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Switzerland

Much of the last 12 months within the Swiss banking sector has been dealing with the fallout of the Credit Suisse saga – culminating in the UBS takeover being completed in May this year . Elsewhere , conversations around T + 1 and potential alignment with the EU and the UK continue to rumble on . Switzerland ’ s overall average rating ( 5.68 ) sits above the global average ( 5.55 ), with every category sitting within the Good or Very Good ranges . While that ’ s good news for the country , what may come as some surprise is that almost all categories have seen a slight drop since 2023 . The only exceptions to the rule are Relationship Management ( up 0.13 ), Client Service ( up 0.04 ) and Liquidity Management ( up 0.05 ).

BNP Paribas BNP Paribas ’ data has shown some interesting findings . Some categories have seen a downward shift since last year , though both Client Service ( 6.03 ) and Relationship Management ( 6.18 ) continue to be rated as Very Good – largely due to its “ excellent service ” and “ very active ” responsiveness – as pointed out by a couple of client comments . All categories – with the exception of Regulation and Compliance , and
Securities Lending – received scores within the Very Good or Good range .
SIX Securities Services Despite a slight drop in ratings across the board , SIX Securities Services has posted a strong set of scores in 2024 , with six of the categories sitting at Very Good . It will come as little surprise that Client Service ( 6.47 ) and Relationship Management ( 6.56 ) received the highest
scores , with plenty of praise for the provider . Overall , the provider scored 5.97 , sitting comfortably above both the global ( 5.55 ) and Swiss ( 5.68 ) averages this year . One client commented : “ Comprehensive , competent , efficient , skilful , professional and responsive service ,” while another said : “ We really feel that we have an outstanding relationship with SIX SIS and the service
Switzerland
Switzerland 2024
Switzerland 2023
Global Average
Account Management
5.99
6.00
5.83
Asset Safety and risk management
5.90
5.96
5.73
Asset Servicing
5.77
5.82
5.59
Cash Management and FX
5.55
5.71
5.46
Client Service
6.02
5.98
5.84
Data Services
5.59
5.91
5.44
Service Innovation
5.48
5.77
5.43
Liquidity Management
5.63
5.58
5.41
Pricing
5.36
5.52
5.20
Regulation and Compliance
5.60
5.85
5.57
Relationship Management
6.47
6.34
6.15
Securities Lending
5.22
5.96
5.17
Technology
5.30
5.81
5.33
Average
5.68
5.86
5.55
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