k-flash audio commentSwiss Register of Black Sheep Among Bankers
k-flash audio commentSwiss Register of Black Sheep Among Bankers

The case

Stefan Bollinger, CEO of Zurich-based private bank Julius Bär, has called for the creation of a Swiss register for bankers involved in misconduct.

Source: NZZ am Sonntag 08.02.2026; page 36 -37 (shortend) 

The commentary

“The advantages of registering financial market participants are obvious,” Bollinger told NZZ am Sonntag. “It would prevent black sheep from simply moving elsewhere and continuing as if nothing had happened.”

Bollinger pointed out that other major financial centres, including the United States, Britain, Hong Kong and Singapore, already maintained similar registers.

Switzerland already has a system to verify the fitness and propriety of senior management, which could be expanded, Bollinger added. In his view, such an instrument would strengthen the Swiss financial centre in the long term.

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