Appendices — a part of the book Geneva as an International Financial Centre by Dr Alexander Ressos.
The appendices bring together three working tools. The chronology gathers, in a single table, the dates that mark out the eleven parts of the book, from the origins of the city to the decisions of the year 2026; for each event it refers to the part in which it is treated. The glossary gives, for the technical terms used in the book, their English and German equivalents and a brief definition, for the use of readers who work in several languages, as Part J recommended. The statistical reference tables collect the figures cited in the book, with their sources and dates, distinguishing official data from estimates. These appendices are no substitute for reading the chapters; they make it possible to return to them.
This part belongs to Geneva as an International Financial Centre by Dr Alexander Ressos, published here in full, section by section.
Chronology of the Geneva financial centre — overview and summary
The chronology that follows records the dates cited in the book, without claiming to be exhaustive. The dates before the nineteenth century are those of standard historiography; Read more Geneva · AppendicesFrom the origins to the Reformation
DateEventPart58 BCCaesar has the bridge at Geneva cut to halt the Helvetii; first written mention of the cityA5th centuryGeneva, capital of the Burgundian kingdomA1387Franchises (charter of… Read more Geneva · AppendicesFrom the Refuge to the Restoration
DateEventPart1685Revocation of the Edict of Nantes; second Huguenot RefugeC18th centuryRise of the Fabrique (watchmaking, jewellery) and of the Protestant banking networkC1707–1738First political… Read more Geneva · AppendicesThe nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth
DateEventPart1826Foundation of the Journal de GenèveJ1846Radical revolution of James FazyD1847Geneva constitution; demolition of the fortifications begunD1848Federal Constitution; Read more Geneva · AppendicesFrom 1945 to 2008
DateEventPart1956Arrival of Cargill in Geneva; Tradax subsidiaryG1970sRise of independent oil trading and of independent asset managersG, E1977Chiasso scandal; Read more Geneva · AppendicesFrom 2008 to 2026
DateEventPart2008Global financial crisis; rescue of UBSE18 February 2009UBS pays USD 780 million to the United States; Read more Geneva · AppendicesReading the chronology
Three observations emerge from this table. The first is the length of the cycles: three centuries pass between the heyday of the fairs and the birth of modern private banking, and nearly eighty years… Read more Geneva · AppendicesFrench-English-German glossary — overview and summary
The glossary gives, for the technical terms used in the book, their equivalents in English and German, the languages of global finance and of the federal institutions, together with a brief… Read more Geneva · AppendicesHistory and institutions
FrenchEnglishDeutschDefinitionAcadémieAcademyAkademieschool founded by Calvin in 1559, forerunner of the University of GenevaBanque protestanteProtestant banking networkProtestantische Banknetwork of… Read more Geneva · AppendicesBanking and wealth management
FrenchEnglishDeutschDefinitionActifs sous gestionassets under managementverwaltete Vermögenassets entrusted to an institution for management or adviceAvoirs en déshérencedormant assetsnachrichtenlose… Read more Geneva · AppendicesLaw and regulation
FrenchEnglishDeutschDefinitionActivité irréprochableproper business conductGewähr für einwandfreie Geschäftstätigkeitrequirement imposed on the managers of supervised… Read more Geneva · AppendicesTaxation
FrenchEnglishDeutschDefinitionConvention de double impositiondouble taxation treatyDoppelbesteuerungsabkommentreaty allocating taxing rights between two statesÉchange automatique de… Read more Geneva · AppendicesCommodity trading and trade finance
FrenchEnglishDeutschDefinitionAffrètementcharteringBefrachtunghiring of a vessel for transportCommerce de transitmerchantingTransithandelpurchase and sale of goods that never pass through… Read more Geneva · AppendicesCompliance and criminal law
FrenchEnglishDeutschDefinitionBlanchiment d’argentmoney launderingGeldwäschereiconcealment of the criminal origin of assetsBureau de communicationMoney Laundering Reporting OfficeMeldestelle für… Read more Geneva · AppendicesCrypto-assets and digital assets, technology
FrenchEnglishDeutschDefinitionChaîne de blocsblockchainBlockchaindistributed ledger organised in chained blocksContrat intelligentsmart contractSmart Contractprogram that automatically executes… Read more Geneva · AppendicesNotes on usage
FrenchEnglishDeutschDefinitionAlignement climatiqueclimate alignmentKlimaausrichtungcompatibility of a portfolio with a climate objectiveCritères ESGESG criteriaESG-Kriterienenvironmental, social and… Read more Geneva · AppendicesStatistical reference tables — overview and summary
The tables that follow bring together the principal figures cited in the book, with their reference date and their source. Read more Geneva · AppendicesThe Geneva financial centre
The data on the financial centre come mainly from the Fondation Genève Place Financière and its annual economic survey, as well as from the Office cantonal de la statistique (cantonal statistical… Read more Geneva · AppendicesCommodity trading
The amounts cited come from the press and from the official sources traced in Part E. Read more Geneva · AppendicesCompliance, sanctions and criminal liability
The figures come from the Money Laundering Reporting Office Switzerland, the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs and the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland. Read more Geneva · AppendicesGeneva and Africa
The data come from the City of Geneva, the Office cantonal de la statistique (cantonal statistical office), swissinfo and the World Trade Organization. Read more Geneva · AppendicesLanguages and the Francophonie
The language data come from the Federal Statistical Office, the Office cantonal de la statistique (cantonal statistical office) and the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie. Read more Geneva · AppendicesCompetition between financial centres and cross-border wealth
The data come from the Boston Consulting Group and the Global Financial Centres Index. Read more Geneva · AppendicesSustainable finance, technology and European relations
The data come from Swiss Sustainable Finance, the Chambers guide to Swiss fintech, the press and the federal authorities. Read more Geneva · AppendicesPopular votes on relations with the European Union
The results come from the official chronology published by the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. Read more Geneva · AppendicesNote on sources
The book has given priority to official sources, statistical offices, federal and cantonal authorities, international organisations and umbrella organisations, followed by the quality press and… Read more