Category Archive: 3) Swiss Markets and News

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UBS Digital Banking. Très pratique. (version courte)

2018-08-21

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Pas besoin de vérifier tout le temps le solde du compte, même si c’est agréablement facile. https://www.ubs.com/ch/fr/digital-banking/mobile-banking.html

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UBS Digital Banking. Très pratique. (version longue)

2018-08-21

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Pas besoin de vérifier tout le temps le solde du compte, même si c’est agréablement facile. https://www.ubs.com/ch/fr/digital-banking/mobile-banking.html

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UBS Digital Banking. Totally practical. (short version)

2018-08-21

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You don’t have to continuously check your account balance. But great that it’s so easy to do. https://www.ubs.com/ch/en/digital-banking/mobile-banking.html

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UBS Digital Banking. Totally practical. (long version)

2018-08-21

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You don’t have to continuously check your account balance. But great that it’s so easy to do. https://www.ubs.com/ch/en/digital-banking/mobile-banking.html

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UBS Digital Banking. Ganz praktisch. (lang)

2018-08-21

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Man muss nicht jederzeit den Kontostand checken. Trotzdem schön, dass es so einfach geht. Mehr erfahren auf https://www.ubs.com/ch/de/digital-banking/mobile-banking.html

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UBS Digital Banking. Ganz praktisch. (kurz)

2018-08-21

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Man muss nicht jederzeit den Kontostand checken. Trotzdem schön, dass es so einfach geht. Mehr erfahren auf https://www.ubs.com/ch/de/digital-banking/mobile-banking.html

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UBS Digital Banking. Assolutamente pratico. (versione breve)

2018-08-21

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Non è necessario controllare ogni momento il saldo del conto. Bello che sia tutto così semplice. https://www.ubs.com/ch/it/digital-banking/mobile-banking.html

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UBS Digital Banking. Assolutamente pratico. (versione lunga)

2018-08-21

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Non è necessario controllare ogni momento il saldo del conto. Bello che sia tutto così semplice. https://www.ubs.com/ch/it/digital-banking/mobile-banking.html

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A third of Swiss companies have difficulty filling vacancies

2018-08-21

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2018-08-21

A shortage of skilled labour continues to affect the Swiss job market, according to the latest survey by employment agency Manpower. Among reasons given for difficulties in finding the right candidates, 30% of employers surveyed cited a lack of technical skills, 29% a lack of candidates, 17% blamed a lack of professional experience and 14% cited missing interpersonal skills.

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Remembering the Chapel Bridge fire

2018-08-20

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Lucerne’s world famous covered bridge spanning the River Reuss is a magnet for tourists from all over the world. But the medieval Kapellbrücke, or Chapel Bridge, was nearly lost in a massive fire 25 years ago. — swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its role is to report on Switzerland …

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‘I’ve got elf ears, a split tongue and canine teeth, but I’m not a freak’

2018-08-20

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“True Talk” puts people in front of the camera who are fighting prejudice or discrimination. They answer questions that nobody would normally dare to ask directly. — swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its role is to report on Switzerland and to provide a Swiss perspective on international events. For …

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Swiss Health Insurance Companies Aim to Make it Easier to Break Contracts

2018-08-19

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2018-08-19

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Swiss health insurance companies are aiming to change laws to make it easier for them to unilaterally end complementary insurance contracts, according to the newspaper Le Matin.

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Swiss cereal harvests set to drop in 2018 after hot weather

2018-08-18

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2018-08-18

Bread wheat, barley, and rapeseed harvests look set to be considerably lower in Switzerland in 2018 compared to previous years, due to the prolonged heat and drought-like conditions this summer. The figures, collected by the Swiss granum organization, were based on data supplied by 29 cereal collection centres, covering 35% of the Swiss barley market, 50% of the bread wheat market, and 55% of the rapeseed market.

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Was sind Hedge Funds?

2018-08-17

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Hedge Funds mag abschreckend klingen, doch in Wahrheit sind sie nicht so kompliziert, wie viele vielleicht glauben. Einfach ausgedrückt: Hedge-Fund-Manager versuchen, innerhalb eines breiten Spektrums von Anlageklassen Chancen am Markt zu nutzen.

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Que sont des Hedge Funds?

2018-08-17

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Ce nom peut sembler rébarbatif, mais en réalité, c’est bien moins complexe qu’on pourrait le penser. Pour l’exprimer plus simplement, les gérants de hedge funds recherchent les opportunités de marché en utilisant tout le spectre des catégories de placement disponibles.

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Che cosa sono gli hedge fund?

2018-08-17

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Nonostante il nome possa suonare scoraggiante, gli hedge fund non sono così complicati come molti pensano. In parole semplici: i gestori degli hedge fund cercano di sfruttare le opportunità offerte dal mercato nell’ambito di una vasta gamma di classi d’investimento.

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Zurich scientists urge state pension fund to divest from fossil fuels

2018-08-17

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2018-08-17

Professors and researchers from Zurich’s Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich) have joined the chorus of civil society actors calling for the Swiss state pension fund to divest from fossil fuels. In a letter to Publica, one of the largest pension funds in Switzerland, 166 experts from ETH Zurich, including 128 professors, demanded it stop investing in climate-damaging companies within five years.

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Börsen-Talk vom 17. August 2018

2018-08-17

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Für Raiffeisen-Chefökonom Martin Neff mehren sich die Risiken für die Weltwirtschaft, wie er im Börsen-Talk sagt. Für die Schweiz heisse dies: Aufwertungsdruck auf den Franken und grössere Unsicherheiten bei Aktien.

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Zurich bank settles tax evasion probe with US

2018-08-16

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2018-08-16

The Zürcher Kantonalbank (ZKB) has agreed to pay the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) $98.5 million (CHF97.7 million) to resolve a long-running investigation into its role in tax evasion by wealthy Americans using undeclared Swiss bank accounts.

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Swiss public transport given good cost-effectiveness marks

2018-08-15

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2018-08-15

Using public transport infrequently in Switzerland is expensive, but thanks to new special offers such as “early bird” rates Switzerland does well when it comes to value for money, according to an international study. “Travelling by train, bus or boat is expensive in Switzerland,” is a common refrain among Swiss people – and especially tourists.

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