Category Archive: 3) Swiss Markets and News

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Hans Rupp, Geschäftsführer Baugenossenschaft Zürich

2016-06-29

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Hans Rupp über kreative Bewerbungen und Kriterien bei der Wohnungsvergabe.

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Guy Miller, Chefökonom Zurich Insurance Group

2016-06-29

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Wenige Stunden nach Bekanntwerden des Referendums-Resultats ist die Lage an den Finanzmärkten verworren. Zurich-Chefstratege Guy Miller rät im cash-Video-Interview Anlegern zur Vorsicht.

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Carsten Michaelis, Vice President Mittel- und Osteuropa Netjets

2016-06-29

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Zeitliche, geographische und logistische Unabhängigkeit beim Fliegen kostet eine Menge Geld. Wo wächst das Privatjet-Geschäft noch und was macht die digitale Konkurrenz? Netjets-Manager Carsten Michaelis gibt Auskunft.

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Bruno Chiomento, CEO Ernst & Young Schweiz

2016-06-29

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Bruno Chiomento tritt nächste Woche nach acht Jahren als CEO von Ernst & Young Schweiz ab. Im cash-Interview warnt er vor einer Schwächung des Wirtschaftsstandortes und äussert sich zu Brexit-Folgen für die Schweiz.

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Patrick Odier, Präsident Schweizerische Bankiervereinigung

2016-06-29

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Bankier-Präsident Patrick Odier sieht wegen des Brexit einige Nachteile auf die Schweizer Wirtschaft zukommen, wie er im cash-Video-interview sagt. Doch der gute Ruf des Finanzplatzes könnte sich als Plus erweisen.

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Peter Spuhler, CEO und Inhaber Stadler Rail

2016-06-29

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Peter Spuhler, CEO und Inhaber von Stadler Rail, nimmt im Video-Interview mit cash.ch Stellung zu den Auswirkungen des Brexit auf den Franken-Euro-Kurs und auf die Geschäfte von Europas drittgrösstem Zugbauer.

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Swiss Sovereign money initiative: war on bankers but not on central banksters

2016-06-29

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2016-06-29

Iceland has gained the admiration of populists in recent years by doing that which no other nation in the world seems to be willing or capable of doing: prosecuting criminal bankers for engineering financial collapse for profit.

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“Brexit Sends A Clear Message To Sick Political Elite” Marc Faber Sees “Only Good Contagion”

2016-06-28

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2016-06-28

"We're moving into a global recession that has nothing to do with Brexit," warns Marc Faber stressing that Britain leaving the EU would not be disastrous, saying that if Switzerland can operate in a "single" market and outside of the EU so can Britain.

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Inside Switzerland’s only transgender shop – in 360°

2016-06-28

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Hidden away inside an unremarkable building on an industrial estate on the outskirts of canton Zurich is Switzerland’s only transgender shop. Sharon runs the business and also works for the Transgender Network Switzerland, to help trans people who want to come out at work. — swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation …

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Quitting the Cucumber Affair

2016-06-27

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2016-06-27

  Winners and Quitters Vince Lombardi, the famous American football coach, once said, “Winners never quit and quitters never win.”  Maybe he meant that winners overcome obstacles to reach their goals while quitters give up and fall short… or somethin...

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Another Sexual Assault Gets Refugees Banned From Pools In Austria

2016-06-27

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2016-06-27

Authorities in the Austrian town of Mistelbach issued a temporary pool ban for refugees following a sexual assault by a “dark-skinned’ man on a 13-year-old girl. German and Swiss are issuing leaflets how to behave in pools.

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Fasting as a teenager during Ramadan

2016-06-26

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What is it like to fast as a 15-year-old during Ramadan? This year the period of observing the Muslim fast falls during June. (SRF/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, …

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Panama Tax Haven Scandal: The Bigger Picture

The “Panama Papers” tax haven leak is big … After all, the Prime Minister of Iceland resigned over the leak, and investigations are taking place worldwide over the leak. But the Panama Papers reporting mainly focuses on friends of Russia’s Putin, Ass...

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Britain’s Dreams of a ‘Swiss Miracle’ Look More Like Fantasy

2016-06-25

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2016-06-25

To help explain why the British voted to leave the European Union, look to Switzerland. The famously neutral Swiss rejected membership in the European Economic Area, a potential steppingstone to the European Union, in a 1992 referendum, but Switzerland didn’t formally withdraw its dormant application until last week, when the Swiss Parliament decided to terminate it.

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Rule Britannia

2016-06-24

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2016-06-24

What a glorious day for Britain and anyone among you who continues to believe in the ideas of liberty, freedom, and sovereign democratic rule. Against all expectations, the leave camp somehow managed to push the referendum across the center line, with 51.9% of voters counted electing to leave the European Union.

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Transport minister Doris Leuthard gets emotional at Gotthard opening

2016-06-24

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“It’s a day to be proud,” said Doris Leuthard, Switzerland’s transport minister, visibly moved as she spoke with swissinfo.ch at the opening of the Gotthard rail tunnel on June 1 2016. “It’s proof that Switzerland can achieve something.” (Daniele Mariani, swissinfo.ch) — swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its role …

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Brexit shakes global markets and the SMI

2016-06-24

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2016-06-24

The Swiss Market Index (SMI) is set to post a modest gain this week despite confirmation that the UK has decided to leave the European Union. The SMI opened almost 7% lower following the announcement before recovering.

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Behind the scenes at SWI swissinfo.ch

2016-06-23

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Follow us during a day of work at SWI swissinfo.ch. From editorial meetings to voiceovers in the studio to reporting outdoors. A behind the scenes look into our daily life. — 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 …

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Swiss tax redistribution in 2017 – winners and losers

2016-06-23

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2016-06-23

Switzerland has a system known as la péréquation financière nationale in French, or Finanzausgleich in German, which requires “rich” cantons to give money to “poor” cantons. Yesterday, the Swiss federal government published the numbers for 2017.

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British Discontent About The EU: Only A Precursor To Unrest On The Continent

2016-06-23

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2016-06-23

Britain leaves the EU and if the reaction to Brexit causes years of uncertainty, the EU will reap what it has sowed. British discontent is only a precursor to unrest on the Continent, where populists from across the political spectrum feel they have lost control over their fate, and are gaining popularity

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