, financial sponsors and private individuals around the world. We deliver our investment banking capabilities globally through regional and local teams based in both major developed and emerging market centers. Our integrated business model enables us to deliver high value, customized solutions that leverage the expertise offered across Credit Suisse and that help our clients unlock capital and value in order to achieve their strategic goals.

Our Asset Management division offers investment solutions and services globally to a broad range of clients, including pension funds, governments, foundations and endowments, corporations and individuals, along with our private banking businesses. Our asset management capabilities span across a diversified range of asset classes, with a focus on select traditional and alternative strategies.