Switzerland's financial sector is built on a longstanding reputation for private banking, wealth management and financial stability, overseen by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority alongside the Swiss National Bank. Zurich and Geneva host major global banks, asset managers and insurers, supported by a regulatory framework emphasising prudential soundness and client confidentiality within evolving international standards. The country's financial institutions manage substantial cross-border wealth alongside domestic banking and capital markets activity. This section brings together the institutions, regulatory frameworks and market developments shaping Switzerland's financial sector, from private banking to prudential supervision and capital markets structure.