Among the various aspects of Swiss banking, one of the best known abroad is probably the Swiss banking secrecy.

Swiss banking secrecy is the banker's professional obligation to keep the details of a client's financial and personal affairs' including the very existence of the relationship with the client' strictly private.

The legal system can waive the confidentiality rules in case of criminal offences. Outside of these cases, Swiss bank clients enjoy limitless protection and the knowledge that their manager will always maintain absolute discretion. In this domain, personal and professional ethics lie deeper than laws.

We also refer to our publication Swiss Banking Secrecy.