MBAER Bank - The Swiss Merchant Bank

The Bank with a Soul

Operating- and trading hours over Christmas and New Year 2025/2026

Opening hours

Christmas
  • Open on Monday, December 22, 2025 and Tuesday, December 23, 2025.
  • Closed on Wednesday, December 24 up to and including Friday, December 26, 2025.
New Year
  • Open on Monday, December 29, 2025 and Tuesday, December 30, 2025.
  • Closed on Wednesday, December 31 up to and including Friday, January 2, 2026.

Payment transactions and foreign exchange trading

Christmas
  • CHF payments (SIC) with execution on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, must be received by Tuesday, December 23, 2025, by 11 a.m. (incl. supporting documents).
  • Foreign currency payments with execution on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, must be received by 11 a.m. on Monday, December 22, 2025 (incl. supporting documents).
  • Foreign currency transactions before Christmas (main currencies EUR, USD, GBP) must be received by Monday, December 22, 2025, by 11 a.m. All other currencies must be submitted in the previous week.
New Year
  • CHF payments (SIC) with execution on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, must be received by Tuesday, December 30, 2025, by 11 a.m. (incl. supporting documents).
  • Foreign currency payments with execution on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, must be received by 11 a.m. on Monday, December 29, 2025 (incl. supporting documents).
  • Foreign exchange transactions before the end of the year (main currencies EUR, USD, GBP) must be received by 11 a.m. on Monday, December 29, 2025. All other currencies must be submitted in the previous week.

Securities trading

  • At the end of 2025, securities trading will be available during our business hours until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, December 30, 2025. Thereafter, executions can no longer be guaranteed.
  • Daily trading will resume on Monday, January 5, 2026.

Receipt and delivery of securities and trading in US securities

  • For the year 2025, deposits and withdrawals of securities and trading in US-securities are only possible until Friday, December 12, 2025 (due to FATCA reporting).

E-Banking

  • Access to e-banking will not be available from December 30, 2025 from 11 a.m. until the end of 2025 due to year-end processing.

We wish you and your family a peaceful holiday season and a healthy, happy and successful New Year!

MBaer Merchant Bank AG
Alfred Escher-Strasse 50
8002 Zürich
Switzerland

Telefon: +41 44 265 85 85

E-Mail: info@mbaerbank.com