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PDF 13.09.2007 Vision 2015 – Switzerland among the top three centres of international finance worldwide PDF 04.07.2007 2nd Swiss – City of London Financial Round Table calls for a more principles-based approach to financial markets regulation PDF 26.06.2007 Vorsicht mit Zahlungsmitteln in den Ferien PDF 15.03.2007 New Swiss Bankers Association Guidelines on Informing Investors about Structured Products PDF 07.03.2007 Opinion Poll 2007: The Swiss believe strongly in their financial centre and support the protection of privacy PDF 08.12.2006 Hіhere Fachschule Bank und Finanz HFBF: BBT genehmigt Rahmenlehrplan der Schweizerischen Bankiervereinigung PDF 14.09.2006 Swiss Bankers Day 2006 in Bern - In Praise of Achievement! PDF 30.06.2006 London Round Table reinforces links between British and Swiss banks PDF 29.06.2006 Vorsicht mit Zahlungsmitteln in den Ferien PDF 21.06.2006 The SBA welcomes the modernisation of Swiss company law. More importance should be given to entrepreneurial self-determination and any weakening of the position of Boards of Directors should be avoided. PDF 28.02.2006 Swiss Bankers Association Survey 2006 – Image of Swiss banks improves still further – Continued strong support for bank-client confidentiality PDF 19.12.2005 Basel ll – Swiss banks in principle support the national implementation. Some questions remain about calibration PDF 21.10.2005 Supervisory Board for the Due Diligence Agreement: Work Report 2001 - 2005 PDF 15.09.2005 Swiss Bankers Day 2005 in Zurich – Please get involved! PDF 30.08.2005 The Swiss Finance Institute: Combining Resources in Banking and Finance PDF 03.08.2005 Swiss Federal Banking Commission’s Circular on Internal Surveillance and Control: the Swiss Bankers Association wants made-to-measure solutions and not blanket state regulation PDF 26.07.2005 Switzerland beefs up depositor protection PDF 13.07.2005 Technical College of Banking and Finance under starter’s orders PDF 30.06.2005 Ferien 2005 - Vorsicht mit Zahlungsmitteln PDF 29.04.2005 Switzerland’s plans to implement the FATF’s revised recommendations go too far and they need to be reworked by financial professionals with practical experience PDF 04.04.2005 All-Clear for Swiss Finance PDF 10.03.2005 Swiss Bankers Association Survey 2005 – Continued high level of trust in Swiss banks – Strong support for financial privacy PDF 01.02.2005 Financial markets supervision: banks agree in principle to new sanctions system PDF 16.09.2004 Swiss Bankers Day 2004 in Geneva PDF 10.09.2004 Swiss Bankers Association on the Bilateral II agreements: interests of Swiss financial centre remain guaranteed PDF 30.06.2004 Ferien 2004 - Vorsicht mit Zahlungsmitteln PDF 04.06.2004 Swiss Bankers Association promulgates Allocation Directives for the New Issues Market PDF 17.05.2004 Bilateral II Agreement: Swiss Bankers Association welcomes permanent safeguarding of client confidentiality PDF 05.04.2004 The Swiss Bankers Association welcomes a revision of the Stock Exchange Act article governing international administrative assistance and also calls for a rapid revision of the relevant article of the Swiss Penal Code dealing with insider trading PDF 25.02.2004 Swiss Bankers Association Survey 2004 - Swiss banks improve their image - Continued strong support for financial privacy PDF 19.09.2003 Swiss Bankers Day 2003 in Lucerne: Pierre Mirabaud confirmed as new Chairman of the Swiss Bankers Association PDF 24.07.2003 The Swiss Bankers Association believes that the new Basel Capital Accord (Basel ll) is basically going in the right direction but that it nevertheless does have some weak points PDF 26.06.2003 Ferien 2003 - Vorsicht mit Zahlungsmitteln PDF 23.06.2003 New Chairman of the Swiss Bankers Association / Pierre Mirabaud to take over from Georg Krayer PDF 04.06.2003 Swiss Bankers Association in principle satisfied with taxation of savings income agreement. Bank client confidentially remains fully guaranteed PDF 06.03.2003 Swiss Bankers Association Survey 2003 - Overwhelming support for