The Association of Swiss Private Banks (ASPB) comprises 8 member banks employing more than 9000 people across the globe. Its permanent secretariat is located in Geneva. Through its permanent Secretariat based in Geneva, the ASPB’s primary mission is to defend and represent the business interests of Swiss private banks. It strives to establish and maintain optimum conditions that support the development of the private and institutional asset management sector in Switzerland. The members of the ASPB are Swiss banks that are privately owned and not publicly traded. They are supervised by the Financial Market Authority and regulated by the Federal Law on Banks of 8 November 1934. Four of the ASPB's members meet the definition of a Swiss private banker and are also members of the Swiss Private Bankers Association. These are Bordier & Cie, E. Gutzwiller & Cie, Rahn+Bodmer Co. and Reichmuth & Co. The remaining members of the Association - Gonet & Cie SA, Bank Lombard Odier & Co Ltd, Mirabaud & Cie SA and Banque Pictet & Cie SA - are incorporated under Swiss law as companies limited by shares. The values of the ASPB's banks are innovation, openness to the world, flexibility in enterprise management and personalized services. *** L’Association de Banques Privées Suisses (ABPS) compte neuf membres qui emploient plus de 8800 collaborateurs à travers le monde. S’appuyant sur un Secrétariat permanent basé à Genève, l’ABPS a pour mission essentielle la défense et la représentation des intérêts professionnels des banques privées suisses. Elle œuvre en faveur du maintien et du développement de conditions cadre optimales pour la gestion de fortune privée et institutionnelle en Suisse. Les membres de l’Association de Banques Privées Suisses (ABPS) sont actives principalement dans la gestion de fortune privée ou institutionnelle et assujetties à la Loi fédérale sur les banques et les caisses d’épargne du 8 novembre 1932.