Switzerland

Switzerland

Introduction Switzerland

Background: The Swiss Confederation was founded in 1291 as a defensive alliance among three cantons. In succeeding years, other localities joined the original three. The Swiss Confederation secured its independence from the Holy Roman Empire in 1499. Switzerland's sovreignty and neutrality have long been honored by the major European powers, and the country was not involved in either of the two World Wars. The political and economic integration of Europe over the past half century, as well as Switzerland's role in many UN and international organizations, has strengthened Switzerland's ties with its neighbors. However, the country did not officially become a UN member until 2002. Switzerland remains active in many UN and international organizations, but retains a strong commitment to neutrality.

Geography Switzerland

Location: Central Europe, east of France, north of Italy

Geographic coordinates: 47 00 N, 8 00 E

Map references: Europe

Area: total: 41,290 sq km

land: 39,770 sq km

water: 1,520 sq km

Area - comparative: slightly less than twice the size of New Jersey

Land boundaries: total: 1,852 km

border countries: Austria 164 km, France 573 km, Italy 740 km, Liechtenstein 41 km, Germany 334 km

Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)

Maritime claims: none (landlocked)

Climate: temperate, but varies with altitude; cold, cloudy, rainy/snowy winters; cool to warm, cloudy, humid summers with occasional showers

Terrain: mostly mountains (Alps in south, Jura in northwest) with a central plateau of rolling hills, plains, and large lakes

Elevation extremes: lowest point: Lake Maggiore 195 m

highest point: Dufourspitze 4,634 m

Natural resources: hydropower potential, timber, salt

Land use: arable land: 10.42%

permanent crops: 0.61%

other: 88.97% (2001)

Irrigated land: 250 sq km (1998 est.)

Natural hazards: avalanches, landslides, flash floods

Environment - current issues: air pollution from vehicle emissions and open-air burning; acid rain; water pollution from increased use of agricultural fertilizers; loss of biodiversity

Environment - international agreements: party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling

signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea

Geography - note: landlocked; crossroads of northern and southern Europe; along with southeastern France, northern Italy, and southwestern Austria, has the highest elevations in the Alps

People Switzerland

Population: 7,489,370 (July 2005 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 16.6% (male 643,497/female 597,565)

15-64 years: 68% (male 2,570,544/female 2,522,365)

65 years and over: 15.4% (male 472,769/female 682,630) (2005 est.)

Median age: total: 39.77 years

male: 38.75 years

female: 40.81 years (2005 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.49% (2005 est.)

Birth rate: 9.77 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Death rate: 8.48 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Net migration rate: 3.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

under 15 years: 1.08 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.69 male(s)/female

total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

Infant mortality rate: total: 4.39 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 4.9 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 3.86 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 80.39 years

male: 77.58 years

female: 83.36 years (2005 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.42 children born/woman (2005 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.4% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 13,000 (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: less than 100 (2003 est.)

Nationality: noun: Swiss (singular and plural)

adjective: Swiss

Ethnic groups: German 65%, French 18%, Italian 10%, Romansch 1%, other 6%

Religions: Roman Catholic 41.8%, Protestant 35.3%, Orthodox 1.8%, other Christian 0.4%, Muslim 4.3%, other 1%, unspecified 4.3%, none 11.1% (2000 census)

Languages: German (official) 63.7%, French (official) 20.4%, Italian (official) 6.5%, Serbo-Croatian 1.5%, Albanian 1.3%, Portuguese 1.2%, Spanish 1.1%, English 1%, Romansch 0.5%, other 2.8% (2000 census)

note: German, French, Italian, and Romansch are all national languages, but only the first three are official languages

Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 99% (1980 est.)

male: NA%

female: NA%

Government Switzerland

Country name: conventional long form: Swiss Confederation

conventional short form: Switzerland

local long form: Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft (German), Confederation Suisse (French), Confederazione Svizzera (Italian)

local short form: Schweiz (German), Suisse (French), Svizzera (Italian)

Government type: formally a confederation, but similar in structure to a federal republic

Capital: Bern

Administrative divisions: 26 cantons (cantons, singular - canton in French; cantoni, singular - cantone in Italian; kantone, singular - kanton in German); Aargau, Appenzell Ausser-Rhoden, Appenzell Inner-Rhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Bern, Fribourg, Geneve, Glarus, Graubunden, Jura, Luzern, Neuchatel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Sankt Gallen, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, Thurgau, Ticino, Uri, Valais, Vaud, Zug, Zurich

