Ratings On 14 Swiss Banks Affirmed In View Of Unchanged Economic Risk Primary Credit Analysts: Dirk Heise, Frankfurt (49) 69-33-999-163;
[email protected] Markus W Schmaus, Frankfurt (49) 69-33-999-155;
[email protected] Secondary Contacts: Salla von Steinaecker, Frankfurt (49) 69-33-999-164;
[email protected] Thierry Grunspan, Paris (33) 1-4420-6739;
[email protected] Giles Edwards, London (44) 20-7176-7014;
[email protected] Sean Cotten, Stockholm (46) 8-440-5928;
[email protected] Nicolas W Hengstebeck, Frankfurt (49) 69-33-999-167;
[email protected] • We still believe that recent real estate price developments in Switzerland pose a risk for domestic banks with sizable mortgage loan portfolios, but our overall view of economic risk has not changed. • We are affirming our ratings on 14 Swiss banks. • We continue to classify the Swiss government as supportive, based on the recent implementation of a new bank resolution regime. • The negative outlooks on nine of the banks we rate reflect our view of the risk of increasing economic imbalances in Switzerland. • The variety of outlooks on our ratings on the other five Swiss banks reflects their lower reliance on domestic real estate exposures and the combination of sector trends and factors specific to individual banks. FRANKFURT (Standard & Poor's) Nov. 29, 2012--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today it had affirmed its long- and short-term counterparty credit ratings on 14 Swiss banks (see the Ratings List below): • Aargauische Kantonalbank, • Banque Cantonale de Genève • Banque Cantonale Vaudouise, • Basellandschaftliche Kantonalbank, • Basler Kantonalbank, • Credit Suisse AG, • Graubuendner Kantonalbank, WWW.STANDARDANDPOORS.COM/RATINGSDIRECT NOVEMBER 29, 2012 1 1042489 | 300025082 Ratings On 14 Swiss Banks Affirmed In View Of Unchanged Economic Risk • J.