GSGoldman Sachs Bank AG
Our review of Goldman Sachs Switzerland for ultra-high-net-worth families. We researched the legal entity that holds the licence and books the account, not just the brand.
We are still preparing the rating for this bank. What we have on file so far is below.
About the ratingPart of Goldman Sachs. The group card is led by Goldman Sachs Bank USA, whose own rating is the group's headline rating. This booking centre is rated separately.
What the PPLI.com rating of Goldman Sachs Private Wealth Management (Switzerland) considers
This is our editorial assessment of Goldman Sachs Private Wealth Management (Switzerland). We look at the areas below, which matter to a family deciding where to keep its assets, and weigh them together with what clients tell us and the service they get. Retail products, branches and apps play no part. The public sources we used are listed at the foot of the page.
Conduct and enforcement
What regulators, prosecutors and courts have concluded about this licence holder in recent years.
Protection of client assets
Whether custody assets are ring-fenced by law in the booking centre, whether deposits are protected, and whether the custody terms can be read before signing.
Service for complex families
The breadth of private banking services the bank publishes for this booking unit, including work with external managers and family offices.
Cost transparency
Whether a prospective client can see the tariff and the bank's policy on third party payments before asking.
Ownership and control
Whether the bank's owners are public, how official assessments rate the anti-money-laundering regime of any owner's home jurisdiction, and whether a politically exposed person holds a significant stake. The same test applies to every bank.
Client opinions and service
What clients of Goldman Sachs Private Wealth Management (Switzerland) and their advisers tell us in confidence, and the service the bank gives to families. We never publish names. Tell us about yours
The rating expresses the opinion of PPLI.com on the date shown. It is not a statement of fact about the bank, not a credit rating, not a forecast of failure and not investment advice. Read about the rating.
Regulatory and legal record
What regulators, prosecutors and courts have decided, recorded against the legal entity they named, with the status, the amounts as published and a link to the original document. Claims and investigations still under way are marked as open.
Identity, protection and services
Legal identity
Ownership
Ownership is shown as published, with its date. It describes who owns the bank; it does not, by itself, suggest any wrongdoing by the bank or its owners.
Financial strength, as reported
Services published for this booking unit
Offered at this booking centreOffered by the group, not confirmed hereNot located, which does not mean unavailable
Checked on the bank's own pages, 2 November 2026.
Access and costs
Protection of client assets
Rate Goldman Sachs Private Wealth Management (Switzerland)
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Sources
- Regulator registers and the bank's own publications.
For Goldman Sachs Private Wealth Management (Switzerland)
Before we publish a significant negative finding, we give the bank the facts and time to comment, on the same timetable for every bank. Corrections we verify are published with the date of the change. Write to [email protected] quoting reference BK-CH-GOLDMAN-SACHS-BANK-5AEB6F.
About this file
Researched by the PPLI.com research desk from the public sources listed. The rating is our editorial opinion; read how we rate.