Independence: 1 August 1291 (founding of the Swiss Confederation)

National holiday: Founding of the Swiss Confederation, 1 August (1291)

Constitution: revision of Constitution of 1874 approved by the Federal Parliament 18 December 1998, adopted by referendum 18 April 1999, officially entered into force 1 January 2000

Legal system: civil law system influenced by customary law; judicial review of legislative acts, except with respect to federal decrees of general obligatory character; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations

Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal

Executive branch: chief of state: President Samuel SCHMID (since 1 January 2005); Vice President Moritz LEUENBERGER (since 1 January 2005); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government

head of government: President Samuel SCHMID (since 1 January 2005); Vice President Moritz LEUENBERGER (since 1 January 2005); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government

cabinet: Federal Council or Bundesrat (in German), Conseil Federal (in French), Consiglio Federale (in Italian) elected by the Federal Assembly usually from among its own members for a four-year term

elections: president and vice president elected by the Federal Assembly from among the members of the Federal Council for one-year terms that run concurrently; election last held 8 December 2004 (next to be held December 2005)

election results: Samuel SCHMID elected president; percent of Federal Assembly vote - 70.7%; Moritz LEUENBERGER elected vice president; percent of legislative vote - 64.8%

Legislative branch: bicameral Federal Assembly or Bundesversammlung (in German), Assemblee Federale (in French), Assemblea Federale (in Italian) consists of the Council of States or Standerat (in German), Conseil des Etats (in French), Consiglio degli Stati (in Italian) (46 seats - members serve four-year terms) and the National Council or Nationalrat (in German), Conseil National (in French), Consiglio Nazionale (in Italian) (200 seats - members are elected by popular vote on the basis of proportional representation to serve four-year terms)

elections: Council of States - last held in most cantons 19 October 2003 (each canton determines when the next election will be held); National Council - last held 19 October 2003 (next to be held October 2007)

election results: Council of States - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - CVP 15, FDP 14, SVP 8, SPS 6, other 3; National Council - percent of vote by party - SVP 26.6%, SPS 23.3%, FDP 17.3%, CVP 14.4%, Greens 7.4%, other small parties all under 5%; seats by party - SVP 55, SPS 54, FDP 36, CVP 28, Green Party 13, other small parties 14

Judicial branch: Federal Supreme Court (judges elected for six-year terms by the Federal Assembly)

Political parties and leaders: Green Party (Grune Partei der Schweiz or Grune, Parti Ecologiste Suisse or Les Verts, Partito Ecologista Svizzero or I Verdi, Partida Ecologica Svizra or La Verda) [Ruth GENNER]; Christian Democratic People's Party (Christichdemokratische Volkspartei der Schweiz or CVP, Parti Democrate-Chretien Suisse or PDC, Partito Democratico-Cristiano Popolare Svizzero or PDC, Partida Cristiandemocratica dalla Svizra or PCD) [Doris LEUTHARD, president]; Radical Free Democratic Party (Freisinnig-Demokratische Partei der Schweiz or FDP, Parti Radical-Democratique Suisse or PRD, Partitio Liberal-Radicale Svizzero or PLR) [Marianne KLEINER-SCHLAEPFER, president]; Social Democratic Party (Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz or SPS, Parti Socialist Suisse or PSS, Partito Socialista Svizzero or PSS, Partida Socialdemocratica de la Svizra or PSS) [Hans-Juerg FEHR, president]; Swiss People's Party (Schweizerische Volkspartei or SVP, Union Democratique du Centre or UDC, Unione Democratica de Centro or UDC, Uniun Democratica dal Center or UDC) [Ueli MAURER, president]; and other minor parties

Political pressure groups and leaders: NA

International organization participation: ACCT, AfDB, AsDB, Australia Group, BIS, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, EFTA, ESA, FAO, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, LAIA (observer), MIGA, MONUC, NAM (guest), NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, PFP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNITAR, UNMEE, UNMIK, UNOMIG, UNTSO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTO, ZC

Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Christian BLICKENSTORFER

chancery: 2900 Cathedral Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008

telephone: [1] (202) 745-7900

FAX: [1] (202) 387-2564

consulate(s) general: Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco

consulate(s): Boston

Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Pamela P. WILLEFORD

embassy: Jubilaumsstrasse 93, CH-3005 Bern

mailing address: use embassy street address

telephone: [41] (031) 357 70 11

FAX: [41] (031) 357 73 44

Flag description: red square with a bold, equilateral white cross in the center that does not extend to the edges of the flag

Economy Switzerland

Economy - overview: Switzerland is a peaceful, prosperous, and stable modern market economy with low unemployment, a highly skilled labor force, and a per capita GDP larger than that of the big Western European economies. The Swiss in recent years have brought their economic practices largely into conformity with the EU's to enhance their international competitiveness. Switzerland remains a safe haven for investors, because it has maintained a degree of bank secrecy and has kept up the franc's long-term external value. Reflecting the anemic economic conditions of Europe, GDP growth dropped in 2001 to about 0.8%, to 0.2% in 2002, and to -0.3% in 2003, with a small rise to 1.8% in 2004. Even so, unemployment has remained at less than half the EU average.

GDP (purchasing power parity): $251.9 billion (2004 est.)

GDP - real growth rate: 1.8% (2004 est.)

GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $33,800 (2004 est.)

GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 1.5%

industry: 34%

services: 64.5% (2003 est.)

Labor force: 3.77 million (2004 est.)

Labor force - by occupation: agriculture 4.6%, industry 26.3%, services 69.1% (1998)

Unemployment rate: 3.4% (2004 est.)

Population below poverty line: NA

Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: 2.6%

highest 10%: 25.2% (1992)

Distribution of family income - Gini index: 33.1 (1992)

Inflation rate (consumer prices): 0.9% (2004 est.)

Investment (gross fixed): 20.4% of GDP (2004 est.)

Budget: revenues: $131.5 billion

expenditures: $140.4 billion, including capital expenditures of NA (2004 est.)

Public debt: 57.2% of GDP (2004 est.)

Agriculture - products: grains, fruits, vegetables; meat, eggs

Industries: machinery, chemicals, watches, textiles, precision instruments

Industrial production growth rate: 4.7% (2004 est.)

Electricity - production: 63.47 billion kWh (2002)

Electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: 1.3%

hydro: 59.5%

nuclear: 37.1%

other: 2% (2001)

Electricity - consumption: 54.53 billion kWh (2002)

Electricity - exports: 32.3 billion kWh (2002)

Electricity - imports: 27.8 billion kWh (2002)

Oil - production: 0 bbl/day (2001 est.)

Oil - consumption: 290,400 bbl/day (2001 est.)

Oil - exports: 10,420 bbl/day (2001)

Oil - imports: 289,500 bbl/day (2001)

Natural gas - production: 0 cu m (2001 est.)

Natural gas - consumption: 3.093 billion cu m (2001 est.)

Natural gas - exports: 0 cu m (2001 est.)

Natural gas - imports: 3.093 billion cu m (2001 est.)

Current account balance: $40.95 billion (2004 est.)

Exports: $130.7 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Exports - commodities: machinery, chemicals, metals, watches, agricultural products

Exports - partners: Germany 20.2%, US 10.5%, France 8.7%, Italy 8.3%, UK 5.1%, Spain 4% (2004)

Imports: $121.1 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Imports - commodities: machinery, chemicals, vehicles, metals; agricultural products, textiles

Imports - partners: Germany 32.8%, Italy 11.3%, France 9.9%, US 5.2%, Netherlands 5%, Austria 4.3% (2004)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: $69.58 billion (2003)

Debt - external: $NA (2000)

Economic aid - donor: ODA, $1.1 billion (1995)

Currency (code): Swiss franc (CHF)

Currency code: CHF

Exchange rates: Swiss francs per US dollar - 1.2435 (2004), 1.3467 (2003), 1.5586 (2002), 1.6876 (2001), 1.6888 (2000)

Fiscal year: calendar year

Communications Switzerland

Telephones - main lines in use: 5.419 million (2002)

Telephones - mobile cellular: 6.172 million (2003)

Telephone system: general assessment: excellent domestic and international services

domestic: extensive cable and microwave radio relay networks

international: country code - 41; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean)

