Category Archive: 3) Swiss Markets and News

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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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Temporary employee sector hit hard by Covid-19 crisis

2020-07-30

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2020-07-30

The number of hours worked by temporary employees in Switzerland has dropped by about 23% due to the impact of restrictions imposed in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Swiss care homes and hospitals charged for mouldy masks

2020-07-28

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2020-07-28

Expired, foul-smelling masks cost nearly a franc apiece for facilities in canton Bern at the start of the coronavirus crisis. As a healthcare worker told Swiss public radio, SRF, on Monday, some of the masks they had received earlier this year had to be recalled because they were covered in mildew.

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Most returning to Switzerland from Covid-19 risk countries skipping quarantine

2020-07-27

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2020-07-27

Less than half of those returning to Switzerland from countries listed by the Swiss government as having a high risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection are complying with the quarantine rules set out in Switzerland’s Epidemic Act, according to an estimate by the NZZ newspaper.

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Swiss business raided over Fiat-Iveco ‘Dieselgate’ probe

2020-07-26

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2020-07-26

Investigators have searched offices of car giant Fiat Chrysler and truck maker CNH Industrial in Switzerland, Germany and Italy as part of a German-led probe into suspected illegal manipulation of diesel emissions.

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Referendum launched against SwissCovid app

2020-07-26

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2020-07-26

A group in Switzerland has decided to launch a vote against Switzerland’s contact tracing app, an application designed to make it easier to know whether someone has been in contact with someone infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

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Switzerland adds 15 nations to its list of compulsory quarantine countries

2020-07-25

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2020-07-25

From 23 July 2020, people arriving in Switzerland from 42 nations must quarantine for 10 days. On 23 July 2020, the government added 15 nations to its existing list of nations where there is an increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection.

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Swiss humanitarian trade deal with Iran faces delay, questions 

2020-07-25

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2020-07-25

Swiss “good offices” between Tehran and Washington have brought about a humanitarian aid channel allowing Swiss-based companies to send medicines and other vital goods to Iran despite US sanctions. But it remains to be seen to what extent the now-delayed deal will help the Iranian people versus Swiss political and economic interests. 

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SWISS to speed up airfare refunds

2020-07-24

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2020-07-24

Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) plans to speed up the refund process for airline tickets purchased via travel agencies affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

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UBS Investor Sentiment and ElectionWatch: Politics and US elections temper wealthy investors’ rising optimism

2020-07-24

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2020-07-24

Most wealthy investors and business owners globally have said they plan to adjust their portfolios based on who wins the US election, with almost half seeing November’s vote as one of their top concerns, according to the new Investor Sentiment study by UBS, the world's leading global wealth manager.

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