Zürcher Kantonalbank (Switzerland)

The Zürcher Kantonalbank (ZKB) is one of Switzerland's major banks, specializing mostly in mortgages, private loans, investment, and pensions. The canton of Zurich owns (and guarantees) the bank, with the cantonal council overseeing its operations. As a result, it acts autonomously under public law.

ZKB is a Swiss banking sector pillar (it has been in continuous operation since 1870), with total assets of about CHF170 billion ($173 billion), making it the country's largest cantonal bank.

Type: Incorporated public-law institution

Website: www.zkb.ch