Radio broadcast stations: AM 4, FM 113 (plus many low power stations), shortwave 2 (1998)

Radios: 7.1 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations: 115 (plus 1,919 repeaters) (1995)

Televisions: 3.31 million (1997)

Internet country code: .ch

Internet hosts: 667,275 (2004)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 44 (Switzerland and Liechtenstein) (2000)

Internet users: 2.556 million (2002)

Transportation Switzerland

Railways: total: 4,527 km

standard gauge: 3,232 km 1.435-m gauge (3,211 km electrified)

narrow gauge: 1,285 km 1.000-m gauge (1,273 km electrified); 10 km 0.800-m gauge (10 km electrified) (2004)

Highways: total: 71,212 km

paved: 71,212 km (including 1,706 of expressways)

unpaved: 0 km (2002)

Waterways: 65 km

note: Rhine River between Basel-Rheinfelden and Schaffhausen-Bodensee, some canals, and 12 navigable lakes (2003)

Pipelines: gas 1,831 km; oil 94 km; refined products 7 km (2004)

Ports and harbors: Basel

Merchant marine: total: 23 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 604,843 GRT/1,050,914 DWT

by type: bulk carrier 12, cargo 6, chemical tanker 2, container 3

foreign-owned: 6 (United Kingdom 6)

registered in other countries: 291 (2005)

Airports: 65 (2004 est.)

Airports - with paved runways: total: 42

over 3,047 m: 3

2,438 to 3,047 m: 5

1,524 to 2,437 m: 10

914 to 1,523 m: 8

under 914 m: 16 (2004 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 23

under 914 m: 23 (2004 est.)

Heliports: 2 (2004 est.)

Military Switzerland

Military branches: Land Forces, Swiss Air Force (Schweizer Luftwaffe)

Military service age and obligation: the Swiss Confederation states that "every Swiss male is obligated to do military service"; every Swiss male has to serve for at least 260 days in the armed forces; 19 years of age for compulsory military service; 17 years of age for voluntary military service; conscripts receive 15 weeks of compulsory training, followed by 10 intermittent recalls for training over the next 22 years; women are accepted on a voluntary basis, but are not drafted (2005)

Manpower available for military service: males age 19-49: 1,707,694 (2005 est.)

Manpower fit for military service: males age 19-49: 1,375,889 (2005 est.)

Manpower reaching military service age annually: males: 46,319 (2005 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure: $2.548 billion (FY01)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 1% (FY01)

Transnational Issues Switzerland

Disputes - international: none

Illicit drugs: a major international financial center vulnerable to the layering and integration stages of money laundering; despite significant legislation and reporting requirements, secrecy rules persist and nonresidents are permitted to conduct business through offshore entities and various intermediaries; transit country for and consumer of South American cocaine and Southwest Asian heroin

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LIST OF SWISS BANKS, WITH ADDRESSES

