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Swiss eco-investor Ethos warrior comes of age

This content was published on Feb 7, 2017 After 20 years as the prickly conscience of sustainable investment in the pension fund industry, Ethos vows to continue its soft guerrilla tactics.

Europe’s best bricklayer comes from Valais

This content was published on Feb 7, 2017 The best contenders in the EuroSkills vocational championships tend to come from Switzerland. (swissinfo.ch)

Chinese corporate spending spree benefits Switzerland

This content was published on Feb 7, 2017 To put that mega-deal into perspective, Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) in the whole of Europe totalled $46 billion in 2016 (up 90% on 2015) and $48 billion (+189%) in North America, says Baker McKenzie. Last year, China’s HNA Aviation Group snapped up Swiss air transport support companies Gategroup and ST Technics. The Chinese company…

What future for winter tourism under global warming?

This content was published on Feb 6, 2017 Skiing is no longer a money-making business and alpine resorts need to rethink their business model before it is too late, argues an expert.

Generosity: save a ski resort, donate an organ, give a tax break

This content was published on Feb 5, 2017 Here are some of the stories we will be bringing you the week starting February 6, 2017.

Cabinet adds countries to tax data exchange

This content was published on Feb 2, 2017 The Swiss government says it intends to begin automatic exchanges of tax data with 20 additional countries in 2019.

Financial watchdog sanctions Coutts for 1MDB breaches

This content was published on Feb 2, 2017 “Coutts has seriously breached money-laundering regulations by failing to carry out adequate background checks into business relationships and transactions associated with Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1MDB,” FINMA said in a statement on Thursday. FINMA said it ordered the bank to disgorge unlawfully generated profits of CHF6.5 million ($6.56 million) and will also consider opening enforcement…

Export growth increasingly depends on pharmaceuticals

This content was published on Feb 1, 2017 Swiss exports hit a record CHF210 billion ($211 billion) last year and the pharmaceutical sector was one of the big drivers.

Swiss dual citizens of barred countries may enter US with visa

This content was published on Jan 31, 2017 “Swiss dual citizens who are additionally citizens of Iraq, Iran, Syria, Libya, Sudan, Somalia or Yemen are once again allowed to travel to the United States with immediate effect, provided they have a valid visa in their Swiss passport,” the ministry said in a statementExternal link after talks with US authorities. Such Swiss dual nationals…

New Swiss stock index measures ethics

This content was published on Jan 30, 2017 The Ethos Swiss Corporate Governance Index, which appeared on the Swiss stock exchange on Monday, under-weights companies that fall short of Ethos’s good governance practices. This could include firms that combine the roles of chairman and chief executive, hand out excessive bonuses or allow majority owners to sell their stake to the exclusion of other…

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