Category Archive: 3) Swiss Markets and News

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What foreign reporters think of Swiss science

Participants at the World Conference of Science Journalists in Lausanne explain what they think of when they hear “Switzerland and science”. (Julie Hunt, 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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Börsen-Talk vom 28. Juni 2019

Steigendes Gold und weiteres Wachstum an den Aktienmärkten - Alex Hinder glaubt an beides. Der Vermögensverwalter zieht eine Halbjahresbilanz und erklärt, wie sich Anleger jetzt positionieren müssen.

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Börsen-Talk vom 28. Juni 2019

Steigendes Gold und weiteres Wachstum an den Aktienmärkten – Alex Hinder glaubt an beides. Der Vermögensverwalter zieht eine Halbjahresbilanz und erklärt, wie sich Anleger jetzt positionieren müssen.

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Starmus honours men who reached for the moon

With a mix of music and award honours, the Starmus Festival being held in Zurich this week has paid homage to the men who made the first moon landing possible 50 years ago. — swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its role is to report on Switzerland and to provide …

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Should we draw lots for fairer elections?

To what extent are elections truly democratic? At the dawn of democracy in Athens, elected representatives used to be picked by lot. This idea is back in vogue: two Lausanne researchers have examined the notion of chance in politics. — swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its role is to …

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How do Autocalls work?

An Autocall is a five-year structured product that automatically calls if the underlying index is positive at an anniversary date, paying the investor back their initial investment plus an enhanced return. Find out more: http://invest.ec/2AQwnIZ Brian Macmillan, Head of Sales, Investec Retail Structured Products, explains how an Autocall can pay a defined return if the …

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Herbert Sterchi, Crypto Valley Association

Krypto-Unternehmen sind für die Schweiz Chance und Risiko. Trotz der Kontroverse um die in Genf registrierte Facebook-Währung Libra glaubt Herbert Sterchi vom Finanzdepartement des «Krypto-Kantons» Zug an die Chancen.

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Herbert Sterchi, Crypto Valley Association

Krypto-Unternehmen sind für die Schweiz Chance und Risiko. Trotz der Kontroverse um die in Genf registrierte Facebook-Währung Libra glaubt Herbert Sterchi vom Finanzdepartement des «Krypto-Kantons» Zug an die Chancen.

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Börsen-Talk vom 21. Juni 2019

Der Run auf defensive Aktien hat den SMI über die Rekordmarke von 10'000 Punkten getrieben. Anlageexperte Thomas Steinemann rät Investoren aber, sich auf einen Aufschwung kleinerer und zyklischer Titel vorzubereiten.

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Starmus, the festival where stars and music align

Garik Israelian is an astrophysicist and a musician. Brian May is a musician and an astrophysicist. Together, the two friends created the Starmusexternal link Festival, five days during which spirit, soul, and senses come together in Zurich from June 24-29. — swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its role is …

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Ice cream by boat on a picturesque Swiss lake

André van Sprundel is a successful businessman with an unusual hobby. He is the only person in the country who sells ice cream to bathers by boat. — 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. …

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Börsen-Talk vom 21. Juni 2019

Der Run auf defensive Aktien hat den SMI über die Rekordmarke von 10’000 Punkten getrieben. Anlageexperte Thomas Steinemann rät Investoren aber, sich auf einen Aufschwung kleinerer und zyklischer Titel vorzubereiten.

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Matt Siddle, Fidelity Investments

Für Matt Siddle, Portfolio Manager bei Fidelity, ist der Schweizer Pharma-Riese Roche zurzeit günstig wie selten bewertet. Auch ein anderes europäisches Schwergewicht lädt zum Einstieg ein.

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Matt Siddle, Fidelity Investments

Für Matt Siddle, Portfolio Manager bei Fidelity, ist der Schweizer Pharma-Riese Roche zurzeit günstig wie selten bewertet. Auch ein anderes europäisches Schwergewicht lädt zum Einstieg ein.

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Six trends shaping cities of the future

With commercial and industrial office buildings consuming nearly 30% of the world’s energy, smart building innovation is essential in the fight against climate change. Investec recently took some of South Africa’s top entrepreneurs in the property and construction sectors to Berlin as part of its Global Young Entrepreneurs Programme. Here we share some the top …

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Rising above the noise

At an Investec In Conversation event titled ‘Rising above the noise’, a panel consisting of Lesetja Kganyago (Sarb governor), Chris Holdsworth (Investec investment strategist) and Ferial Haffajee (political journalist), debated the various political and economic scenarios, both locally and globally, likely to affect the South African economy, separating the reality from the rhetoric. Watch full …

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Winners Run A Different Race | Investec Derby 2019

How do you face the unknown and find a way to succeed? Clare Balding talks about the steps winners take to write history at the Investec Derby. https://invest.ec/2RiLzY0

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Thomas Jordan, Präsident der SNB

Thomas Jordan, Präsident der Schweizerischen Nationalbank, nimmt im Interview mit cash Stellung zur zunehmenden Kritik an den Negativzinsen in der Schweiz.

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Thomas Jordan, Präsident der SNB

Thomas Jordan, Präsident der Schweizerischen Nationalbank, nimmt im Interview mit cash Stellung zur zunehmenden Kritik an den Negativzinsen in der Schweiz.

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Gender equality in the art world

125 museums, hundred of exhibitions, pages of data. We wanted to know what percentage of exhibited artworks in Swiss museums was created by women artists. The results of our exclusive research show that female artists struggle for visibility even today, thirty years after the first call for action launched by the Guerrilla Girls in front …

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