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Banks agonise over US tax evasion ‘guilt’

This content was published on Sep 2, 2014 While some banks have formed a clear picture of where they stand in the so-called ‘non-target letter’ programme, others are still weighing up the cost of registering versus the risk of being caught by the Department of JusticeExternal link (DoJ) with their trousers down. Liechtenstein’s VP Bank last week became the latest institution to pull…

Hong Kong braces for protests over democracy

This content was published on Sep 2, 2014 Last Sunday’s move by the Chinese government to rule out open nomination of candidates for the chief executive election in 2017 has sparked anger among pro-democracy groups.External link The question of how Hong Kong should choose its next leader has been the focus of attention in recent months, leading to several protests and large-scale rallies…

CERN’s collider just got more powerful

This content was published on Sep 2, 2014 If CERN found the Higgs boson with half the energy its Large Hadron Collider is capable of, why does it need so much more for its next experiments?

Swisstransplant backs e-organ donor card

This content was published on Sep 1, 2014 It allows donor information to automatically display on the home screen of smartphones brought into an emergency room – even if the screen is locked. Anaesthesiologist Jocelyn Corniche of Lausanne University Hospital worked on the Echo112 app with support from Swisstransplant, the organisation in charge of organ allocation in Switzerland. “We hope that this new…

Celebrating the Swiss air force: 100 years on

This content was published on Sep 1, 2014 A giant air show has showcased the 100 years of the Swiss air force and 50th anniversary of its aerobatic squadron, the Patrouille Suisse. (SRF, swissinfo.ch)

Swiss NGO moots commodities watchdog

This content was published on Sep 1, 2014 At the launch of its latest campaign to fight ongoing corruption, inequality and environmental issues in the worldwide commodities sector, the pressure group said an independent regulator would help counter the “resource curse”. “Switzerland as the world’s most important commodities hub has a political responsibility to act,” Andreas Missbach told a news conference on Monday.…

Swiss identified as winner of US forensic award

This content was published on Aug 30, 2014 Pierre Margot, 64, is one of the leading fingerprint experts in the world and is known for helping to invent the first forensic light source, Polilight, for the detection of fingerprints, bodily fluids and other evidence at crime scenes. “I was working in Australia at the time,” Margot told Le Matin newspaper on Saturday. “They’ve…

Notenstein absorbs LBBW private bank clients

This content was published on Aug 29, 2014 The Swiss wealth management sector is set to shrink a notch further after Notenstein announced plans to take over the Swiss wealth management business of Germany’s Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW) – barring its United States clients.

Private banks open up to new era of transparency

This content was published on Aug 29, 2014 The exposure of Pictet and Lombard Odier's voluptuous financial figures to the public gaze is symptomatic of a wider trend in Swiss private banking.

Switzerland adopts stricter measures on Russia

This content was published on Aug 28, 2014 To prevent Russia from skirting international sanctions via Switzerland, the Swiss government has taken additional steps.

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