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Government blocks access to Trojan-infected website

This content was published on Apr 7, 2016 The Trojan, a term for a malicious computer virus which appears to be useful or interesting to make the user open it, was discovered on the site by the government’s Reporting and Analysis Centre for Information Assurance (MELANI) on Wednesday. It may have infected the desktop computers of some of the readers who used the…

Swiss regulator says banks must fight ‘blatant’ corruption

This content was published on Apr 7, 2016 Speaking on Thursday in Bern, FINMA’s CEO Mark Branson said although money laundering is a global problem, Switzerland is particularly susceptible. As the largest financial centre in the world that has built a business around managing wealth for private clients, it is “naturally exposed to a greater risk” in terms of money laundering, he said.…

Swiss National Bank unveils latest CHF50 note

This content was published on Apr 6, 2016 The new 50-franc note, introduced by the Swiss National Bank (SNB) on Wednesday, has 15 security features.

Bump in average salary for leading company bosses

This content was published on Apr 5, 2016 Despite building pressure in Europe against ‘rip-off’ salaries, a study has found that in 2015, the average salary of the bosses of the 30 businesses listed on the Swiss Leader Index was CHF 5.83 million ($6.1 million), compared to CHF 5.75 million in 2014.

Investors must beware Frankenshock 2.0

This content was published on Apr 5, 2016 Little more than a year ago, while European Central Bank president Mario Draghi was busy fulfilling his promise to do “whatever it takes” to revitalise the eurozone economy, the Swiss National Bank was doing whatever it could to protect its own.

Five things a whistleblower has to say about tax havens

This content was published on Apr 5, 2016 The Panama Papers scandal will not stop tax havens Eleven million documents revealing the offshore banking practices of Mossak Fonseca show that Swiss banks (Credit Suisse Channel Islands Ltd., HSBC Private Bank Suisse, UBS AG) and Swiss lawyers are major players in offshore banking.Elmer: “The tax havens are certainly not dying out. The practices will…

Swiss banks deny involvement in offshore malpractices

This content was published on Apr 5, 2016 Tidjane Thiam, CEO of Credit Suisse denied any links to illegal assets. Credit Suisse Channel Islands Limited was listed as the third largest facilitator of offshore companies in the Panama Papers. “We as a company, as a bank only encourage the use of structures when there is a legitimate economic purpose,” he said on Tuesday.…

Children’s drawings headed to space aboard Swiss-led satellite

This content was published on Apr 4, 2016 The drawings will be among 3,000 pieces of artworkExternal link launched aboard the satellite made by children from countries who contributed to the space project. All of the pieces of art will be reduced in size and engraved on two metal plaques before being fixed to the outside of the satellite. The project is a…

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Dutch citizens’ veto: Panacea for democratic ills?

This content was published on Apr 4, 2016 After the vote on the EU Constitutional Treaty in 2005, it is only the second referendum in modern Dutch history. Applauded by some as welcome democratic reform, the design and use of the new popular right is a detraction, criticises political scientist Saskia Hollander from Amsterdam. On April 6, Dutch voters will have their say…

‘Other countries should follow the Swiss example’

This content was published on Apr 3, 2016 The 17-year old student from Prague is a fresh voice of the Swiss Abroad community. swissinfo.ch gives the floor to leading members of the newly-founded online youth parliament. swissinfo.ch: What do you want to achieve as a member of the new youth parliament of the Swiss abroad – first of all in Switzerland, and second…

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