【Topic】Swiss Banking after the Financial Crisis

【Speaker】Pierre G. Mirabaud, Chairman of the Swiss Bankers Association(SBA), Senior Partner, Mirabaud & Cie, Geneva

【Time】3:30pm.—5：00pm.,Nov. 12, 2008

【Venue】302, Shunde Building Tsinghua SEM.

【Language】English

【Organizer】China Center for Financial Research, Department of Finance

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【Target Audience】All students and faculty

【Background Information】

The presentation is in three parts, as follows:

1) Introduction to the Swiss financial centre;

2) Impact of the financial crisis on Swiss banks;

3) Introducing the Swiss Financial Sector Master Plan (a strategy for the whole Swiss financial sector until the year 2015)

After completing the federal school leaving examination in German in Canton Zug,

Pierre Mirabaud graduated in business administration from the University of Geneva in 1972. He then held various positions in Paris (Banque Rivaud SA), New York (Morgan Guaranty Trust), Chicago (Blunt Ellis & Loewi) and Geneva (Swiss Bank Corporation).

He joined the private bankers Mirabaud & Cie in 1976 where he holds various leading

positions. He became Partner in 1979 and Senior Partner in 1995.

Pierre Mirabaud took over as Chairman of the Swiss Bankers Association in September 2003.

Pierre Mirabaud chaired the Swiss Private Bankers Association from 1990 to 1993.

Until 2003 he was Director of the Working Group Capital & Economy akw., as well as

Vice-Chairman of the Board of Avenir Suisse. He is a Member of the Board of Geneva

International Airport, Chairman of the Board of Quantum Endowment Fund NV, financial advisor to various private and institutional foundations as well as Founder and Chairman of the Pro Democratia foundation.