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Mid-sized firms close executive pay gap on giants

This content was published on Oct 26, 2016 Executive at flagship SMI listed companies earned 2.7 times more than those at mid-cap SMIM index firms in 2007. By 2015, the pay gap had narrowed to a factor of 1.9, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) study released on Wednesday. In that period, the average pay of SMI chief executives declined 10.3% to CHF6.9 million…

Traditional post offices to give way

This content was published on Oct 26, 2016 However, the state-owned Swiss Post said it aims to increase its network of retail “access points” over the next four years to 4,000, up from the current 3,700. “Our customers are more mobile and flexible, and increasingly take care of their postal transactions wherever and whenever it suits them,” said Susanne Ruoff, CEO of Swiss…

Geneva Twitter bot flags up dictators’ planes

This content was published on Oct 25, 2016 The programme, launched in April by a group of investigative journalistsExternal link, mines data captured by the network of antennaeExternal link used by plane spotters. In Geneva, this was provided by the association of airport residentsExternal link. Civilian planes emit signals which give the plane number and location. These data are scanned by the computer,…

Grandmothers sue Switzerland in climate complaint

This content was published on Oct 25, 2016 They claim that older women in particular suffer from the effects of climate change, including long heat waves. “Heat can lead to death for older women,” said the group’s lawyer Ursula Brunner in Bern on Tuesday, as the complaint was handed in. “There is evidence that hot periods are occurring more often as a result…

Swiss hope expats and Chinese will hit slopes

This content was published on Oct 25, 2016 These are difficult times for the tourism business in the small alpine nation. The number of overnight stays by Chinese tourists fell by 19.7% in summer, Switzerland Tourism External linkreported on Tuesday. This is a worrying trend for tourism officials, as Chinese visitors were leading recent growth in Switzerland up until recently. The lower numbers…

Swiss scientists build model of exoplanets

This content was published on Oct 24, 2016 Two scientists at the Centre of Space Habitability carried out the first simulations of the formation of the population of planets expected to orbit stars ten times less massive than the sun, according to a statement published on Monday. In addition, Yann Albert and Willy Benz determined the water content of the planets orbiting their…

Romanian tech firm chooses Switzerland despite high costs

This content was published on Oct 24, 2016 What's a Romanian tech company doing muscling in on Switzerland's watchmaking turf?

‘Despite the franc, Switzerland is doing well’

This content was published on Oct 24, 2016 There are advantages to producing locally instead of outsourcing, even in an expensive country like Switzerland.

Europe’s highest wind park

This content was published on Oct 24, 2016 Europe's highest wind park is being built on the Griespass in Canton Valais. From spring 2017, it will produce electricity for 2,800 households. More wind parks planned for Valais are being opposed by residents in built up areas. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)

Should rich shoppers pay more for the same product?

This content was published on Oct 23, 2016 You’re waiting in the supermarket queue to buy some olive oil, pasta and shampoo. So, coincidentally, is the person behind you. You’d expect the two baskets to cost the same, but don’t bet on it. In September, Migros, one of Switzerland’s largest retailers, launched a pilot project in three stores (Zurich, Aare and Geneva), according…

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