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New platform brings together expertise on Switzerland's financial centre

With the Swiss Banking Outlook Branchenforum Forum 2026, the Swiss Bankers Association (SBA) is launching a new dialogue platform for Switzerland's financial centre. The inaugural event will take place in Zurich at the end of August 2026 and bring together experts from member institutions. The focus of the first edition is the competitiveness of Switzerland's financial centre.

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Swiss Banking opposes tightening of the Lex Koller

The Swiss Bankers Association (SBA) opposes the tightening of the Lex Koller proposed by the Federal Council. The proposal fails to achieve its objective of reducing housing costs and instead risks undermining Switzerland’s attractiveness as a business location and investment activity in the real estate market, with negative consequences also for pension provision.

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Six Consecutive Years in the Global Top Ten

Only five countries worldwide have consistently ranked among the top ten since 2020 in one of the leading global rankings for financial regulation and transparency. What these countries have in common, and why Switzerland has been among them for six consecutive years, is highlighted by the new Global Financial Regulation, Transparency and Compliance Index (GFRTCI).

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Opinions09.07.2026

More than digital money: how tokenisation is changing financial markets

The discourse on tokenisation has entered a new phase. Whereas the focus was mainly on digital means of payment in recent years, the tokenisation of assets is increasingly coming to the fore. This year’s Point Zero Forum in Zurich showed that the importance of distributed ledger technology (DLT) extends far beyond payments and has the potential to bring about a structural transformation of financial markets.

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SNB confirms the resilience of Swiss banks

The Swiss National Bank (SNB) has today published its Financial Stability Report 2026. It confirms the high level of resilience of the Swiss banking sector. In an environment characterised by geopolitical tensions, heightened uncertainty and global risks, the SNB assesses the capitalisation, liquidity position and loss-absorbing capacity of Swiss banks as robust overall.

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Opinions02.07.2026

From lab to workshop – digital currencies ready to become a reality

The high-profile speakers at the Point Zero Forum made it clear that the fog around digital currencies is starting to lift. Fundamental scepticism towards stablecoins has given way to recognition of their potential, and it is now time to make the leap from exploration and innovation into implementation.

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Opinions02.07.2026

Hot topics: reflections on the Point Zero Forum and Swiss Fintech Week

As the weather hotted up in Zurich last week, so too did the debate, with the Point Zero Forum coinciding with the first Swiss Fintech Week. Both formats highlighted the dynamic interplay of the financial industry, technology and regulation.

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