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Head office
Postfach
CH-8010 Zurich
Switzerland

Contact
Ueli von Burg, Head Cash & Collateral Trading & Management
0041 44 293 60 10
ueli.von.burg@zkb.ch

Zürcher Kantonalbank

ZKB is a large universal bank based in Switzerland with a strong foothold in asset management and investment banking. ZKB is top rated by all major rating agencies.

The cash and collateral trading and management desk is part of the investment banking division and is also responsible for the short-term liquidity management of the overall bank.

The cash and collateral trading and management desk is fully integrated and is offering various securities finance services. ZKB is always acting as principal lender and borrower with a strong focus on fixed income assets. Financing services benefit from a wide collateral acceptance, including all major markets and currencies.

Additional contacts:

Lukas Meier, Head Cash & Collateral Trading
lukas.meier@zkb.ch

Raphael Zemp, Deputy Head Cash & Collateral Trading
raphael.zemp@zkb.ch

Antti Pfister, Senior Trader
antti.pfister@zkb.ch

Contact information
primefinance@zkb.ch, +41 44 293 62 62

Zürcher Kantonalbank News

Industry

ISLA announces conference co-chairs Bains and von Burg

The three-day event will take place from 18 to 20 June 2024 and will feature a mix of keynote presentations, panel discussions and networking events

Technology

Clearstream and FundsDLT complete first blockchain fund transaction

Zürcher Kantonalbank was the first to leverage the joint FundsDLT-Clearstream solution, with an end investor placing a fund transaction request via a mobile app directly on the private blockchain

People moves

Raiffeisen Gruppe expand executive board

Raiffeisen Gruppe appoints Roger Reist as its newest member of the executive board

People moves

ISLA brings in fresh faces to new board

ISLA has revealed a roster of new names will be joining its board this month, which its returning chair describes as “by far the most diverse ISLA has experienced”

Zürcher Kantonalbank Features

No such thing as a free lunch

Roger Reist of Zürcher Kantonalbank discusses the benefits of securities lending in the current low interest rate environment

Zürcher Kantonalbank Interviews

Zürcher Kantonalbank

Lukas Meier

Switzerland is often seen as both within, and without, its broader European counterparts. Lukas Meier, head of Cash & Collateral Trading at Zürcher Kantonalbank, looks at the Swiss securities lending market, key regulations and its unique differences

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Roger Reist

Zürcher Kantonalbank’s Roger Reist discusses the restructuring of his unit, business at the moment, and why the FTT should not be ignored