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New findings could help treat acute allergies

This content was published on Oct 29, 2012 According to the study, published online in the scientific journal Nature, researchers engineered a new molecule capable of stripping antibodies from receptor molecules on the surface of cells. Those receptor molecules are responsible for immune reactions triggered by outside allergens. Researchers said their discovery could lead to the development of highly potent, fast-acting therapies for…

Is Singapore the next big financial centre?

This content was published on Oct 29, 2012

Changing tax rules force private bankers East

This content was published on Oct 29, 2012 Having spent decades sheltering the undeclared assets of foreigners, the bubble has now burst – at least for European Union and United States clients who now face scrutiny from their tax authorities. But wealthy Asians have less to fear from the anti-tax evasion crusade. Private bankers in the Swiss market are frantically backpedalling as their…

Brazilian billions beckon for private bankers

This content was published on Oct 29, 2012 A combination of rapid wealth creation, a rise in the number of millionaires and drastically falling interest rates have made Brazil an ideal private banking location. Credit Suisse, Julius Baer and UBS have all recently expanded their business in the South American giant. Brazil is producing so-called high net worth individuals (HNWIs) – those with…

Swiss “underestimate” lake tsunami risks

This content was published on Oct 28, 2012 According to new research published in the Nature Geoscience journal, a massive rock fall – probably from the Le Grammont mountain close to where the Rhone flows into lake at its eastern end – caused part of the river delta to collapse and slide into the lake. Historical accounts describe how huge waves then inundated…

‘Swissair Souvenirs’

This content was published on Oct 27, 2012 The photo archives of Swissair is a unique resource. The book “Swissair Souvenirs” is a homage to the former Swiss national airline.

Researchers warn news coverage shallow

This content was published on Oct 26, 2012 The researchers found that the 46 newspapers, radio, television programmes and news websites included in the survey published more hard news on political, economic and cultural topics in 2011 than in the previous year. However, they provided noticeably less background to help the public understand the wider implications of an event. Coverage of parliamentary issues…

Quest For Identity – ORIGINAL

This content was published on Oct 26, 2012 Most of them were killed either in the early days of the war or toward the end of the hostilities, when UN safe zones like Srebrenica fell into the hands of the Serb Army. As part of the process of identifying those who disappeared, personal belongings found with the victims’ remains have been collected by…

Further cuts confirmed at Credit Suisse

This content was published on Oct 25, 2012 But the bank refused to elaborate on how many jobs could be at threat as it announced on Thursday a 63 per cent fall in third quarter profits from the same period last year – from SFr683 million to SFr254 million. Speculation has been rife in the Swiss media for the last two weeks that both…

Scientists paint a glacial picture

This content was published on Oct 24, 2012 Professor Heinz Zumbühl and Dr. Daniel Steiner, along with their colleague Samuel Nussbaumer, analysed some of the earliest glacier photographs and art sources to produce the article, “19th century glacier representations and fluctuations in the central and western European Alps”. The project primarily examines photos and paintings of the Lower Grindelwald Glacier in the Bernese…

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