Aargauische Kantonalbank , 5001 Aarau

ABN AMRO Bank (Switzerland) AG , 8022 Zürich

Adler & Co. Privatbank AG , 8022 Zürich

AEK Bank 1826 Genossenschaft , 3601 Thun

AKB Privatbank Zürich AG , 8022 Zürich

Alpha RHEINTAL Bank AG , 9435 Heerbrugg

Appenzeller Kantonalbank , 9050 Appenzell

Arab Bank (Switzerland) Ltd. , 8022 Zürich

Arvest Privatbank AG , 8808 Pfäffikon SZ

Atlantic Vermögensverwaltungsbank AG , 8034 Zürich

AXA Bank Europe, Brüssel, Zweigniederlassung Winterthur , 8401 Winterthur

Baloise Bank SoBa AG , 4502 Solothurn

Banca Aletti & C. (Suisse) SA , 6900 Lugano

BANCA ARNER SA , 6901 Lugano

Banca del Ceresio SA , 6901 Lugano

Banca dello Stato del Cantone Ticino , 6501 Bellinzona

Banca del Sempione SA , 6901 Lugano

Banca Euromobiliare (Suisse) SA , 6901 Lugano

Banca Intermobiliare di Investimenti e Gestioni (Suisse) SA , 6901 Lugano

Banca Popolare di Sondrio (Suisse) SA , 6900 Lugano

Banca Privata Edmond de Rothschild Lugano SA , 6900 Lugano

Banca Zarattini & Co. SA , 6900 Lugano

Banco Santander (Suisse) SA , 1211 Genève

Bank aek Genossenschaft , 3150 Schwarzenburg

Bank am Bellevue AG , 8700 Küsnacht/ Zürich

Bank CA St. Gallen AG , 9004 St. Gallen

Bank CIC (Schweiz) AG , 4001 Basel

Bank Coop AG , 4002 Basel

Bank EEK AG , 3000 Bern

Bank EKI Genossenschaft , 3800 Interlaken

Bank Frey & Co. AG , 8001 Zürich

Bank für Tirol und Vorarlberg AG Innsbruck, Zweigniederlassung Staad , 9422 Staad

