Credit Suisse Group is one of the world's leading banking institutions, headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. Specifically, the firm advises corporations on merging with or acquiring other companies, facilitates client equity and fixed income trading, manages assets for institutional investors and engages in both long term (private equity) and short term investments (propriety trading). Credit Suisse also has the distinction of being the second-largest wealth manager in the world with $1.54 trillion in client assets under management as of December 31, 2007. Credit Suisse serves its diverse clients through its three divisions . Private Banking, Investment Banking and Asset Management . which cooperate closely to provide holistic financial solutions based on innovative products and specially tailored advice. Investment Banking Credit Suisse's investment bank operates in 57 locations and 26 countries and is employed by clients running the gamut from large corporations to governments to financial institutions. Credit Suisse offers a wide range of financial services, including debt and equity underwriting, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), sales and trading, divestitures, and investment research. Private Banking Credit Suisse's private banking operations are split into two subdivisions: wealth management and corporate & retail banking. Credit Suisse is the second-largest wealth management firm in the world and a leader in corporate & retail banking in Switzerland. Wealth Management With 160 offices worldwide, including approximately 80 located in Switzerland, Credit Suisse offers a range of wealth management services to fit the needs of high net worth individuals around the globe. The bank's products and services include pension planning, life insurance products, inheritance advice, and tax planning. Credit Suisse's comprehensive advisory system includes both asset and liability management. Credit Suisse Group's wealth management subdivision also includes an integrated independent private bank, Clariden Leu, which serves high net worth clients in Switzerland and 17 other countries. Corporate & Retail Banking In Switzerland, Credit Suisse serves its corporate and retail banking clients with 215 banking branches throughout the country. An online network allows clients to access and manage their accounts securely from any location, at any time. Corporate advising services for small and medium-sized corporate clients are available at over 40 of Credit Suisse's branch offices, and advising for large corporate clients is centered in two regional offices. Credit Suisse also offers consumer finance services through BANK-now, which supplies individual clients in Switzerland with private credit offerings and car leasing. Asset Management Credit Suisse's asset management division operates in more than 20 offices in 19 countries. Relationship managers are assigned to specific clients, and are responsible for proposing and implementing investment solutions. Clients range from institutional and individual investors to governments and corporations. Products and services in the asset management division include investments in fixed income (investments that offer a fixed, predetermined rate of return, such as bonds and money market instruments, including U.S. Treasury bills and U.S. government bonds), equities, and alternative investments.
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Credit Suisse Group is one of the world's leading banking institutions, headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. Specifically, the firm advises corporations on merging with or acquiring other companies, facilitates client equity and fixed income trading....
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