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Researchers find over 250 of the earliest galaxies

This content was published on Oct 23, 2015 The team, headed by Hakim AtekExternal link at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), relied upon new images from the Hubble Space Telescope, focusing on a trio of cosmic magnifying glasses. Their findings will be published in the Astrophysical Journal, an EPFL statement said on Thursday.External link The over 250 tiny galaxies…

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Kweku Adoboli: a rogue trader’s tale

This content was published on Oct 23, 2015 During his nearly four years in prison, the man who lost UBS $2.3 billion (CHF2.2 billion) began writing to the FT’s Lindsay Fortado. Now out, and facing deportation, he tells her that he’s sorry – but that the pressures on traders remain. On an unseasonably sunny autumn day in the City of London, a group…

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Moving towards greater transparency?

This content was published on Oct 22, 2015 In December, Trafigura will publish its first disclosures that are compatible with the global standard of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, or EITI.External link The stated goal of EITI, whose board is meeting in the Swiss capital, Bern this week, is to make transparent the governance of countries’ oil, gas and mineral resources. Implementing nations…

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Credit Suisse: capital fix

This content was published on Oct 22, 2015 Three months into the job, Credit Suisse CEO Tidjane Thiam has set out his strategy and is asking for CHF6 billion ($6.2 billion) of fresh equity to pay for it.

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Reputation risk drives Credit Suisse strategy

This content was published on Oct 21, 2015 Switzerland’s second-biggest bank is getting back to what it has done best in a bid to restore investor confidence.

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Changing salary model for Swiss managers

This content was published on Oct 21, 2015 The way Swiss companies pay their managers is changing, with equity-based compensation becoming more common.

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Study finds pesticides in most apples

This content was published on Oct 21, 2015 Most apples sold at Swiss supermarkets contain pesticides, according to a study commissioned by environmental organisation Greenpeace.

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The battle to become Switzerland’s best young hackers

This content was published on Oct 21, 2015 Seventeen young Swiss hackers took part in the recent Swiss Cyber Security Challenge. At stake – a place on the Swiss team competing in the European cyber hacking challenge. The competition was set up by private individuals who felt there was a general lack of IT security in Switzerland. The event was backed by the…

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Swiss sign up for more transparency in commodities

This content was published on Oct 19, 2015 Switzerland is to take part in a World Bank programme to promote transparency in the commodities sector.

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