Archive – Banking & Fintech

Xapo shifting services from Hong Kong to Switzerland

This content was published on Jan 21, 2019 “It was once thought that Hong Kong was the holy grail of crypto regulations,” Rogers told swissinfo.ch at the World Web ForumExternal link in Zurich. “But it has become more opaque.” “It’s a reality of this industry that you have to be agile and react to regulatory changes all the time. Swiss regulators are smart,…

If investors don’t overhaul banker pay, populism will

This content was published on Jan 21, 2019 The failed move of Andrea Orcel from UBS to Santander revealed staggering levels of bank pay. If investors fail to curb huge payouts at banks, populism will.

Banks losing clout in Zurich, study reveals

This content was published on Jan 18, 2019 Canton Zurich is Switzerland’s largest financial centre, accounting for 41% of the country’s finance jobs and 45% of economic output that the sector generates nationwide. But the 2007/2008 financial crisis has taken its toll, according to the report by BAK EconomicsExternal link, which was commissioned by both the city and canton of Zurich. The two…

More Swiss firms declare bankruptcy

This content was published on Jan 18, 2019 The number of Swiss companies declaring bankruptcy rose again slightly in 2018 to 4,813. Construction, the trades and catering were the most affected.

Time flies: iconic Swiss railway clock turns 75

This content was published on Jan 18, 2019 The clocks in Switzerland's railway stations with their particular modern look have become an icon of Swiss design.

A Swiss agribusiness perspective on the future of food

This content was published on Jan 18, 2019

SIHH: A week of fine watchmaking and deal making

This content was published on Jan 17, 2019

Top businessmen talk at M and A press conference

Swiss firms in record number of mergers and acquisitions

This content was published on Jan 16, 2019 The number of merger and acquisition deals involving Swiss companies hit a record high in 2018, according to a report by consultancy firm KPMG.