Category Archive: 3) Swiss Markets and News

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Swiss papers: Riot images overshadow talks

2017-07-11

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2017-07-11

he G20 summit in Hamburg resulted in a mixed bag for the host, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and an agenda overshadowed by the images of violent protesters, Swiss news media reported. A report in the Swiss newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung, or NZZexternal link, described an outcome in which Merkel could only “partially delight”. She set climate change and trade as top priorities, but the

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Swiss block sale over concern about Pakistani nuclear programme

2017-07-11

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2017-07-11

Swiss government officials say they denied an export permit to a domestic manufacturer because of indications that its products would have supported the production of Pakistani nuclear weapons. The decision by Switzerland’s State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECOexternal link) prevented the undisclosed Swiss company from being able to sell its valves abroad for use in ventilation systems.

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Switzerland vs France – the shopping basket price challenge

2017-07-11

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Our snapshot comparison of a 14-item list of basic groceries has revealed a +€27.74 (CHF30.38) difference between Switzerland (COOP supermarket in Lausanne) and France (Carrefour supermarket in Ferney Voltaire, near Geneva). The Swiss basket of items was +91% more expensive. Our mini poll took place at the end of June. You can read more about …

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G20 demos draw Swiss involvement

2017-07-10

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2017-07-10

Swiss news media reported on Sunday that at least one Swiss was among those arrested at violent protests during the Group of 20 summit in Hamburg, Germany. Swiss newspaper SonntagsBlick said the train bringing Swiss protesters back home to Switzerland was stopped and searched at the border, and that the head of police in Bern suggested there might have been fewer police injured in Hamburg if they used rubber bullets like police do in the Swiss...

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Ethical Coffee Company to bow out of capsule business

2017-07-09

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2017-07-09

The timing may seem strange: over the past year, the Ethical Coffee Company (ECC), which has long been embroiled in patent-related battles with capsule giant Nespresso, has seen several verdicts go in its favour. But ECC founder and CEO Jean-Paul Gaillard revealed to Le Temps on Thursday that the company will be retiring from the capsule market over the next six months.

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Swiss at table in G20 finance talks

2017-07-09

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2017-07-09

The financial aspect to the talks, one of two main “tracks” for discussions at the two-day summit, will focus on coordinated steps to stabilise the global economy, structural measures to promote growth and reform proposals for the international financial system, according to the Swiss State Secretariat for International Financial Matters, or SIF.

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Unveiling the Silver in the LBMA London vaults

2017-07-09

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2017-07-09

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Sometime in the coming days, the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) plans to begin reporting the amount of real physical gold and silver that is actually stored in the network of LBMA vaults in London. This follows an announcement made by the LBMA on 8 May.

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A moving homage to Bruno Manser

2017-07-09

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17 years ago, Bruno Manser, a Swiss campaigner for the rights of the Penan nomads of Sarawak, Malaysia, disappeared without a trace. A new film tells his story. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)  He had lived with the nomads for six years before fleeing the country with a bounty on his head. He spent the 1990s advocating on behalf of the Penan through …

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Over two thirds of Swiss would like to change jobs

2017-07-08

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2017-07-08

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A survey shows that 71% of those working in German-speaking Switzerland would change jobs if they could. Dream jobs vary significantly by gender. The survey, conducted by Marketagent.com on behalf of XING Switzerland, questioned around 1,000 employees in German-speaking Switzerland between the ages of 18 and 65.

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VW to recall thousands of cars in Switzerland

2017-07-08

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2017-07-08

The Swiss newspaper Blick, which broke the story on Wednesday, said that the issue mainly concerned the VW Golf, Jetta, Audi A3 and Skoda Octavia models that went on the road between 2008 and 2009. The company was set to start contacting owners from July 17.

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Addax settles Nigeria corruption claims

2017-07-07

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2017-07-07

Geneva-based oil and gas extractor Addax Petroleum has paid CHF31 million ($32 million) to settle a criminal investigation into allegations of corrupt payments in Nigeria. Geneva’s cantonal prosecutor has in return dropped the probe.

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Börsen-Talk vom 7. Juli 2017

2017-07-07

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Peter Casanova, Analyst bei Kepler Chevreux, bewertet im cash-Börsen-Talk die Leistung der Schweizer Bankaktien in den letzten Jahren und gibt Tipps für Anleger. Letzter Teil der cash-Serie «Zehn Jahre Finanzkrise».

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He ran for her, now he finally meets her | Lessing meets baby rhino, Kanya

2017-07-07

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After a thrilling experience at the London Marathon, Lessing gets an opportunity to see the very rhino who’s benefitted from his hard earned funds. Investec Rhino Lifeline, in partnership with Care for Wild is dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation and release of rhinos orphaned through poaching.

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How plants communicate with each other

2017-07-07

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How do plants speak to each other? Biologists at the universites of Neuchâtel and Lausanne are trying to find out. They are also studying how plants defend themselves against animals. It seems that chemical and electrical signals are nature’s main tools. (SRF, swissinfo.ch) — swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its role …

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Swiss banks asked to give Swiss expats fair deal

2017-07-06

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2017-07-06

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New moves are underway in parliament to ensure that Swiss expatriates are granted unrestricted access to services of Swiss banks. The Organisation of the Swiss Abroad (OSA) says two motions were filed, asking the government to reform regulations, providing services, including credit cards of the state-owned Post Finance, to expats with the same conditions as Swiss residents.

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Fear of terror can trigger mass panic

2017-07-06

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It’s festival season in Switzerland and organisers of big events are on high alert in case of terror attacks. (SRF/swissinfo.ch) Researchers in Zurich are warning that if audiences at major events fear terror attacks, even a small bang can trigger mass panic, and organisers need to have escape plans in place in case of a …

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Out Of The Ordinary Moments: Joe Root

2017-07-06

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Joe Root on his first Investec Test experience.

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Moderne Portfoliotheorie bringt dem Anleger mehr Schaden als Nutzen

2017-07-05

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2017-07-05

Modern Portfolio Theory
Die Bankiervereinigung zeigt in einer Studie (SBS) auf, dass einschränkende Anlagevorschriften für Pensionskassen kontraproduktiv sind. Dies deckt sich mit meinen jüngst propagierten Forderungen unter anderem in der NZZ nur scheinbar. Die SBS argumentiert nämlich auf der Basis der modernen Portfoliotheorie (MPT), die volatilitätsarme alternative Anlagen angeblich als interessante Diversifikatoren erscheinen lässt. Das ihr zugrundeliegende...

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Artisan gelaterias shake up ‘mediocre’ ice-cream market

2017-07-05

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2017-07-05

Ice-cream consumption in Switzerland hasn’t change since the 1990s and is far behind that in neighbouring countries. But small local gelaterias are challenging the dominance of industrial manufacturers. The 5.4 litres of ice cream that the average Swiss spoons down every year is put in the shade by the eight litres in Germany and Italy and 12 litres in sweltering Sweden and Finland. While these figures from Glacesuisse, the association of Swiss...

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Investec Test Series 2017: Press Conference, England vs. South Africa

2017-07-05

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Chaired by Nasser Hussain; Trevor Bayliss & Paul Farbrace, alongside SA legend Barry Richards launch the England v South Africa Investec Test Series which starts on the 6th of July.

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