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Denkanstösse für eine tragfähige Bankenregulierung in der Schweiz

Am 6. Juni 2025 hat der Bundesrat seine Vorschläge zur Weiterentwicklung der Too-big-to-fail-Regulierung veröffentlicht. Ziel ist es, Lehren aus der Credit-Suisse-Krise zu ziehen und die Stabilität des Finanzplatzes Schweiz langfristig…

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Claude F. Moser rejoins Orbit36 to expand Global Treasury and Risk Advisory Capabilities

Orbit36 is pleased to announce that Claude F. Moser has rejoined the firm as Managing Partner, effective July 1, 2025. With over three decades of international experience in senior finance and treasury…

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How well are Swiss banks prepared for a real-estate mortgage crisis?

Swiss Financial Market Authority FINMA is concerned about risks in the domestic real estate and mortgage market. In a recent guidance (20220522-finma-aufsichtsmitteilung-02-2025.pdf), FINMA warns that many banks in Switzerland tend…

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Could USD interest rates increase if Trump brings the trade deficit down?

The Trump administration’s decision to impose significant tariffs on goods imported from foreign countries shocked politicians and the public across the globe and caused considerable market reactions. Equity and commodity…

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Op-Ed written for Banking Risk & Regulation (FT Specialist)

Banking Risk & Regulation- a Financial Times Specialist service – invited Orbit36 to write an Op-Ed on the current banking regulation discussion in Switzerland. In the article, Orbit36 Managing Partner…

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Guest lecture on the failure of Credit Suisse and its implications for the Swiss TBTF regulation

In a recent lecture for the 2024-2026 Executive MBA class at University of Zurich, we discussed the failure of Credit Suisse and what it means for the “Too-big-To-Fail” Regulation in…

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Counterparty Credit Risk – Who controls the bank’s risk appetite?

In a recent article in Risk.net, Orbit36 Managing Partner Dr. Andreas Ita comments on the new guidelines issued by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) on counterparty credit risk…

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Jährliche Selbstbeurteilung – Wie steht es um die «Board-Effectiveness» in ihrem Verwaltungsrat?

Die Verwaltungsräte von Schweizer Banken müssen ihre Leistung mindestens einmal jährlich selbst beurteilen. Es gilt, die Zielerreichung und Arbeitsweise im Verwaltungsrat kritisch zu überprüfen und das Ergebnis schriftlich festzuhalten. Typischerweise…

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Wie realistisch sind die Notfallpläne ihrer Bank in der digitalen Welt?

Das digitale Zeitalter stellt Banken vor neue Herausforderungen. Wie die Zusammenbrüche einiger US-Banken und der Credit Suisse gezeigt haben, verlaufen Bank Runs wesentlich schneller als in der Vergangenheit. Kritische Berichte…

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Opinion article written for Global Risk Regulator/FT Specialist

In a recent opinion article, Orbit36 managing partner Andreas Ita was invited to share his views on the BCBS’s progress report on liquidity risk with Global Risk Regulator/FT Specialist –…

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