Raiffeisen: third-largest banking group in Switzerland

«What one person cannot achieve, can be achieved

by many.»

Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen (1818 – 1888), founder of Raiffeisen cooperatives

The Raiffeisen Group is the leading Swiss retail bank. The third largest force in the Swiss banking sector services roughly half of the Swiss population. 1.9 million Cooperative members are co-owner of their Raiffeisen bank. The Raiffeisen Group is present at 880 locations throughout Switzerland. The 246 legally autonomous cooperative Raiffeisen banks are amalgamated into Raiffeisen Switzerland Cooperative, which is the strategic leader of the entire Raiffeisen Group. Through group companies, partnerships and participations, Raiffeisen offers private individuals and corporate clients the full range of products and services. As of 31.12.2018, the Raiffeisen Group had CHF 196 billion in assets under management and CHF 188 billion in loans to clients. The market share in the mortgage business amounts to 17.6 percent. Total assets are CHF 225 billion.