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Change in the air for Credit Suisse as Tidjane Thiam takes helm

This content was published on Jun 29, 2015 Investors are waiting to see if Credit Suisse’s new chief executive surprises with his masterplan to revitalise Switzerland’s largest bank.

‘Debt-fuelled growth substitute for reforms’, says bank

This content was published on Jun 28, 2015 The umbrella organisation for central banks made the warning comments in its 85th annual report, released on Sunday. BIS stressed that “the fall of sovereign bond yields into negative territory” was not only “unprecedented”, but had gone beyond what was previously deemed possible. According to the bank, expansion on a global scale has been unequal,…

Swissnex to close Singapore office

This content was published on Jun 26, 2015 The State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) said that the Singapore office, established in 2004, had completed its work. But it also acknowledged that the need to expand the network into new countries, coupled with budgetary restraints, had played a role in the decision. Singapore was the third location selected for a Swissnex…

Inspectorate calls for further safety measures

This content was published on Jun 26, 2015 The Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI) has demanded that some of the country’s nuclear power stations step up their safety margins to make sure they are adequately flood and earthquake-proof.

SNB braced for rush on franc in event of Grexit

This content was published on Jun 25, 2015 “The Greek situation is weighing on financial markets. The uncertainty linked to Greece means the Swiss franc remains a safe-haven currency,” Jordan said at an event organised by the Swiss watch industry in Lausanne on Thursday. The franc is facing upward pressure from ultra-loose monetary policy in the eurozone, where the debt crisis in Greece…

Battle for Sika boardroom enters second round

This content was published on Jun 25, 2015 The battle for control over Sika will resume at an EGM in July and later in the Swiss courts.

The economics of organ donation

This content was published on Jun 24, 2015 For some people an organ donation is their only hope for survival. But compared with other European countries, the Swiss don’t do well. Switzerland has a donor rate of 14.2 donors per million inhabitants. Among neighbouring countries, only Germany has lower rates. Two years ago the Swiss authorities and Swisstransplant, the foundation promoting organ donation,…

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Swiss central bank keeps powder dry amid Greece wobbles

This content was published on Jun 18, 2015 The Swiss central bank draws a mixed reaction as it keeps interest rates at record lows and leaves the franc to float freely.

Ex-UBS director speaks of Latin American network

This content was published on Jun 18, 2015 Stephanie Gibaud, who was head of communications at UBS France until 2012, spoke to members of Argentina’s parliament, on a visit to the French capital to investigate undeclared accounts opened at HSBC, following earlier revelations made by Hervé Falciani, a former HSBC employee in Geneva. Although UBS did not have a branch for private banking…

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