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The BFI Committee represents SwissCham Beijing's members in the following industries:

• Banking/Financial Services
• Insurance Services

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The Members of the BFI Committee are currently the following:

• Abacare Group Limited
• EFG Bank European Financial Group Representative Office
• Swiss Reinsurance Co. Beijing Branch
• UBS A.G. Beijing Branch
• UBS Securities Co. Limited
• Zuercher Kantonalbank Beijing Representative Office
• Zurich Insurance Company Beijing Branch

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The Panel of the BFI Committee is currently composed of the following representatives:

Company	Name	Contact
Zurich Insurance	Mr. Daniel REYMOND	[E-mail]
Zuercher Kantonalbank	Mr. LIU Zhiqin	[E-mail]

If you want to join, change, quit a Committee, or if you have a request concerning Committees in general, please e-mail us.

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The BFI Committee partners or purports at partnering with the following organizations:

CBA China Banking Association
EUCCC European Chamber of Commerce in China
The BFI Committee of SwissCham Beijing collaborates with the following EUCCC Working Groups:

• Banking
• Finance and Taxation
• Insurance and Fund Management

IAC Insurance Association of China
Swiss Bankers Association
Swiss Insurance Association
Swiss Private Asset Managers Association
Swiss Private Bankers Association

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This section only lists publications specifically related to the BFI Committee industries:

See other publications.

China Banking, Chinadaily.com.cn (Monthly Industry Reports), 2010, [CN] [en].
China Banking is a monthly review that features the latest news, policies, statistics and analysis from the Chinese banking industry.

CSR Guidelines for financial Institutions in China, DLA Piper (CSR Client Alert No.2), February 2009, [EN] [en].
China Banking Association (CBA) published Guidelines on Corporate Social Responsibility for Banking Financial Institutions in China (the Guidelines). Its objective is to promote comprehensive corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs within the Chinese banking system. The Guidelines reflect current Government thinking about the need to promote harmonious and sustainable development.

2008/09 Annual Report, Swiss Insurance Association (ASA | SVV), 2009, [CH] [en].
This report contains comprehensive information on the insurance industry in Switzerland, including international comparisons.

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If you have ideas, suggestions, projects for a BFI Committee event you can e-mail us, SwissCham will be glad to help you organize it.

Forthcoming Events:

• TBC

Past Events in 2011:

• 10 March 2011 , 8:30am - BFI Committee Meeting & Presentation by Swiss Re
  SwissCham organized its first BFI Committee Meeting of the year which included a short presentation of the Committees and a presentation by Mr. Robert WIEST, Managing Director of Swiss Re on his company's best practice in the (re)Insurance field.

Past Events in 2010:

• 21 May 2010 - BFI Committee Meeting & Presentation by Zuercher Kantonalbank
  SwissCham organized its first BFI Committee Meeting which included a short brainstorming on the Committee's year planning and tea degustation.
  Mr. LIU Zhiqin from Zuercher Kantonalbank hosted this meeting and talked about the "ABC on how to deal with Chinese partners: A = Acquisition, B = Build up, C = Continuation of the relations with Chinese companies".

Past Events in 2009:

• 6 July 2009 - BFI Committee Roundtable:
  SwissCham organized a roundtable with the Bank/Finance/Insurance Committee. This strategic discussion aimed at defining a target list of the BFI Members’ issues and needs that will be implemented with the help and support of SwissCham.

Check other SwissCham events.

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