News, Comment & Analysis results for FINMA

Banking Crisis
7 January 2026

UBS Sells $3 Billion Of AT1 Bonds – Media

Additional Tier 1 bonds are a form of "bail-in" instrument designed to avoid taxpayers being...

Legal
27 November 2025

Credit Suisse AT1 Bondholders: Navigating Legal Routes After Swiss Write-Down

Recent legal developments mean that those bondholders who were left out of pocket under terms of...

Financial Results
29 October 2025

UBS Pre-Tax Profit Rises In Q3 2025; Wealth Revenues, Assets Gain

The bank reported a generally positive set of results, noting, for example, that it was making...

Compliance
26 August 2025

HSBC Reportedly Offloads More Than 1,000 Middle East Clients Amid Regulatory Clampdown

The reported removal of such clients follows actions by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory...

Strategy
9 July 2025

Deutsche Bank Sets Sights High On EAM Sector

Deutsche Bank’s EAM focus is a strategic plank in the Emerging Markets business, a senior figure...

Banking Crisis
9 June 2025

UBS Criticises Proposed Swiss Capital Hike, Says It Diverges From Global Standards

In a process that revives memories of the way bank regulation was addressed after 2008, financial...

M and A
11 March 2025

J Safra Sarasin Buys Majority Stake In Saxo

The transaction – subject to regulatory clearance – is valued at more than €1.6 billion or...

Financial Results
12 February 2025

Pictet’s Profit, AuM Up In 2024

Swiss private bank Pictet, which operates in a number of regions, has released its unaudited...

Financial Results
28 January 2025

UBP’s Profits Rose In 2024

Swiss private bank Union Bancaire Privée released positive financial results for 2024. ...

Banking Crisis
22 January 2025

UBS Chief Executive Urges Switzerland Against Overly Heavy Capital Rules – Report

While he wants Switzerland to avoid hampering banks with rules that make them uncompetitive, the...

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