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UBS Group AG [nb 1] is a multinational investment bank and financial services company founded and based in Switzerland.Headquartered simultaneously in Zürich and Basel, [9] it maintains a presence in all major financial centres as the largest Swiss banking institution and the largest private bank in the world.
ING Group is one of the biggest banks in the world, and consistently ranks among the top 30 largest banks globally. With a history dating back to 1737, Van Lanschot Kempen is the oldest independent bank in the Netherlands, [48] the oldest independent bank in the Benelux [49] [50] and one of the oldest independent banks in the world. [51]
AXA Bank Europe, Brüssel, Zweigniederlassung Winterthur Fortis Banque, SA/NV, Bruxelles, Succursale de Zurich STRATEO, Genève, Succursale de Keytrade Bank SA, Bruxelles , Geneva
Rank Company Revenue Headquarters 1: ING: 150,571 Netherlands 2: AXA: 142,712 France 3: Allianz: 134,167 Germany 4: BNP Paribas: 127,460 France 5: Banco Santander ...
Until its acquisition by UBS in 2023, Credit Suisse was a member of Wall Street's bulge bracket, a list of the largest and most profitable banks. The company was one of the world's most important banks, upon which international financial stability depends. [136] [137] The bank was also one of Fortune Magazine's most admired companies. [138]
Many of the largest banks in the world are part of larger bank holding companies. This structure allows them to offer various financial services, making them more resilient and competitive in the global market. GlobalData and Forbes India maintain their own lists of the top ten largest banks in the world ranked by their market capitalization ...
In 1929 and at the beginning of the 1930s, the Swiss financial sector was affected by the Wall Street Crash of 1929 and the Great Depression, which impacted the whole of Europe. Several Swiss banks recapitalised or had to close, such as the Banque de Genève (1931) and the Comptoir d’Escompte de Genève (1934). [40]
In 1974, it opened an office in Montreal, the first of its current network of 28 offices around the world. Its workforce of 70 staff in 1950 rose to 300 by 1980. [8] As of 2011, Pictet was Switzerland’s third largest wealth management company, and also one of Europe’s largest banks in private hands. [9]