Bank Hapoalim (Schweiz) AG , 8039 Zürich

Bankhaus Jungholz AG , 9000 St. Gallen

Bank in Zuzwil AG , 9524 Zuzwil

Bank Julius Bär & Co. AG , 8010 Zürich

Bank Leumi (Schweiz) AG , 8022 Zürich

Bank Linth LLB AG , 8730 Uznach

BankMed (Suisse) SA , 1211 Genève

Bank Morgan Stanley AG , 8023 Zürich

Bank of China (Suisse) SA , 1204 Genève

Bank Sal. Oppenheim jr. & Cie (Schweiz) AG , 8022 Zürich

Bank Sarasin & Cie AG , 4002 Basel

Bank Sparhafen Zürich AG , 8022 Zürich

Bank Thalwil Genossenschaft , 8800 Thalwil

Bank Vontobel AG , 8002 Zürich

bank zweiplus ag , 8048 Zürich

Banque Algérienne du Commerce Extérieur SA , 8023 Zürich

Banque Audi (Suisse) SA , 1205 Genève

Banque Baring Brothers Sturdza SA , 1211 Genève

Banque Bauer (Suisse) SA , 1211 Genève

Banque Bénédict Hentsch & Cie SA , 1211 Genève

Banque Bonhôte & Cie SA , 2001 Neuchâtel

Banque Cantonale de Fribourg , 1701 Fribourg

Banque Cantonale de Genève , 1211 Genève

Banque Cantonale du Jura SA , 2900 Porrentruy

Banque Cantonale Neuchâteloise , 2001 Neuchâtel

Banque Cantonale du Valais , 1951 Sion

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise , 1001 Lausanne

Banque Cramer & Cie SA , 1204 Genève

Banque de Commerce et de Placements SA , 1211 Genève

Banque de Crédit et de Dépôts s.a., Bankred , 6901 Lugano

Banque de Dépôts et de Gestion SA , 1002 Lausanne

Banque Diamantaire (Suisse) SA, en liquidation , 1211 Genève

Banque Du Bois AG , 8021 Zürich

Banque Franck, Galland & Cie SA , 1211 Genève

Banque Genevoise de Gestion SA , 1211 Genève

Banque Heritage , 1211 Genève

Banque J. Safra (Suisse) SA , 1211 Genève

Banque Morval SA , 1206 Genève

Banque Pasche SA , 1211 Genève

Banque Piguet & Cie SA , 1401 Yverdon-les-Bains

Banque Privée Edmond de Rothschild SA , 1211 Genève

Banque Privée Espirito Santo SA , 1009 Pully

Banque Profil de Gestion SA , 1211 Genève

Banque Romande Valiant SA , 2800 Delémont

Banque Safdié SA , 1211 Genève

Banque Syz & Co SA , 1211 Genève

Banque Thaler S.A. , 1211 Genève

Barclays Bank (Suisse) S.A. , 1211 Genève

Barclays Capital, Zurich Branch of Barclays Bank PLC, London , 8027 Zürich

Basellandschaftliche Kantonalbank , 4410 Liestal

Basler Kantonalbank , 4002 Basel

Baumann & Cie Banquiers , 4002 Basel

BBO Bank Brienz Oberhasli AG , 3855 Brienz

BBVA (Suiza) SA , 8021 Zürich

BEKB / BCBE , 3001 Bern

Berenberg Bank (Schweiz) AG , 8034 Zürich

Bezirkssparkasse Dielsdorf Genossenschaft , 8157 Dielsdorf

BHF-Bank (Schweiz) AG , 8027 Zürich

BIPIELLE Bank (Suisse) in liquidazione , 6900 Lugano

BLOM BANK (Switzerland) SA , 1211 Genève

BNP Paribas (Suisse) SA , 1211 Genève

Bordier & Cie , 1204 Genève

BSI SA , 6900 Lugano

Burgergemeinde Bern, DC Bank Deposito-Cassa der Stadt Bern , 3000 Bern

Burgerliche Ersparniskasse Bern, Genossenschaft , 3001 Bern

Caisse d'Epargne d'Aubonne société coopérative , 1170 Aubonne

Caisse d'Epargne de Cossonay société coopérative , 1304 Cossonay

Caisse d'Epargne de Nyon société coopérative , 1260 Nyon

Caisse d'Epargne Riviera, société coopérative , 1800 Vevey

CBH - Compagnie Bancaire Helvétique SA , 1204 Genève

Centrum Bank AG , 9490 Vaduz

Centrum Bank (Schweiz) AG , 8034 Zürich

CIM Banque SA , 1211 Genève

Citibank N.A. Las Vegas, Zürich Branch , 8002 Zürich

Citibank (Switzerland) AG , 8002 Zürich

Clariden Leu AG , 8022 Zürich

Clientis AG , 3011 Bern

Clientis Bank im Thal AG , 4710 Balsthal

Clientis Bank Küttigen-Erlinsbach AG , 5024 Küttigen

Clientis Bank Leerau Genossenschaft , 5054 Kirchleerau

Clientis Bank Oberaargau AG , 4950 Huttwil

Clientis Bank Oberuzwil AG , 9242 Oberuzwil

Clientis Bank Thur Genossenschaft , 9642 Ebnat-Kappel

Clientis Bank Toggenburg , 9533 Kirchberg

Clientis Bernerland Bank AG , 3454 Sumiswald

Clientis Bezirkssparkasse Uster Genossenschaft , 8610 Uster

Clientis Biene Bank im Rheintal Genossenschaft , 9450 Altstätten

Clientis BS Bank Schaffhausen AG , 8215 Schaffhausen

Clientis Caisse d'Epargne CEC SA , 2608 Courtelary

Clientis Crédit Mutuel de la Vallée SA , 1347 Le Sentier

Clientis EB Entlebucher Bank AG , 6170 Schüpfheim

Clientis Regiobank Männedorf AG , 8708 Männedorf

Clientis Sparcassa 1816 Gen. Genossenschaft , 8820 Wädenswil

Clientis Sparkasse Horgen AG , 8810 Horgen

Clientis Sparkasse Oftringen Genossenschaft , 4665 Oftringen

Clientis Sparkasse Sense , 1712 Tafers

Clientis Spar- und Leihkasse Thayngen AG , 8240 Thayngen

Clientis Triba Partner Bank AG , 6234 Triengen

Clientis Zürcher Regionalbank Genossenschaft , 8620 Wetzikon

Cornèr Banca SA , 6901 Lugano

Crédit Agricole Financements (Suisse) SA , 1207 Genève

Crédit Agricole (Suisse) SA , 1211 Genève

Credit Europe Bank (Suisse) SA , 1201 Genève

Credito Privato Commerciale SA , 6904 Lugano

Credit Suisse AG , 8070 Zürich

Degroof Banque Privée SA , 1209 Genève

Deka (Swiss) Privatbank AG , 8050 Zürich

Deutsche Bank (Suisse) SA , 1211 Genève

Dexia Privatbank (Schweiz) AG , 8022 Zürich

Dominick Company AG Privatbank , 8034 Zürich

Dreyfus Söhne & Cie AG, Banquiers , 4002 Basel

DZ PRIVATBANK (Schweiz) AG , 8022 Zürich

EFG Bank AG , 8022 Zürich

EFG Bank European Financial Group SA , 1211 Genève

E. Gutzwiller & Cie, Banquiers , 4051 Basel

Entris Banking AG , 3073 Gümligen

Ersparniskasse Affoltern i.E. AG , 3416 Affoltern i.E.

