A short walk down the Bahnhofstrasse, the arterial road that snakes southward from Zurich’s main train station to the eponymous lake that the city is built around, allows for a brief-but-telling glimpse of the city.

Private bank Julius Baer crouches atop a shop front for watchmakers and jewellers; asset management giant BlackRock occupies three floors of a building that is also home to Hugo Boss and Chanel.