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Credit Suisse Group today key facts Credit Suisse Groups financial strength Credit Suisse locations How we serve our clients Vision, mission What we do for our clients Our history Corporate citizenship Employer of choice Corporate governance Board of Directors and Executive Board Credit Suisse vs. peers
Innovative and Comprehensive Solutions We work across divisional borders to serve our clients with innovative and holistic solutions.
Global Reach Our global presence and our partnerships in more than 50 countries allow our clients to transact their financial business anywhere in the world.
Regions (1/2)
Credit Suisse in Switzerland Our home market is Switzerland, where we are a leading bank for private, corporate and institutional clients. Relationship managers at more than 200 branches in the German, French and Italian-speaking areas offer clients a full range of private banking services. We service corporate and institutional clients at 36 locations. The Investment Bank offers a broad range of financial services to its Swiss client base, while Asset Management offers traditional and alternative investment products, and multi-asset class solutions.
Credit Suisse in Europe, the Middle East and Africa Credit Suisse is active in 26 countries across the EMEA region with offices in 78 cities. Our regional headquarters are in the UK, but we have an onshore presence in every major EMEA country. The region encompasses both developed markets such as France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK, as well as emerging markets including Russia, Poland, Turkey and the Middle East. In 2010, we opened our first office in the Nordic region in Stockholm and expanded our presence in South Africa.
Regions (2/2)
Credit Suisse in the Americas The Americas region comprises our operations in the US, Canada, the Caribbean and Latin America. Our three divisions are strongly represented across the region. With offices in 44 cities spanning 14 countries, we offer our clients local access to our global resources in their home markets. In 2010, we enhanced our Investment Banking platform in Canada, and our Private Banking and Asset Management capabilities across the region.
Credit Suisse in Asia Pacific The Asia Pacific region comprises 18 offices in 12 markets. Singapore is home to our largest Private Banking operations outside Switzerland. The region is also our fastest-growing Private Banking market globally. Our integrated banking platform has a strong presence in the regions largest markets, such as Australia, Hong Kong and Japan, complemented by longstanding leadership in Southeast Asia and a rapidly growing franchise in China and India.
Source: Credit Suisse Annual Report 2010
Our history
1856 1932 1940 1978 1988 1993 1996 2006 Credit Suisse (CS) founded in Zurich as Schweizerische Kreditanstalt The First Boston Corporation established as a subsidiary of The First National Bank of Boston First branch of CS outside Switzerland (New York) First cooperation between CS and The First Boston Corporation CS acquires controlling stake in The First Boston Corporation Takeover of Volksbank CS Holding becomes Credit Suisse Group as a holding company of Credit Suisse and Credit Suisse First Boston Launch of Credit Suisse as an integrated global bank
Paradeplatz, Zurich
State Street 1801: State Street, Boston, 1801. On the right stood the American Coffee House, home of the Massachusetts Bank, 1792 1809.
Combining profitability with responsibility towards our stakeholders, the society and the environment Society: through open dialogue with the public, our support of humanitarian, cultural and charitable organizations, and our sponsorship in education, sports and culture. Environment: by offering our clients innovative, sustainable business solutions and continuously improving our own environmental performance. Risk review process An established review process ensures that we examine business transactions that may involve environmental, social and human rights risks.
Employer of choice
Credit Suisse Group considers the skills and cultural diversity of its employees to be among its greatest strengths.
Credit Suisse aims to:
Be an employer of choice for men and women seeking careers in the financial services industry
Provide a stimulating working environment and attractive training and development opportunities
Corporate governance
Credit Suisse Group is committed to ensuring compliance with international best practice in corporate governance.
The Board consists solely of directors who have no executive functions within the Group. As of December 31, 2010, almost all members of the Board were independent. Code of Conduct: the Group strives to act with integrity, responsibility, fairness, transparency and discretion at all times. The Groups external reporting provides an accurate, fair and transparent picture of the Groups financial condition. Strong internal and external auditors play a critical role in providing an independent assessment of the Groups operations and internal controls.
Urs Rohner Chairman of the Board of Directors Main activities: Coordination of the work of the Board and its committees Active involvement in developing the strategic business plans and objectives of the Group Active representation of the Group vis--vis investors, stakeholders and the public
Brady W. Dougan Chief Executive Officer Main activities: Operational management of the Group Implementation of business strategy and financial plans Definition of guidelines for the internal organization and other general policies of the Group
Romeo Cerutti
General Counsel
Tobias Guldimann
Chief Risk Officer
Karl Landert
Chief Information Officer
David Mathers
Chief Financial Officer
Pamela ThomasGraham
Chief Talent, Branding and Communications Officer
Regional Management Asia-Pacific, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Switzerland, and Americas
Our members of regional management work in close partnership with the divisional heads to deliver the combined capabilities of our global integrated bank to our clients.
Osama Abbasi
CEO Asia-Pacific
Antonio Quintella
CEO Americas
Executive Board
Brady W. Dougan Chief Executive Officer
Divisional Management Hans-Ulrich Meister Chief Executive Officer Private Banking Robert Shafir Chief Executive Officer Asset Management Eric Varvel Chief Executive Officer Investment Banking
Management Shared Services Romeo Cerutti General Counsel Tobias Guldimann Chief Risk Officer Karl Landert Chief Information Officer David Mathers Chief Financial Officer Pamela Thomas-Graham Chief Talent, Branding and Communications Officer
Regional Management Osama Abbasi Chief Executive Officer Credit Suisse Asia-Pacific Fawzi Kyriakos-Saad Chief Executive Officer Credit Suisse EMEA Hans-Ulrich Meister Chief Executive Officer Credit Suisse Switzerland Antonio Quintella Chief Executive Officer Credit Suisse Americas
B/S Assets, CHF bn BNP Paribas1) HSBC1) Deutsche Bank1) Barclays1) Bank of America JPMorgan Citigroup SocGen1) UBS1) Credit Suisse Goldman Sachs Morgan Stanley Nomura 2,351 2,266 2,258 2,018 1,904 1,892 1,647 1,414 1,237
977 789 699 413
Assets under Management, CHF bn UBS Deutsche Bank Credit Suisse JPMorgan BNP Paribas HSBC Goldman Sachs Morgan Stanley Bank of America Nomura Barclays SocGen Citigroup 2,069 1,354 1,233 1,130 1,094
798 711 684 n/a 263 229 206
Employees - Number of FTEs, t HSBC Bank of America Citigroup JPMorgan Barclays Deutsche Bank UBS Morgan Stanley Credit Suisse Nomura Goldman Sachs BNP Paribas SocGen 296 288 263 250 146 102 66 63 51 36 36 n/a n/a
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