Strong Swiss support for banking confidentiality
Bank-client confidentiality is supported by 81%, with 79% regarding it as worth protecting in the face of international pressure.
The 2008 survey of the Swiss Bankers Association once again provides solid confirmation of the strong support which bank-client confidentiality enjoys among the Swiss people. It clearly shows the importance attached to the protection of bank clients' financial data. An overwhelming majority of 91% regards protection against unauthorised third-party access as correct. When asked specifically about bank-client confidentiality, 81% of participants were in support of retaining it (2007: 79%). Indeed, 79% of participants believed that there should be no question of yielding to possible pressure from abroad by waiving bank-client confidentiality. And 74% also regarded it as probable that bank-client confidentiality would still be in place in its current form in five years' time (2007: 72%).
2008 Swiss Bankers Association Survey: solid, reliable and trustworthy — the Swiss support their financial centre (external link)