A timely guide to the complex financial markets and banking secrecy of SwitzerlandSince 1934, when Switzerland's federal bank secrecy law was passed, the line between myth and reality with regard to Swiss banking has been blurred. But over the past decade, there have been dramatic changes in the...

The failure of major banks in 2023, such as Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), Signature Bank, First Republic Bank, and Credit Suisse, points to the continuing need for financial institutions to price liquidity risk properly and for financial systems to find alternative sources of liquidity in times of...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Finanzplatz Schweiz: Financial Center Switzerland -- Chapter 3: Swiss Banking System -- Chapter 4: Swiss Bank (Customer) Secrecy & the International Exchange of Information -- Chapter 5: Swiss Financial Market Regulators & Laws -- Chapter 6: Swiss...