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The Last Wave
UBS has declared the Credit Suisse integration a success. For the private bankers still inside as H2 2026 begins, the most consequential chapter is the one starting now.
Switzerland Is Running Out of Banks
Why that should worry the people who run them and not the people who own them. Swiss private banking is consolidating at a pace not seen since the 1970s — and the franchise walks out of the building every evening at six.
When Wall Street Hits 7,000 and the Pump Hits $5
The two wars your clients are living through and why the decoupling will not last. The S&P at 7,000 is the loudest financial narrative in the world right now. The pump at five dollars is the quietest. They are both telling the truth about the same war.
The Americans Are Already Here
What the UBS headlines are obscuring: the US wealth playbook has become the dominant model in Swiss private banking, arriving through three different doors — JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, and Julius Baer's new CEO.
The AI Trap Nobody in Private Banking Is Talking About
When the bank's technology gets smarter about your clients, what exactly are you taking with you when you leave?
When Goliath Moves to Bahnhofstrasse
Goldman Sachs was crowned the best private bank in Switzerland at the annual Wealth Management Summit. The Americans are winning on Swiss turf — but for senior private bankers, this is the best thing that could have happened.
35,000 Jobs. One Question Nobody Is Asking.
UBS absorbed Credit Suisse in March 2023. Three years on, 35,000 jobs are being eliminated. The industry has tracked who is leaving — but almost entirely failed to examine what happens to the careers of the people who survived.
When the Safe Haven Isn't Safe Anymore
Dubai's entire value proposition as a global financial hub was built on one promise: that it was a safe, neutral, prosperous island in a difficult neighbourhood. Since late February 2026, that promise has become harder to say with a straight face.
Julius Baer Cut Jobs Even After a Strong 2024. Every Private Banker Should Pay Attention.
Julius Baer posted a 125% jump in net profit. Then cut 400 jobs and set a CHF 110 million cost-reduction target. The question every private banker should be asking has nothing to do with their own performance.
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