Category Archive: 3) Swiss Markets and News

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Credit Suisse Offices Raided In Multiple Tax Probes: Gold Bars, Paintings, Jewelry Seized

2017-04-01

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2017-04-01

Credit Suisse has confirmed that the Swiss bank, some of its employees and hundreds of account holders are the subjects of a major tax evasion probe launched in UK, France, Australia, Germany and the Netherlands, setting back Swiss attempts to clean up its image as a haven for tax evaders.

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Roger Studer, Leiter Vontobel Investment Banking

2017-03-30

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Roger Studer über die Vontobel-App zu strukturierten Produkten.

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The Market Has Its Head Buried Deep In The Sand

2017-03-30

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2017-03-30

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Several “black swans” are looming which could inflict a financial nuclear accident on the U.S. markets and financial system. I say “black swans” in quotes because a limited audience is aware of these issues – potentially catastrophic problems that are curiously ignored by the mainstream financial media and financial markets.

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Blocher and the People That Ruined the EU

2017-03-30

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2017-03-30

Christoph Blocher
Last weekend, European leaders gathered in Rome for the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome. They discussed, not for the first time, how to get the EU back on track. And they told each other they are still committed to the Union and believe in its future. (We’ve heard that one before, too.)

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Investec would like to thank the city of Cork for one year in business

2017-03-30

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Turkish ex-spy recounts political espionage

2017-03-29

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In an exclusive interview with Swiss public television, SRF, a former agent of the Turkish National Intelligence Organisation (MİT), confirmed suspicions that political espionage had taken place in the past on members of the Turkish community in Switzerland. On March 24, the Swiss Attorney General’s office announced it had opened criminal proceedings into allegations of …

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Philippe Hebeisen, Generaldirektor der Vaudoise-Versicherungen

2017-03-29

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Als mittelgrosser Versicherer dreht sich auch bei der Vaudoise vieles um Tiefzinsen, Digitalisierung und Politik. Im cash-Video-Interview äussert sich CEO Philippe Hebeisen zu den aktuellen Herausforderungen.

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Don’t Confuse Immigration With Naturalization

2017-03-28

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2017-03-28

As the immigration debate goes on, many commentators continue to sloppily ignore the difference between the concept of naturalization and the phenomenon of immigration. While the two are certainly related, they are also certainly not the same thing. Recognizing this distinction can help us to see the very real differences between naturalization, which is a matter of political privilege, and immigration, which simply results from the exercise of...

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A century of attracting holidaymakers

2017-03-28

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The exhibition “Take a Holiday!” looks back at the innovative and colourful ways in which Switzerland has been advertised as a tourism destination. The Museum für Gestaltung in Zurich commemorates the centenary of the Swiss tourism office. (SRF, swissinfo.ch) — swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its role is to …

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Operations centre opens Lucerne for commuters

2017-03-28

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Commuters were getting back to business as usual in the Lucerne area today: the central rail station was reopened after four and a half days of closure due to a derailment. The rail operations centre in Olten dealt with the fallout from the accident. Swiss Public Television visited the centre to find out how they … Continue...

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No future in forestry

2017-03-25

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Even though forestry and logging are popular apprenticeships in Switzerland, only a few trainees stay on and join the profession. (RTS, swissinfo.ch) — 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 more articles, interviews and …

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The real reason Swiss drugs are so expensive

2017-03-24

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2017-03-24

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In Switzerland, a 16-pack of 500mg Dafalgan Odis (Paracetamol) costs CHF 8.60. A comparable French product, Doliprane, costs 1.12 euros for a box of 12 tablets the same size. 12 tablets of 500 mg of Algifor (Ibuprofen) costs CHF 9.90 compared to 2.50 euros for a similar box of Advil in France.

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Vollgeld? Geht schon!

2017-03-24

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2017-03-24

Swiss National Bank
Der Bundesrat, Economiesuisse und die die Schweizerische Nationalbank haben die Vollgeldinitiative salopp (oder populistisch?) als Hochrisikoexperiment zur Ablehnung empfohlen. In ihrer Überheblichkeit gehen sie davon aus, dass dies auch so geschehen wird. Dazu brauche es nicht einmal einen Gegenvorschlag. Sie haben die Rechnung damit möglicherweise ohne den Schweizer Wirt gemacht.

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cash-Talk vom 24. März 2017

2017-03-24

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Die Umwandlungssätze der zweiten Säule sinken massiv. Wie hoch dadurch die künftige Renteneinbusse sein wird und wie diese abgefedert werden kann, sagt Vorsorgeexperte Stefan Thurnherr vom Vermögenszentrum im cash-Talk.

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Jean-Claude Biver, Chef Uhrensparte LVMH

2017-03-23

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Jean-Claude Biver, Leiter der Uhrensparte beim französischen Luxusgüterkonzern LVMH, ist neben Nick Hayek von Swatch das Aushängeschild der Schweizer Uhrenindustrie. Im Interview mit cash.ch an der Baselworld beurteilt Biver die neuen Exportzahlen und nimmt Stellung zum Geschäftsverlauf der LVMH-Marken Tag Heuer, Zenith und Hublot:

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Sabine Döbeli, SSF-Geschäftsführerin

2017-03-23

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SSF-Geschäftsführerin Sabine Döbeli sagt, wann ein Fonds nachhaltig ist, weshalb Institutionelle Anleger nachhaltig investieren und welche Nachhaltigkeitsthemen bei den Privatanlegern derzeit besonders im Trend sind.

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André Frei, Co-CEO Partners Group

2017-03-21

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Partners Group ist die beste Schweizer Finanzaktie der letzten Jahre. Der Vermögensverwalter sieht sein Geschäftsmodell durch eine veränderte Zinslandschaft nicht bedroht, wie CEO André Frei im cash-Interview sagt.

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UBS Safe: le coffre fort digital | UBS

2017-03-21

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Sécuriser vos documents et mots de passes via E-Banking dans UBS Safe ou avec l’app UBS Safe: https://www.ubs.com/safe

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Comment voyagerons nous dans le futur? | UBS

2017-03-21

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Comment les enfants voient le futur : comment nous déplacerons-nous dans le futur ? UBS Digital Banking : Déplacez-vous dans le futur maintenant: https://www.ubs.com/digital

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Connectez-vous à E-Banking via l’app Access | UBS

2017-03-21

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Connectez-vous à votre E-Banking de manière sécurisée sur votre smartphone. Plus d’information à propos de l’app Access ici : https://www.ubs.com/access-app

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