Best Bank for Swiss Franc: UBS
UBS provided liquidity under difficult conditions
When the Swiss National Bank (SNB) suddenly pulled its maximum exchange rate for the franc on January 15, life on the UBS foreign exchange trading desk became very difficult for a while. As the largest liquidity provider in the Swiss currency, a unit that has fewer market-makers than other G10 peers, the scope and fallout from the move placed a big responsibility on the bank's shoulders.
"[The year] 2015 started in a very surprising way for everyone. Market conditions became pretty difficult
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