Switzerland and its Banks : A Short History

by Nils Herger

Chapter 1. Introduction and Overview -- Chapter 2. Historical Background -- Chapter 3. Banks in the Old Confederation and in Geneva (Before 1848) -- Chapter 4. Free Banking and the Foundation of the Swiss National Bank (1826-1907) -- Chapter 5. Railway Boom, the Big Banks, and the Ascent of Zurich as Financial Centre (1848-1914) -- Chapter 6. A Safe Haven in an Unstable World (1914-1945) -- Chapter 7. The Golden Age (1946-1970s) -- Chapter 8. Swiss Banking During Financial Globalisation (1970s-2008) -- Chapter 9. Global Financial Crisis, Too-big-to-fail Problem, and the End of Banking Secrecy (Since 2008) -- Chapter 10. Why Are There So Many Banks in Switzerland? A Tentative Answer.

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Year of publication:	2023
Authors:	Herger, Nils
Publisher:	2023.: Cham : Springer International Publishing 2023.: Cham : Imprint: Springer
Subject:	Swiss banking \| Swiss confederation \| Swiss National Bank \| Geneva \| Savings-bank movement \| Zurich as financial centre \| Banking secrecy \| Financial development \| Effects of the Great Depression \| Washington Agreement \| Financial globalisation \| Real estate crisis \| Global financial crisis \| UBS \| Financial innovations \| Banknote competition \| Swiss franc \| Free-banking system \| Secret numbered accounts \| Schweiz \| Switzerland \| Finanzkrise \| Financial crisis \| Bank \| Welt \| World \| Finanzsektor \| Financial sector \| Finanzplatz \| Financial centre \| Bankgeschichte \| Banking history

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Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (XVII, 183 p. 25 illus., 16 illus. in color.)
Series:	Frontiers in Economic History
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
ISBN:	978-3-031-35904-0 ; 978-3-031-35903-3 ; 978-3-031-35905-7 ; 978-3-031-35906-4
Other identifiers:	10.1007/978-3-031-35904-0 [DOI]
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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