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Raiffeisen sharply raises growth forecast: Data on Swiss economic growth in the second quarter came in significantly more robust than most economists had anticipated. This has now led to a series of clearly more positive economic outlooks. Raiffeisen Switzerland is among them. #EnglishNews

Prominent Zurich Liberals Lobby Against Too Stringent UBS Capital Requirements: The debate over UBS’s future capital requirements is entering a new round. Zurich cantonal president and economics director Carmen Walker Späh, together with Zurich FDP president Filippo Leutenegger, is… #EnglishNews

RBC BlueBayAappoints New Head of Switzerland: An experienced asset management executive takes the helm of RBC BlueBay’s Swiss business and is set to further drive the company’s growth strategy in the local market. #EnglishNews

Vaudoise AM Expands Board of Directors: Vaudoise Asset Management is getting two new members for its Board of Directors. The body will therefore be expanded following the acquisition of the Procimmo Group. #EnglishNews

Swiss Wealth Managers Increasingly Rely on AI for Alternatives: Alternative investments have long since arrived among Swiss wealth managers. In a European comparison, however, they stand out for two particular features: investment decisions are especially often made in-house, and… #EnglishNews

Karsten-Dirk Steffens: "For the energy transition, we need significantly more mining": Electrification, the energy transition, AI and the geopolitical reshaping of supply chains are driving demand for critical raw materials sharply higher. Karsten-Dirk Steffens, head of Aberdeen… #EnglishNews

UBS Expands Collaboration with Northern Trust: UBS is expanding its collaboration with the US financial services provider Northern Trust in fund administration. The bank intends to withdraw completely from the administration business. #EnglishNews

British Partners Group fund faces wind-down: The private equity fund Partners Group Private Equity Limited (PGPE), listed on the London Stock Exchange, is facing an orderly wind-down. #EnglishNews

Julius Baer appoints former UBS top banker to the board: Julius Baer wants to strengthen its board of directors with two experienced female bankers. Caroline Kuhnert, a long-standing UBS executive with extensive private banking experience, is set to join the board. The former HSBC and… #EnglishNews

Tramondo hires Asia specialist from Cité Gestion: Zug-based wealth manager Tramondo Investment Partners is strengthening its team. Thomas Geiser is moving from Cité Gestion to the company. The seasoned Asia banker previously worked for Vontobel and spent 17 years at Credit Suisse. #EnglishNews

Cinerius Surpasses the €20 Billion Mark: Zurich-based Cinerius Financial Partners is continuing its expansion in the business with independent wealth managers. The group is gaining another partner in Germany and increasing assets under management to more than €20 billion. #EnglishNews

DWS Acquires Zug Real Estate Manager: The German fund company DWS is acquiring Zug-based real estate asset manager Peakside Capital Advisors. With the acquisition, DWS is expanding its business in Germany as well as Central and Eastern Europe. The founders will remain on board.  #EnglishNews

Julius Baer Announces Share Buyback: Following the reprimand of Bank Julius Baer by Finma on Tuesday and the completion of the investigations into the private debt business, the bank now sees itself in a position to return capital to shareholders again. The bank is buying back shares… #EnglishNews

Zurich completes Beazley acquisition: Zurich Insurance's acquisition of British specialty insurer Beazley is now complete. #EnglishNews

Fidelity Wants to Channel Europe’s Trillions in Savings Into Capital Markets: Europe's savers keep trillions in bank accounts, while pressure on retirement provision is rising. Samantha Ricciardi, Fidelity International's Europe chief, sees this as a huge opportunity for the asset… #EnglishNews

New Transparency Register: “Data Security Comes First”: The Transparency Act for legal entities and the identification of beneficial owners has entered into force. The corresponding transparency register has also been launched. Switzerland is thus responding to international pressure.… #EnglishNews

Economic Outlook Brightens, Policy Stays Stimulative: In discussions with the National Bank’s delegates, most companies in Switzerland describe business conditions as good and look to the future with great confidence. This stands in some contrast to the fact that the Governing Board… #EnglishNews

Franklin Templeton Expands Global Putnam Fund to Europe: According to a statement, Franklin Templeton is continuing to expand its Putnam Investments business in Europe. Following strong inflows into a US equity fund, the asset manager is now launching a global version, which has also… #EnglishNews

KOF Raises Growth Forecast Sharply: The Swiss economy performed significantly better than expected in the first half of the year. The KOF Swiss Economic Institute at ETH Zurich is therefore raising its growth forecast for 2026 sharply. On interest rates, a one-off hike by the Swiss… #EnglishNews