Carolin Roth X Simon Amrein
How Switzerland became a global financial centre
Simon Amrein explores the history of Swiss banks, from their origins and the rise of savings banks and cantonal banks to today’s banking landscape.
The history of Swiss banking is full of surprising developments. What began with trading firms and family businesses evolved through savings banks and cantonal banks into a financial centre of international importance. We explore this history with Professor Simon Amrein of Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. For his research into Swiss banking history, he has compiled a database covering more than 1,900 institutions and around one million data points.
Depending on the episode, the podcasts are available in German or French.
Professor at Lucerne School of Business, Co-Head of the MSc in Banking and Finance
Prof. Dr. Simon Amrein
Simon Amrein is a professor of banking and banking history at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts and co-director of the master’s program in Banking and Finance. He earned his doctorate in history, with a focus on financial history, from the European University Institute in Florence. His research focuses on the Swiss banking sector, and his work includes studies on banking regulation and banking history.
Host
Carolin Roth
Carolin Roth is a financial journalist, moderator and reporter boasting over 17 years’ experience with CNBC International in Zurich and London, where she has presented live programmes on financial markets, business and politics for an international audience. She now works on a freelance basis for NZZ Connect, Handelsblatt and Forbes, among others, and moderates conferences on such topics as sustainable investment, geopolitics and the digital transformation. With her excellent specialist knowledge, international experience and self-assured manner, she makes complex economic relationships easy to understand, be it on stage, in the studio or on a podcast.
