Study: Capital Buffers At Cantonal Banks Bigger Than Needed

2026-05-31 02:17:07

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) Switzerland's cantonal banks keep significantly more equity capital than legally required – but unlike for UBS, their capital levels go largely unnoticed. Select your language

Generated with artificial intelligence. Listening: Study: capital buffers at cantonal banks bigger than needed This content was published on May 31, 2026 - 12:45 3 minutes Benita Vogel and Marco Schnurrenberger, SRF

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A bank's size is measured by how much money it holds from savers and investors and how much it lends as mortgages and loans. At Swiss cantonal banks, these amounts – also known as total assets – have been increasing by over 3% annually.

Together, the 24 cantonal banks now have total assets of CHF839 billion ($1,074 billion), even more than UBS's Swiss business (CHF501 billion), as a new study by Zurich-based Independent Credit View (I-CV) shows.

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