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UBS completes equity funding in PaineWebber purchase

This content was published on Jan 26, 2001 A statement from UBS on Friday said there was no further requirement to issue shares, adding that the integration of PaineWebber had proceeded very smoothly and was now essentially complete. Final IT and operational changes are to be implemented in early February. UBS chose to make an initial issuance of 12 million new ordinary shares…

The dog whisperer

This content was published on Jan 26, 2001 Police forces around the world are using the skills of Schlegel, who says he has a unique way of training the animals based on his ability to communicate with them. His record is testimony to his success. At least 6,000 dogs are brought to his Wolfsprung Kennels in northern Switzerland for training every year, and…

High altitude restaurant to open in March

This content was published on Jan 26, 2001 The building has a metallic framework on concrete foundations and was designed by architect Mario Botta to form a visible link between the mountain and the cable car station. Cable car director Jean-Paul Jotterand says what would have taken builders about 15 months to complete at a lower altitude had to be finished within a…

Exhibition explores pros and cons of music in the digital age

This content was published on Jan 26, 2001 Visitors who believe that music should be on a compact disc or cassette, and purchased from a record shop, will be in for a rude awakening. The exhibition, “Music in the Digital Age”, demonstrates how new technology is transforming the way we make, record, disseminate and listen to music. “The main point we want to…

Swiss “dotcoms” face a leaner future

This content was published on Jan 26, 2001 Technophobes could have been forgiven for a little quiet gloating as precocious dotcoms crashed and burned last year. The most spectacular failures were in the United States, but Swiss firms, too, experienced their share of grief. The most high profile casualty was the hi-tech firm, Miracle, which folded after its creditors refused to allocate second-round…

Eichhof leads world in colour technology

This content was published on Jan 26, 2001 Eichhof chief executive, Werner Dubach, is usually more than happy to explain how the group has increased its market share in a country where beer consumption has been declining. But at this year’s annual Eichhof presentation in Lucerne, Dubach and his colleagues were focusing on more than just beer. Grabbing the limelight was the firm’s…

Old Enemies work together for the sake of the family

This content was published on Jan 25, 2001 Pro Familia, Pro Juventute, and the Swiss Employers’ Association said their cooperation was an important step towards changing family policy in Switzerland. The three organisations are calling for greater flexibility in working hours, better provision of childcare, and a commitment to allowing part-time workers to develop their careers. The organisations described their cooperation as “a…

Employment among women highest in French-speaking Switzerland

This content was published on Jan 25, 2001 The study, presented in Bern on Thursday, took the form of an atlas, which provides “maps” showing similarities and differences in the situation of women across the country. The broad picture reveals that most Swiss continue to live in traditional nuclear families, in which women tend the home and raise the children while men bring…

Xamax sever Italian connection

This content was published on Jan 25, 2001 The president of the club’s board, Georges Sandoz, announced on Thursday that talks with Italian businessman Gian Paolo Bonora had definitely broken down. Earlier this month Bonora was reported to have reached an agreement with the Swiss club under which his syndicate would make an initial investment of SFr 850,000. At the end of the…

SAirGroup will not raise stake in SAA

This content was published on Jan 25, 2001 He was reacting to a statement by SAirGroup’s vice president of alliances, Richard Meichtry, in Johannesburg who said the airline had no intention of selling its stake in SAA, and could still be interested in taking up an option to buy a further 10 per cent in SAA. The group spokesman said Meichtry was not…

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