Ersparniskasse Rüeggisberg Genossenschaft , 3088 Rüeggisberg

Ersparniskasse Schaffhausen AG , 8201 Schaffhausen

Falcon Private Bank Ltd. , 8021 Zürich

Fibi Bank (Schweiz) AG , 8027 Zürich

Fideuram Bank (Suisse) SA , 6900 Lugano

Finter Bank Zürich AG , 8022 Zürich

F. van Lanschot Bankiers (Schweiz) AG , 8034 Zürich

GE Money Bank AG , 8048 Zürich

Glarner Kantonalbank , 8750 Glarus

Goldman Sachs Bank AG , 8022 Zürich

Gonet & Cie Banquiers , 1211 Genève

Graubündner Kantonalbank , 7002 Chur

GRB Glarner Regionalbank Genossenschaft , 8762 Schwanden

Habib Bank AG Zurich , 8042 Zürich

Hinduja Banque (Suisse) SA , 1211 Genève

Hottinger & Cie AG , 8001 Zürich

HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) S.A. , 1211 Genève

Hyposwiss Privatbank AG , 8021 Zürich

Hyposwiss Private Bank Genève SA , 1211 Genève

Hypothekarbank Lenzburg AG , 5600 Lenzburg

IDB (Swiss) Bank Ltd. , 1204 Genève

InCore Bank AG , 8022 Zürich

ING Belgique, Bruxelles succursale de Genève , 1211 Genève

Intesa Sanpaolo Private Bank (Suisse) SA , 6901 Lugano

Investec Bank (Switzerland) AG , 8022 Zürich

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Columbus, Zurich Branch, 8022 Zürich

J.P. Morgan (Suisse) SA , 1211 Genève

J&T Bank (Schweiz) AG , 8022 Zürich

Jyske Bank (Schweiz) AG , 8021 Zürich

Kaiser Ritter Partner Privatbank AG , 9490 Vaduz

KBL (SWITZERLAND) SA , 1211 Genève

Landolt & Cie, Banquiers , 1006 Lausanne

La Roche & Co Banquiers , 4001 Basel

LBBW (Schweiz) AG , 8027 Zürich

LB(Swiss) Privatbank AG , 8022 Zürich

Leihkasse Stammheim AG , 8477 Oberstammheim

LGT Bank in Liechtenstein AG , 9490 Vaduz

LGT Bank (Schweiz) AG , 4002 Basel

Liechtensteinische Landesbank Aktiengesellschaft , 9490 Vaduz

Liechtensteinische Landesbank (Schweiz) AG , 8042 Zürich

Lienhardt & Partner Privatbank Zürich AG , 8024 Zürich

Lloyds TSB Bank plc. , 1211 Genève

Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch & Cie , 1211 Genève

Luzerner Kantonalbank AG , 6002 Luzern

Maerki Baumann & Co. AG , 8022 Zürich

MediBank AG , 6301 Zug

Mercantil Bank (Schweiz) AG , 8036 Zürich

Merrill Lynch Bank (Suisse) SA , 1211 Genève

Merrill Lynch Capital Markets AG Stockerhof , 8002 Zürich

Migros Bank AG , 8021 Zürich

Mirabaud & Cie , 1204 Genève

Mitsubishi UFJ Wealth Management Bank (Switzerland) SA , 1207 Genève

Mizuho Bank (Schweiz) AG , 8021 Zürich

Mizuho International plc, London, Zurich Branch , 8001 Zürich

M.M. Warburg Bank (Schweiz) AG , 8027 Zürich

Mourgue d'Algue & Cie , 1211 Genève

NBK Banque Privée (Suisse) SA , 1211 Genève

Neue Aargauer Bank AG , 5001 Aarau

Neue Bank AG , 9490 Vaduz

Nidwaldner Kantonalbank , 6371 Stans

Nomura Bank (Schweiz) AG , 8021 Zürich

Nordea Bank S.A. Luxemburg Zweigniederlassung Zürich , 8034 Zürich

Nordkap Bank AG , 8050 Zürich

NPB Neue Privat Bank AG , 8022 Zürich

Obwaldner Kantonalbank , 6061 Sarnen

Petercam Private Bank (Switzerland) SA , 1211 Genève

Pictet & Cie , 1211 Genève

PKB Privatbank AG , 6901 Lugano

P&P Private Bank AG , 8034 Zürich

Privatbank Bellerive AG , 8034 Zürich

Privatbank IHAG Zürich AG , 8022 Zürich

Privatbank Von Graffenried AG , 3000 Bern

Private Client Bank AG , 8008 Zürich

Rahn & Bodmer Co. , 8022 Zürich

Raiffeisen Schweiz Genossenschaft , 9001 St. Gallen

RAS Private Bank (Suisse) SA , 6901 Lugano

RBC Dexia Investor Services Bank S.A., Esch-sur-Alzette Zweigniederlassung Zürich, 8066 Zürich

