Equity Ownershipin Switzerland2006

With the financial support of the Ecoscientia Foundation and the NCCR FIN-RISK (National Centre of Competence in Research “Financial Valuation and RiskManagement”), the Swiss Banking Institute of the University of Zurich conductedthe survey “Equity Ownership in Switzerland 2006”. This survey has been car-ried out and published previously in 2000, 2002 and 2004. The aim of the surveyis to determine the number of direct and indirect equity owners in Switzerlandand to gain a clear picture of investor behavior, taking into account the changesin financial markets which have occurred since the first survey. The survey usesa random sample of 2,000 persons and an extensive set of questions. Alongwith the surveys conducted in previous years, this series constitutes the lar-gest body of data ever recorded and evaluated on private investment behaviorin Switzerland.