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.
Banque Piguet & Cie SA – established in 1856, in 2006 celebrated its 150th anniversary. The bank is 83% owned by Banque Cantonale Vaudoise (BCV) – the 5th largest bank in Switzerland. This gives Banque Piguet the stability of a semi-government shareholder. Currently, the bank manages assets in the amount of CHF 5.5 billion. Banque Piguet specialises in private banking, institutional asset management and services to independent portfolio managers.
| Year | Equity | Capital | Reserves | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 17,946,199 46,000 | 4,399,665 20,000 | 13,546,534 26,000 | 222,389,307 299,781 |
| 2003 | 17,946,199 52,800 | 4,399,665 20,000 | 13,546,534 32,800 | 217,425,040 347,369 |
| 2004 | 17,957,688 58,640 | 4,399,665 20,000 | 13,558,023 38,640 | 288,052,537 381,000 |
| 2005 | 23,734,561 66,680 | 4,399,665 20,000 | 19,334,896 46,680 | 550,903,039 383,708 |
| 2006 | 23,700,092 79,580 | 4,399,665 20,000 | 19,300,427 59,580 | 612,631,299 410,211 |