Credit Suisse Group is one of the world’s largest financial services providers. It offers clients expertise in the areas of private banking, investment banking, and asset management. The bank serves its clients through three regionally focused wealth management divisions: Swiss Universal Bank, International Wealth Management, and Asia Pacific. These regional businesses are complemented by Global Markets and Investment Banking & Capital Markets, two divisions specializing in investment banking capabilities. All five divisions work closely together to provide financial solutions to clients. The divisions are supported by various corporate functions, which provide centralized corporate services and business support, as well as implement control procedures to help operate the bank on a daily basis. 

The bank's history dates back to 1856; nearly a century later, as World War II raged in Europe, the bank opened its first international branch, in New York City in 1942. In 1978, the bank began a partnership with The First Boston Corporation in the U.S., acquiring a controlling stake in the firm 10 years later and renaming itself Credit Suisse First Boston. In 2006, the firm rebranded to create an "integrated bank," and its investment bank dropped the First Boston affiliation and became known as simply Credit Suisse.