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Financial regulator to inform those on ‘watch list’

This content was published on Sep 5, 2017 The existence of the FINMA watch list was revealed during a Federal Court hearing concerning a former executive of the Swiss bank UBS. Suspecting that he could be on the list after UBS was fined for manipulating Libor benchmark interest rates in 2012, the former executive went through the courts to gain access to his…

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Currywurst? That’ll be 0.0019 bitcoins please

This content was published on Sep 5, 2017 The Wurst & MoritzExternal link company has responded to repeated demand from customers to spend their hard-earned bitcoins in its restaurants in Zurich and Bern. With the price of a single bitcoin reaching nearly $5,000External link in recent days, that makes a currywurst worth 0.0019 bitcoins (CHF8). “We have reached a tipping point in the…

Avalanche control system wins mountain award

This content was published on Sep 5, 2017 The annual CHF40,000 ($41,700) prize has been given since 2011 for “economically successful projects from the mountain regions” that have contributed to the creation of value and to economic diversity.

‘Fourth kind of chocolate’ targets millennials’ taste buds

This content was published on Sep 5, 2017 Called Ruby chocolate, it is made from the Ruby cocoa bean, which is processed to showcase a characteristic natural reddish tinge. The new chocolate on the block is not milky, bitter or sweet but is very smooth and offers a berry-like fruitiness, according to Swiss manufacturer Barry Callebaut. The company wants to target millennials –…

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Drones: for better or worse?

This content was published on Sep 5, 2017

The future of pensions: winners and losers

This content was published on Sep 4, 2017 On September 24, the Swiss will vote on changes to their pensions. Who stands to win if it’s a ‘yes’ vote?

Changing of the guard at Novartis as Jimenez to step down

This content was published on Sep 4, 2017 The CEO of Novartis, Joseph Jimenez, has announced he will step down in 2018. After eight years at the helm, he will be replaced by Vasant Narasimhan.

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Double ‘yes’ vote will secure our old age

This content was published on Sep 4, 2017 The Pensions 2020 is a balanced package that guarantees our old-age provisions and pensions, says Barbara Gysi.

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Two-headed turtle(s) turns 20

This content was published on Sep 4, 2017 The turtle is named after the Roman God with two faces, although if you’re feeling philosophical, you could argue that, rather than being one turtle with two heads, Janus is in fact two turtles with one body. What do you think?

Swiss franc’s fall buoys embattled watchmakers

This content was published on Sep 4, 2017 Just when support was needed for a nascent recovery in the watches and jewellery sector, it arrived - in the form of a weaker Swiss franc.

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