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 Sarasin & Co. Ltd is established in 1841. It is SWX-listed public limited company. Principal activities - investment advisory and asset management services for private and institutional clients, investment funds business, inheritance and financial planning and advice on tax matters. The bank is headquartered in Basel, having offices in Zurich, Geneva and Lugano. The Sarasin Group has international branches in Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
| Year | Equity | Capital | Reserves | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 17,946,199 839,751 | 4,399,665 61,155 | 13,546,534 778,596 | 222,389,307 3,111,818 |
| 2003 | 17,946,199 600,559 | 4,399,665 61,155 | 13,546,534 539,404 | 217,425,040 3,171,345 |
| 2004 | 17,957,688 606,674 | 4,399,665 61,155 | 13,558,023 545,519 | 288,052,537 3,162,725 |
| 2005 | 23,734,561 606,674 | 4,399,665 61,155 | 19,334,896 545,519 | 550,903,039 3,516,280 |
| 2006 | 23,700,092 617,071 | 4,399,665 61,155 | 19,300,427 555,916 | 612,631,299 4,172,807 |