Swiss Bankers Association - SwissBanking

Opinions30.09.2021

Sustainability is key for the Swiss financial centre

Everyone – the Swiss financial centre included – wants to preserve the natural environment. If we lead the way in sustainability and continue to build on our position as a prime location for sustainable finance, we will do more than just reduce our global ecological footprint: we will unlock new market opportunities. At the same time, the financial sector can only make an effective contribution towards sustainability if it remains competitive and has the right framework conditions in place for it to realise this ambition.

Read more

99% initiative fails to resonate with Swiss voters

The Swiss electorate today voted strongly against the Young Socialists’ “99% initiative”. The Swiss Bankers Association (SBA) was involved in the non-party committee campaigning against the initiative and expressly welcomes the “no” vote, which underscores the population’s faith in the existing tax system and will prevent confusing and arbitrary changes at everyone’s expense.

Read more

Stay informed

Subscribe to our quarterly newsletter «Insight»

Press releases16.09.2021

Swiss Bankers Association shaping financial centre’s future

New SBA Chairman: Herbert J. Scheidt hands over to Marcel Rohner

Read more

Opinions14.09.2021

Reconciling data privacy and added value for customers: conclusions from the SBA blog series on handling data

Last summer the Swiss Bankers Association (SBA) published its guidelines on handling data in day-to-day business. In the SBA blog series, experts from different fields explored key issues around Data. A summary of the findings and an outlook on a potential further development of the topic.

Read more

Press releases31.08.2021

Banks held up well in pandemic year

SBA publishes Banking Barometer 2021

Read more

Opinions26.08.2021

From lab to factory: how can AI solutions be scaled effectively in banking?

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a key technology for the future of banking. As with other important digital technologies, the gains made in terms of speed and efficiency by implementing initial use cases have quickly raised the question of how scalable AI solutions are. Agile methods such as DevOps and focused AI labs offer a means of developing solution strategies and addressing uncertainties arising from internal factors, regulatory requirements and ethical considerations.

Read more

Press releases19.08.2021

Net zero by 2050: climate target requires annual investments of CHF 12.9 bn

Swiss financial centre can actively support the transition through bank loans and capital market instruments

Read more