Credit Suisse Group is one of the world-leading financial services companies. The group is established as a result of a merger of Credit Suisse and Credit Suisse First Boston in 2005. After the merger, there are only two big banks left - UBS AG and the Credit Suisse Group, taking together over 50% of the balance sheet total of all banks in Switzerland. Credit Suisse is domiciled in Zürich and has branches in Cayman, Dubai, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Labuan, London, Luxemburg, Madrid, Milano, Nassau, New York, Paris, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Taipei, Tokyo, Toronto.
Bank Hugo Kahn – was founded in 1923 by Hugo Kahn. This is small bank still owned by the Kahn family. The bank focuses on the traditional business of wealth management and of professional investment advice for private investors. Bank Hugo Kahn follows its strategy of low risks and long term orientation. The main areas of work of the bank are wealth management and investment advice – tax and legal advice, especially for EU residents, securities and foreign exchange dealings, financial and market analysis, execution of stock market transactions worldwide, trading in alternative instruments (hedge funds, derivatives and structured products and private equity), industry analyses (banking, insurance, food industry, technology, medicine, pharmaceuticals, mechanical and electrical engineering, chemicals, etc).
| Year | Equity | Capital | Reserves | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 17,946,199 15,200 | 4,399,665 10,000 | 13,546,534 5,200 | 222,389,307 43,246 |
| 2003 | 17,946,199 15,200 | 4,399,665 10,000 | 13,546,534 5,200 | 217,425,040 45,231 |
| 2004 | 17,957,688 15,300 | 4,399,665 10,000 | 13,558,023 5,300 | 288,052,537 46,781 |
| 2005 | 23,734,561 15,400 | 4,399,665 10,000 | 19,334,896 5,400 | 550,903,039 50,347 |
| 2006 | 23,700,092 15,600 | 4,399,665 10,000 | 19,300,427 5,600 | 612,631,299 44,394 |