financial privacy - High level of confidence in Swiss banks PDF 26.02.2003 Swiss bankers on promotional visit to the USA PDF 24.01.2003 Swiss Bankers Association’s "Directives on the Independence of Financial Research" approved by Swiss banking regulator PDF 22.01.2003 The Swiss Bankers Association is in principle satisfied with the European Union’s agreement - bank client confidentiality remains fully safeguarded PDF 17.01.2003 Revised Due Diligence Agreement strengthens customer identification procedures PDF 04.12.2002 Swiss Bankers Association issues Guidelines to guarantee the independence of financial analysis PDF 20.09.2002 Swiss Bankers Day 2002: Swiss Bankers Association Celebrates 90th Anniversary PDF 28.06.2002 Ferien 2002 - Vorsicht mit Zahlungsmitteln PDF 04.06.2002 Swiss Bankers Association: Survey 2002 - High level of support for protection of privacy - High degree of confidence in own main bank PDF 03.06.2002 High level of support for protection of privacy PDF 25.04.2002 High degree of confidence in own main bank PDF 06.03.2002 A delegation representing "Swiss Plus - Financial Excellence" is currently visiting New York to publicise the strengths of the Swiss financial centre. It is the first "Swiss Plus" event ever to be held in the United States. PDF 04.03.2002 Supervisory Board for the Due Diligence Agreement: Work Report 1998 - 2001 PDF 17.01.2002 New draft law governing the finances of the Swiss Confederation only partly fulfils expectations of Swiss banks PDF 27.12.2001 Inländische Steuerwerte für Devisenkurse – Öffnungszeiten der Bankschalter über den Jahreswechsel PDF 20.12.2001 Swiss Bankers Association Welcomes New Professional Education and University Article in the Federal Constitution PDF 18.12.2001 Swiss Bankers Association gives qualified welcome to revision of Data Protection Law PDF 17.12.2001 Repossession and Safekeeping of Copies of Documents of the Independent Commission of Experts (Switzerland - Second World War) - Disposal of Historically Insignificant Material PDF 14.12.2001 Die Schweizerische Bankiervereinigung begrüsst erneute Verschiebung von Basel II (in German only) PDF 12.12.2001 Swiss Performance Presentation Standard (SPPS) to match international standards PDF 20.09.2001 Swiss financial privacy does not protect terrorists PDF 14.09.2001 Swiss Bankers' Day 2001 takes place in Lugano against a background of mourning following the terrorist outrages in the USA PDF 04.09.2001 Draft federal law on the promotion of low-cost housing has significant deficiencies PDF PDF Position paper for the above - only in French 12.07.2001 Swiss Bankers Association Welcomes Draft Revision of National Bank Law PDF PDF Position paper for the above - only in German (44KB - PDF) 05.07.2001 Swiss Bankers Association: Don't Let Thieves Spoil Your Holiday and - the Introduction of the Euro is Almost Upon Us PDF www.euro-cash.ch 21.06.2001 Bancomedia - Multimedia Economics Teaching Programme PDF www.bancomedia.ch 18.06.2001 Swiss Bankers Association: Survey 2001 The Swiss stand firmly behind financial privacy and the image of Swiss banks remains positive PDF PDF Survey for the above - only in German PDF Survey for the above - only in French 30.05.2001 The Swiss Bankers Association views, to a large extent, the Experts' Report "Bank Reorganisation, Bank Liquidation and Depositor Protection" favourably. The compulsory supplementary guarantee for big banks, however, should be rejected. PDF PDF Consultation procedure for the above - only in German 22.02.2001 Swiss Bankers Association categorically rejects sweeping criticisms of Montebourg Report PDF 20.02.2001 Swiss Bankers Association against "Yes to Europe" Initiative PDF 05.02.2001 Swiss Bankers Association publishes 21,000 names of World War II-era bank accounts. PDF 31.01.2001 Swiss Bankers Association favours Integration of Bank and Insurance Supervision PDF Archive 2000 Top Dossiers Regulation The fight against money laundering Bank client confidentiality   Swiss-Europe   Information for bank clients   © SwissBanking 2008. All rights reserved. | Disclaimer