Category Archive: 3) Swiss Markets and News

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Deine Lehre bei UBS

2020-08-12

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Du möchtest in der Finanzwelt durchstarten? Mit unseren Berufslehren mit hohem Praxisbezug hast du super Chancen für deine berufliche Zukunft. Starte jetzt. http://ubs.com/startnow

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Traditional working model hampers Swiss women’s careers

2020-08-11

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2020-08-11

Swiss women are losing out when it comes to achieving managerial positions compared to their male colleagues and female peers from other countries. The common Swiss working model of women taking over childcare and men working full-time makes it harder for Swiss mothers to climb up the career ladder.

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Coronavirus: Swiss health authority adds pregnant women to risk list

2020-08-09

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2020-08-09

After a number of recent studies that suggest pregnant women are exposed to higher risks from the SARS-CoV-2 virus, Switzerland’s Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) adds them to the list of people vulnerable to Covid-19. The FOPH reached its recent conclusion based on discussions with the Swiss society of gynecology and obstetrics. The society sets out the findings of a number of studies in a report.

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Switzerland agrees deal for 4.5 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine

2020-08-08

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2020-08-08

Switzerland has signed an agreement with the American company Moderna to buy 4.5 million doses of its Covid-19 vaccine, which is moving into phase 3 testing, according to the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH).

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Coronavirus: new cases in Switzerland remain at last week’s level

2020-08-08

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2020-08-08

In the seven days to 7 August 2020, the reported number of new SARS-CoV-2 infections recorded in Switzerland was 1037, roughly the same as the 1,078 cases recorded the week before. Over the weeks prior to this there were 772 and 692 new cases, according to worldinfometer.com.

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Swiss International Air Lines’ turnover halved due to coronavirus

2020-08-07

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2020-08-07

The economic repercussions of the coronavirus have caused turnover at SWISS to fall by 55% in the first half of 2020. With a turnover of CHF1.17 billion ($1.28 billion) between January and the end of June, the carrier suffered an operating loss of CHF266.4 million in the first half of the year, following an operating profit of CHF245.3 million a year earlier.

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Conferma dei nuovi beneficiari I UBS E-Banking

2020-08-06

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► Conferma dei nuovi beneficiari ► UBS E-Banking ► https://www.ubs.com/ch/it.html ► UBS Svizzera - la vostra banca - da oltre 150 anni. Scopra come confermare i nuovi beneficiari con l’Access Card e come modificare il limite oltre il quale è richiesta una conferma. ► Potete trovare ulteriori informazioni sul mobile banking qui: https://www.ubs.com/ch/it/help/e-banking/beneficiary.html ► Abbonatevi a UBS Svizzera:...

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Confirmer les nouveaux bénéficiaires de paiement I UBS E-Banking

2020-08-06

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► Confirmer les nouveaux bénéficiaires de paiement avec Access Card ► UBS E-Banking ► https://www.ubs.com/ch/fr.html ► UBS Suisse - votre banque - depuis plus de 150 ans. Découvrez comment confirmer les nouveaux bénéficiaires à l’aide de l’Access Card et comment ajuster la limite au-delà de laquelle une confirmation est requise. ► Vous trouverez de plus amples information sur les services bancaires mobiles à l'adresse suivante :...

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Confirming new payment recipients I UBS E-Banking

2020-08-06

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► Confirming new payment recipients with Access Card ► UBS E-Banking ► https://www.ubs.com/ch/en.html ► UBS Switzerland - your bank - for over 150 years. Learn how to confirm new payees with the Access Card and how to adjust the limit above which confirmation is required. ► You can find more information about mobile banking and the Access Card here: https://www.ubs.com/ch/en/help/e-banking/beneficiary.html ► Subscribe to UBS Switzerland:...

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On the frontline with Richard Cardo

2020-08-06

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What do an epidemiologist, a blogger in lockdown in Italy and an investment professional have in common? They’ve all got very different experiences of the virus that has brought the global economy to its knees. https://invest.ec/3iccaCh

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Switzerland’s dark business with Ukrainian coal

2020-08-06

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2020-08-06

Pro-Russian separatists are financing their war in Ukraine with coal deliveries to the West. Now the role of Swiss companies in Zug and Geneva is being investigated, according to a report in the SonntagsZeitung. 

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Fireside chat with Howard Marks

2020-08-05

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This video was filmed on 17 April 2020. Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.'s Howard Marks has seen four major debt crises, several recessions and many other market shocks, so he’s probably one of the best people to make sense of the current Covid-19 crisis. He chats to Investec Wealth & Investment's Max Richardson about what previous cycles can teach us. https://invest.ec/3ieaxnV

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The role of the monetary policy with Governor Lesetja Kganyago

2020-08-05

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Like other central banks, the SA Reserve Bank has a key role to play, in providing liquidity to the markets during the Covid-19 shutdown. Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago explains the role – and limits – of monetary policy in troubled times. https://invest.ec/2C3srdy

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Book recommendations by Howard Marks

2020-08-05

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It’s no surprise to learn that one of the world’s top investors and authors on books about investment Oak Tree Capital Management LP's Howard Marks is also a voracious reader. Find out what his favorite books are. https://invest.ec/3kaWQYx

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Beyond the pandemic with Philip Hammond

2020-08-05

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When governments decide to switch the global economy back on, what will a post-Covid-19 world look like? Philip Hammond shares his views on Investec Wealth & Investment's weekly webinar. https://invest.ec/2DdpRSZ

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W&I Webcast Series Highlights

2020-08-05

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What do the experts in investment, medicine and psychology think of the world that’s been shaped by Covid-19? Watch Investec Wealth & Investment’s series “Markets and investing in a time of Covid” and find out what the pandemic means for our futures. https://invest.ec/31jqcvb

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Pandemic crashed demand for hotels and trains

2020-08-05

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2020-08-05

The number of overnight stays in Swiss hotels practically halved in the first six months of the year. Covid-19 also hit demand for public transport, with passengers notching up a third of their normal distances by train in the past three months.

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Murdoch becomes major shareholder in Swiss MCH group

2020-08-04

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2020-08-04

James Murdoch, the son of media tycoon Rupert Murdoch, has been elected to the board of directors of the leading Swiss exhibitions group, MCH.

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How Swiss staycationers are scouting out your next alpine getaway

2020-08-03

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2020-08-03

Let’s dispose of the bad news right from the start. If you’re reading this and don’t live in Europe, chances are you’re not going to make it to Switzerland this year. Now for the good news. 

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Inside OOTO – Possibility Trailer

2020-07-31

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Investec CEO Fani Titi shares his life's journey from a dusty school in the Free State to head of a global investment bank. Here is a powerful story about Possibility. https://invest.ec/3158KdJ

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