News, Comment & Analysis results for Switzerland

Financial Results
6 February 2026

Switzerland's Vontobel Reports Rise In 2025 Net Profit

Among other developments, the Zurich-listed firm said it is continuing to build out its private...

Awards
6 February 2026

EXCLUSIVE: Winners Of The WealthBriefing Swiss Awards 2026

This is the thirteenth time these annual awards in Switzerland have been unveiled. ...

Financial Results
4 February 2026

Full-Year 2025, Q4 Wealth Revenues Rise At UBS; Group Profits Surge

The final three months of 2025 appear to have wrapped up a strong year of financial results for the...

Awards
2 February 2026

A Preview On WealthBriefing Swiss Awards - Video Interview

In this video interview, the global director for our awards series explains how these awards work,...

Financial Results
2 February 2026

One-Off Effects Dent Julius Baer IFRS Net Profit For 2025; Underlying Earnings Gain

Underlying pre-tax profit showed a notable improvement from 2024. The headline figure was affected...

Company Profiles
28 January 2026

Growth By Solving Banks' Pain Points – In Conversation With SpeciTec

We talk to a firm that goes deep into the challenges that banks face around onboarding, risk...

M and A
27 January 2026

EFG International To Buy Fellow Zurich-Listed Bank

With pressures on margins remaining tight, private banks remain keen to make acquisitions that can...

Financial Results
26 January 2026

Profits Rise At UBP; Results Buoyed By Acquisitions

Results were given a boost in 2025 as the Swiss bank wrapped up its acquisitions of private banking...

Strategy
20 January 2026

Swiss Multi-Family Office Eyes AI Productivity Revolution

While reports say that adoption rates of AI are accelerating, the Swiss group reckons that it has...

Compliance
14 January 2026

Compliance Corner: Leonteq, Germany Licence Extension

The latest compliance news: regulatory developments, punishments, guidance, permissions and...

Comment & Analysis results for Switzerland

M and A
29 May 2024

Swiss Bank Consolidation Chatter Shows How Scale Dominates Thinking

Regardless of the truth of specific rumours and media stories, the idea that more Swiss banks might...

Compliance
9 November 2023

FINMA's Cryptocurrency Stance Makes Swiss Industry Nervous

Switzerland has made waves in the world of cryptos and digital assets. Its "crypto valley" in Zug...

Compliance
20 October 2022

As Swiss EAM New Regulation Deadline Looms, Banks, Others Eye Big Changes

At the start of 2023, external asset managers in Switzerland will live in a new regulatory...

Company Profiles
18 October 2022

Shining A Light On Risk, Returns With Performance Watcher

We talk to Performance Watcher by IBO, a Swiss organisation that uses an open-source model to...

Company Profiles
25 July 2022

Taking Blockchain Down A More Mainstream, Energy-Efficient Path

This publication talks to investor, restauranteur, sports sponsor, Saxo Bank co-founder and...

Strategy
30 November -0001

Banca del Gottardo: the Swiss bank with an Italian face

Founded in 1957 in Lugano Banca del Gottardo was once one of the first stops over the border for...