Singapore would like to become number one in investment banking
Attracting investment firms, but not getting a bad reputation as a haven for hidden assets is the card Singapore is playing to become the Switzerland of Asia. (TSI/swissinfo.ch)
Train vs plane: would you take a direct train between London and Geneva?
Eurostar is planning to run direct trains from Britain to Germany and Switzerland from the early 2030s. Would you favour the train over the plane? If not, why not?
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Media hail tax deal with Germany
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But if the deal is seen as a step forward by the media, questions remain as to whether it would survive political change in Berlin and the effects it will have on the Swiss banking industry. The Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) called the accord a “big step forward”, even if concessions are made – referring…
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swissinfo.ch went to Singapore to discover how bank UBS’s prestigious wealth management campus has shifted focus from being a talent production line to coping with the immense upheaval in the industry. In April 2007, when the campus opened its doors, new millionaires were springing up all over the place – none more so than in…
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The flow of offshore assets, especially from the United States, is dwindling away, but Swiss banks are well positioned to take advantage of the fastest growing wealth market in the world. The Swiss private banking industry had already begun to shift its focus to onshore activities in prosperous regions before it had felt the full…
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