Best bank in switzerland for personal use

[369]

Can somebody recommend me currently a bank in switzerland for personal use ?

Goal is to have a swiss bank account i can use to connect with my personal broker accounts and use their cc and not be afraid getting closed in a bank crisis.

Also initial deposit should not be high as i perfer to have my money invested in assets and which are claimed on my and not the banks name.

 

[MiltonStone]

Following, can always use an personal account in Switzerland.

 

[JohnnyDoe]

You will only find rubbish banks, if any, with these requirements.

 

[369]

i don't need a private bank teling me how much and where i need to invest so they make their money on my personal account.
All is well invested and on my name registered so it can't be saver anymore.
It will be just a banking account which will not have restrictions and limit like the rest of EU banks in a bank crisis so i can hunt for opportunities between markets.
Also opening before switzerland implements the capital restrictions before the masses try to move their funds

 

[JohnnyDoe]

i don't need a private bank teling me how much and where i need to invest so they make their money on my personal account.
All is well invested and on my name registered so it can't be saver anymore.
It will be just a banking account which will not have restrictions and limit like the rest of EU banks in a bank crisis so i can hunt for opportunities between markets.
Also opening before switzerland implements the capital restrictions before the masses try to move their funds

Such a bank for non residents doesn’t exist

 

[Freeman111]

You can try CIM Banque, don't think the deposit requirement is very high like low 5 digits amount.
Swissquote is a good alternative, Swiss bank + brokers, lots of thread in this forums about it.

 

[MiltonStone]

You will only find rubbish banks, if any, with these requirements.

Wait, what you say is that unless you have 500K and up it's not possible to find a serious bank in Switzerland?

 

[JohnnyDoe]

Wait, what you say is that unless you have 500K and up it's not possible to find a serious bank in Switzerland?

As a non resident, yes.

 

[Martin Everson]

Can somebody recommend me currently a bank in switzerland for personal use ?

Are you willing to make a personal visit to Switzerland?

 

[JohnnyDoe]

Are you willing to make a personal visit to Switzerland?

Post Finance might open an account if you provide some decent reason

 

[Martin Everson]

Yeah I was thinking of another Swiss bank that's priced well. But you need also a connection to Switzerland as a reason for opening - from personal experience. Also OP is from Panama his profile says so that pretty much limits most options for cheap Swiss banking .

 

[sergeylim88]

could the reason for opening acc. in one of those cheaper banks would be the fact that you already have one account in top tier bank(also in switzerland)?
that's some sort of tie with Switzerland, isn't it???

 

[JohnnyDoe]

You could say that you are looking to buy a property nearby. With high street banks it all depends on the employee you find that day. Speaking the language would greatly help.
Maybe also Migros could open the account.

 

[sergeylim88]

i didn't mean bank in general, i meant in one of those with lower fees
updated my first post
or, if you are not a resident fees will be high no matter the bank

 

[369]

Are you willing to make a personal visit to Switzerland?

Yes i will be there anyways at the end of the month

Post Finance might open an account if you provide some decent reason

They declined already in 201x because of non resident when i asked for RE

Yeah I was thinking of another Swiss bank that's priced well. But you need also a connection to Switzerland as a reason for opening - from personal experience. Also OP is from Panama his profile says so that pretty much limits most options for cheap Swiss banking .

EU

You could say that you are looking to buy a property nearby. With high street banks it all depends on the employee you find that day. Speaking the language would greatly help.
Maybe also Migros could open the account.

Language is not an issue.

 

[rowena]

Wait, what you say is that unless you have 500K and up it's not possible to find a serious bank in Switzerland?

You can't find a big and reputable bank even with $500K in Switzerland.

 

[JohnnyDoe]

You can't find a big and reputable bank even with $500K in Switzerland.

Actually you can’t find many even with $5m

 

[rowena]

Actually you can’t find many even with $5m

You can open a bank account with UBS and Credit Suisse with $5M. They're the two biggest banks in Switzerland.

 

[MiltonStone]

You can't find a big and reputable bank even with $500K in Switzerland.

Actually you can’t find many even with $5m

I believe there is going to much talk and personal opinion into this thread!

 

[Fred]

For your mentioned circumstances Swissquote is the only fit.