credit suisse has two divisions, private banking & wealth management and investment banking. a shared services department provides support functions like risk management, legal, it and marketing to all areas. operations are divided into four regions: switzerland, europe, the middle east and africa, the americas and the asian pacific. credit suisse private banking has wealth management, corporate and institutional businesses. credit suisse investment banking handles securities, investment research, trading, prime brokerage and capital procurement. credit suisse asset management sells investment classes, alternative investments, real-estate, equities, fixed income products and other financial products.