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Volunteering improves work-life balance, study says

This content was published on Feb 10, 2015 Individuals who engage in volunteer work alongside normal jobs are happier with their work-life balance than those who don’t, according to a study by two Zurich universities.

Human Brain Project to be rethought

This content was published on Feb 10, 2015 The European Commission says its outside experts have agreed there must be more integration, better infrastructure and an emphasis on concrete results. In a blog postExternal link on Monday, Thierry Van der Pyl, the commission’s director of “excellence in science”, also said the experts stressed the project will greatly influence how neuroscience research is done…

In Switzerland, Swiss Leaks ‘from bygone era’

This content was published on Feb 10, 2015 Media, trade groups and regulators in Switzerland are asserting that HSBC Private Bank’s aiding of tax evaders has “primarily historical value”.

Geneva puts monetary value on eco-assets

This content was published on Feb 9, 2015 Quadia is the name of the company that financially backs what it calls “significantly impactful” companies, including Cavendish Kinetics that want to extend the battery life of phones through more effective data processing. While mobile users now see the inconvenience of having to charge phones too often, Quadia’s Guillaume Taylor told swissinfo.ch that in future,…

HSBC and Falciani: How it happened

This content was published on Feb 9, 2015 swissinfo.ch charts the road that led to the ICIJ's reputation-busting revelations into HSBC Switzerland.

A tidal wave of global capital is looking for safety

This content was published on Feb 9, 2015 Whoever was buying at these levels was certainly not chasing yield. That said, the bonds of the world’s largest food company were simply following on the coat-tails of the Swiss government’s own bonds, which have been in negative-yield territory for some time now. This reflects the tidal wave of global capital that is looking for…

US seeks banker handover after German arrest

This content was published on Feb 9, 2015 German authorities confirmed the former banker’s arrest based on a US request for extradition. He was taken into custody at Frankfurt airport because Switzerland does not extradite its citizens. Frankfurt’s public prosecutor and the man’s lawyer in New York confirmed he was arrested and being held in jail awaiting a court ruling on extradition. The…

Tax evasion revelations deepen at HSBC’s Swiss arm

This content was published on Feb 9, 2015 The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists analysed the data taken from HSBC’s private banking arm by Hervé Falciani. It was originally passed onto the French government, but a report released on Sunday looked at a more detailed list of account holders. Clients included terror suspects, arms dealers, drug cartels and fugitive diamond merchants, alongside royal…

From pogroms to political initiatives

This content was published on Feb 8, 2015

ʻDirect democracy is sometimes like an internet forumʼ

This content was published on Feb 8, 2015 The Swiss approach voting with a refreshing “studious enthusiasm”, jokes Swiss cartoonist Patrick Chappatte. However, over the past 15 years direct democracy has become a weapon used by manipulators and populists, he warns.

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