At the small bank symposium in Berne, Finma director Stefan Walter opposed the accusation that small banks were overly heavily controlled. The central principle of banking supervision was proportionality. The supervision was intensified where the risks were high. And smaller, stable institutions were relieved where this was objectively justified.
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At the small bank symposium in Berne, Finma director Stefan Walter opposed the accusation that small banks were overly heavily controlled. The central principle of banking supervision was proportionality. The supervision was intensified where the risks were high. And smaller, stable institutions were relieved where this was objectively justified.