Category Archive: 3) Swiss Markets and News

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Swiss abroad react angrily to pension cut comments

2017-07-18

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2017-07-18

The Organisation of the Swiss Abroad (OSA) has reacted angrily to the recent remarks of a politician that questioned the role of expat pensioners. An apology: this is what the OSAexternal link have demanded of Petra Gössi, the Radical Party politician whose “unacceptable” remarks about the pensions of Swiss abroad provoked a flurry of reaction last month.

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Joseph Jimenez, CEO Novartis

2017-07-18

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Der Novartis-Konzernchef Joseph Jimenez zum Quartalsergebnis des Pharmakonzerns.

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Swiss franc more overvalued than 6 months ago according to Economist burger index

2017-07-17

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2017-07-17

The Economist magazine’s 6-monthly Big Mac index shows the Swiss franc to be even more overvalued than it was in January 2017. The index, which compares the US$ price of a Big Mac around the world places Switzerland at the top with a price of US$ 6.74. This is 27.2% more expensive than the United States where the same burger costs US$ 5.30.

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Swiss private bank accepts bitcoin

2017-07-17

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2017-07-17

Falcon has teamed up with cryptocurrency brokerage Bitcoin Suisse to offer the service. With the value of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies soaring in recent months, the bank said it was responding to demand from clients. It has also installed a bitcoin ATM at its Zurich HQ.

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Switzerland Opens Door To Bitcoin Asset-Management Business

2017-07-16

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2017-07-16

Falcon Private Bank
Bitcoin and other cryptos have fallen sharply over the past month in a shakeout that saw some of the early longs decide to take their winnings and walk away. But a 20% drop from the all-time highs hasn’t done much to temper wealthy investors interest in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as alternative investments potentially worthy of diversification.

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Nos agriculteurs sont harcelés! Soutenons-les! LHK

2017-07-16

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2017-07-16

Cow
La vache, source de pollution à cause du méthane contenu dans ses pets! En revanche, les blocs de béton construits sur les près,dans lesquels elles broutaient, ne polluent pas… Une offense à notre intelligence…

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Swiss railways – you get what you pay for

2017-07-16

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2017-07-16

Miners
The slowcoaches in the study, carried out by consultants SCI Verkehr for the German Pro-Rail Alliance, were France and Spain, which spent €37 and €36 per person respectively.

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Novartis sued by bird flu guinea pig

2017-07-15

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2017-07-15

Scientist feared
When the H5N1 virus broke outexternal link among birds in Europe in 2005, scientists feared it could be transmitted from human to human and cause a pandemic. The pharmaceutical industry across Europe rushed to develop a vaccine.

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Singapore sentences ex-BSI banker to more jail time

2017-07-14

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2017-07-14

A political storm has raged for two years in Malaysia over the scandal at 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), which is the focus of money-laundering investigations in at least six countries, including Switzerland and the United States.

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Swiss to help Indian tax-dodging investigation

2017-07-14

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2017-07-14

Herve Falciani fled Switzerland
The decision was reached on Thursday by the Federal Administrative Court in St Gallen, which rejected an appeal by two Indian citizens and two companies that are subject to requests by the Indian taxman following up on data included in the Falciani files.

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Out Of The Ordinary Moments: James Anderson

2017-07-14

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Taking the last wicket at Trent Bridge.

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Daniel Kalt, Chefökonom UBS Schweiz

2017-07-14

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UBS-Ökonom Daniel Kalt zum Arbeitsmarkt für die über 50-Jährigen.

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Swiss economic mission starts with Russia

2017-07-13

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2017-07-13

Schneider-Ammann, traveling with a large business delegation, was wrapping up a two-day visit to Russia on Tuesday. Switzerland, as a non-EU member, did not impose sanctions against Russia, but it also tried to keep up EU and US relations by blocking attempts to circumvent the sanctions, which include travel bans and asset freezes via Switzerland.

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Estate in alpeggio UBS – Top Performer

2017-07-13

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Cerchiamo aiutanti per l’alpeggio. Candidatevi subito per un lavoro estivo di due settimane e vincete un buono da CHF 5000: https://www.ubs.com/alpeggio

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Un été à l’alpage UBS: Top Performer

2017-07-13

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Nous cherchons des assistants pour l’alpage. Postulez maintenant pour un job d’été de 2 semaines et gagnez un bon d’une valeur de 5000.- https://www.ubs.com/alpage

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UBS alpine summer – Top Performer

2017-07-13

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We are looking for helpers on the Alp. Apply now for a two-week summer job and win a voucher worth 5,000 francs: https://www.ubs.com/alp-summer

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UBS Alpsommer: Top Performer

2017-07-13

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Wir suchen Helfer für die Alp. Jetzt für zweiwöchigen Sommerjob bewerben und Gutschein im Wert von 5000 Franken gewinnen: https://www.ubs.com/alp

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G20 – what’s in it for Switzerland?

2017-07-12

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2017-07-12

Switzerland’s main trading partner is the European Union, and the single nation that does the most trade with the Swiss is Germany. So, it stands to reason that a G20 summit in Germany is especially important for Switzerland’s competitive economy. What came out of the recent gathering in Hamburg for the Swiss?

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Victorinox named an official pocketknife supplier to US army

2017-07-12

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2017-07-12

The US Defense Logistics Agencyexternal link (DLA), the Department of Defense’s largest logistics combat support agency, had indeed added the Victorinox knife to its list, a DLA spokesperson told the Swiss News Agency on Monday, confirming a report in the Luzerner Zeitungexternal link newspaper.

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A pop art revival in Aargau

2017-07-12

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The pop art movement emerged in America in the 1960s and soon made its way to Switzerland. It stood for everything that was new.The Aargauer Kunstmuseum is now staging an exhibition of Swiss pop art. Two artists talk about their work. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)  — swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its …

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