RBS Coutts Bank AG , 8022 Zürich

Regiobank Solothurn AG , 4502 Solothurn

Reichmuth & Co. Privatbankiers , 6000 Luzern

Rosbank (Switzerland) SA , 1211 Genève

Rothschild Bank AG , 8034 Zürich

Royal Bank of Canada (Suisse) SA , 1211 Genève

Russische Kommerzial Bank AG , 8032 Zürich

Saxo Bank (Schweiz) AG , 8702 Zollikon

SB Saanen Bank AG , 3792 Saanen

Schaffhauser Kantonalbank , 8201 Schaffhausen

Schroder & Co Bank AG , 8021 Zürich

Schwyzer Kantonalbank , 6431 Schwyz

Scobag Privatbank AG , 4052 Basel

Sella Bank AG , 8022 Zürich

SIX SIS AG , 4601 Olten

SIX x-clear AG , 8002 Zürich

Skandifinanz Bank AG , 8001 Zürich

SLB Commercial Bank AG , 8027 Zürich

Società Bancaria Ticinese , 6501 Bellinzona

Société Générale, Paris Zweigniederlassung Zürich , 8021 Zürich

SOCIETE GENERALE Private Banking (Lugano-Svizzera) SA , 6901 Lugano

SOCIETE GENERAL Private Banking (Suisse) SA , 1211 Genève

Sparkasse Engelberg AG , 6390 Engelberg

Sparkasse Schwyz AG , 6430 Schwyz

Sparkasse Wiesendangen , 8542 Wiesendangen

Spar+Leihkasse Riggisberg AG , 3132 Riggisberg

Spar + Leihkasse Steffisburg AG , 3612 Steffisburg

Spar- und Leihkasse Bucheggberg AG , 4584 Lüterswil

Spar- und Leihkasse Frutigen AG , 3714 Frutigen

Spar- und Leihkasse Gürbetal AG , 3127 Mühlethurnen

Spar- und Leihkasse Münsingen AG , 3110 Münsingen

Spar- und Leihkasse Wynigen AG , 3472 Wynigen

Standard Chartered Bank (Switzerland) SA , 1211 Genève

State Street Bank GmbH, München, Zweigniederlassung Zürich , 8027 Zürich

St. Galler Kantonalbank AG , 9001 St. Gallen

Swissquote Bank SA , 1196 Gland

swissregiobank AG , 9201 Gossau

Sydbank (Schweiz) AG , 9000 St. Gallen

The Royal Bank of Scotland N.V., Amsterdam, Zweigniederlassung Zürich , 8022 Zürich

The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, Edinburgh, Zweigniederlassung Zürich, 8022 Zürich

Thurgauer Kantonalbank , 8570 Weinfelden

Trafina Privatbank AG , 4020 Basel

UBS AG , 8098 Zürich

UniCredit (Suisse) Bank SA , 6901 Lugano

Union Bancaire Privée, UBP SA , 1211 Genève

United Bank AG (Zürich) , 8034 Zürich

United Mizrahi Bank (Schweiz) AG , 8021 Zürich

Urner Kantonalbank , 6460 Altdorf

Vadian Bank AG , 9001 St. Gallen

Valartis Bank AG , 8021 Zürich

Valiant Bank AG , 3001 Bern

Valiant Privatbank AG , 3001 Bern

Verwaltungs- und Privat-Bank AG , 9490 Vaduz

Volksbank AG , 9430 St. Margrethen

VP Bank (Schweiz) AG , 8022 Zürich

VZ Depotbank AG , 8002 Zürich

Wegelin & Co. Privatbankiers Gesellschafter Bruderer, Hummler, Tolle & Co., 9004 St. Gallen

WIR Bank Genossenschaft , 4002 Basel

Zuger Kantonalbank , 6301 Zug

Zürcher Kantonalbank , 8001 Zürich

Zürcher Landbank AG , 8353 Elgg