ISFB Insight Online
The latest news on skills development in the banking and financial ecosystem in French-speaking Switzerland.
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Serving on a bank's board involves much more than just a title
As a lecturer at ISFB for the Certificate in Governance and Risk Management for Board Members, Hervé Broch points out that a bank’s board of directors does not create value through its operational involvement, but rather through the quality of its judgment, its questions, and its independence. In his view, governing a bank requires a certain mindset: understanding the bank’s mission, respecting the role of management, engaging in clear debate, and keeping the institution’s long-term sustainability in mind.
“You Can’t Build a Career on Your Own”: An Interview with Pierre-Alain Leuenberger, CEO of Banque Cantonale Neuchâteloise
In this interview, Pierre-Alain Leuenberger, CEO of Banque Cantonale Neuchâteloise, looks back on his career, from his banking apprenticeship to his current position on the Executive Board. He discusses continuing education, trust, managerial courage, customer relations, artificial intelligence, and succession planning.
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ISFB Insight Print: The magazine for skills development in the banking and financial ecosystem of French-speaking Switzerland
The quarterly print publication features analyses, interviews, and opinion pieces on trends in the banking and finance industries.
The quarterly publication is distributed free of charge to ISFB member institutions, which may make it available to their staff, clients, or partners—particularly in their reception areas, lounges, waiting rooms, or reception areas.
Individuals can also receive the magazine as part of their ISFB Hub membership.
Since January 2023, ISFB Insight Online has primarily been an online publication. Articles, interviews, opinion pieces, newsletters, and social media posts keep pace with current events, industry trends, and ideas circulating in the French-speaking Swiss financial community. It’s all about immediacy: delivering information quickly, picking up on signals, sparking reactions, and gauging what captures attention. ISFB Insight Print operates on a different timeline. Print curates, compiles, and slows things down. It gives certain texts greater longevity, more space to certain voices, and greater weight to reflections that deserve to be preserved, reread, and shared. Digital media drives the momentum; print preserves the record. Between these two formats, different timeframes intersect. Some content remains available exclusively online to maintain its direct link to current events and extend the reading experience. Other articles, written by members for members, find their place solely in the print edition. ISFB Insight thus bridges the gap between the rapid circulation of ideas and the more enduring preservation of contributions.
Mathias Baitan, General Manager
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Employability and career - the importance of an integrated approach
ISFB News Employability and Careers: The Importance of an Integrated Approach In a climate of uncertainty, special attention should be paid to strategic human resources activities related to employee development and retention. As market demands evolve very rapidly, skills development is a key challenge for both professionals and the organizations that employ them. It is essential for both parties to anticipate change in order to remain competitive. At ISFB, we firmly believe in the importance of supporting employees—and, through them, their organizations...
AI does not teach; it reveals our true relationship with knowledge (AGEFI, December 10, 2025)
Revue de presse L'IA n'enseigne pas, elle révèle notre rapport au savoir {post_date} L’irruption de l'intelligence artificielle accélère l’apprentissage et affine les pratiques, sans remplacer l’expérience qui construit la compétence. L’intelligence artificielle (IA) entre dans nos apprentissages avec une vitesse inédite: elle amplifie nos réflexes, nos motivations et notre rapport au savoir. Mais elle ne remplace ni la rencontre, ni la réflexion, ni l’expérience partagée — ces éléments qui transforment réellement la compétence. Je l’observe concrètement dans mon rôle à la tête d’une association dédiée au développement des compétences. Lorsque nos intervenants préparent leurs cours, ...
