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Prosecutor to appeal whistleblower Elmer verdict

This content was published on Nov 25, 2016 The Swiss Federal Court may now look again into whether the former Julius Bär banker was guilty of more serious offences than those decided by a Zurich court in August. Elmer was sentenced to 14 months in jail, suspended for three years, after being found guilty of making threats to the bank and former colleagues.…

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Delayed zero gravity flight gives refunds

This content was published on Nov 25, 2016 The Swiss News Agency has reported that internet firm QoQa demanded the refunds for 160 customers who bought tickets through its portal. The affected customers bought advance tickets in anticipation of a high altitude, zero gravity flight that simulates flying in space. “We have had this money for two years and we have had three…

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EY Switzerland becomes first advisory firm to accept Bitcoin

This content was published on Nov 25, 2016 “To our knowledge, we are the first professional services company in the world to offer this service,” an EY Switzerland spokesperson told swissinfo.ch. It is part of the company’s strategy to promote the developments of digital products based on smart contracts with an aim to lowering transaction costs through automatic processing. It is an initiative…

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No end in sight for negative Swiss interest rates

This content was published on Nov 24, 2016 The Swiss National Bank (SNB) plans to keep interest rates in negative territory for the foreseeable future, SNB chairman Thomas Jordan says.

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Can we store data safely for 2,000 years?

This content was published on Nov 24, 2016 From ‘fossilised’ data to a salamander robot, here are some of the ways that Swiss scientists have drawn on Mother Nature’s expertise.

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Swiss cabinet insists on gender quota for company boards

This content was published on Nov 23, 2016 The bill includes a minimum 30% quota for women on company boards and at least 20% for members of company managements. “The cabinet agreed that rules are necessary,” said Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga on Wednesday. However, the bill stops short of imposing sanctions for companies which fail to implement the quota within five years for…

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Direct democracy is the solution not the problem

This content was published on Nov 23, 2016 Set against a series of ballot box upsets – notably in the United States, Britain and Colombia – activists, state representatives and academics exchanged ideas about granting citizens a direct say in political decisions. “2016 has been a very intense year for direct democracy. But has it also been a good year?” asked David Altman,…

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India and Switzerland sign bank information sharing deal

This content was published on Nov 22, 2016 On Tuesday, India joined a list of select countriesExternal link with which Switzerland will commit to an annual exchange of all financial information automatically on a reciprocal basis for tax purposes. India has been lobbying hard to be a part of this initiative in a bid to prevent its citizens from stashing undeclared funds in…

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‘Poorer’ Swiss still top wealth-per-capita ranking

This content was published on Nov 22, 2016 Switzerland continues to top the Credit Suisse global wealth list – their seventh annual reportExternal link – for wealth per adult, followed by Australia ($376,000), the United States ($345,000) and Norway ($312,000). Despite retaining first place, Switzerland actually experienced a drop in wealth per adult over the past year: down $27,000 to $562,000. There were…

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No end in sight for negative Swiss interest rates

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India and Switzerland sign bank information sharing deal

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