Category Archive: 3) Swiss Markets and News

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Ulrich Spiesshofer, CEO ABB

Der ABB-Chef kommentiert die Quartalszahlen.

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Number of vacant homes rises again in Vaud

At 1 June 2017, 3,650 empty homes, of which 2,655 were for rent and 995 for sale, were on the market in Vaud. This brought the vacancy rate to 0.9%, a rise of 0.1% compared to the year before. This rise follows an increase of 0.1% in 2016 from a rate of 0.7% in 2015. The market is considered balanced when the vacancy rate reaches 1.5%. The last time it was above this mark in Vaud was in 1999.

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Where there’s smoke, there’s political fire

A poster in a Swiss shop window advertises the sale of legal cannabis. The rising popularity of marijuana that doesn’t make you high – a product known as “cannabis light” or “CBD cannabis” – is causing a headache for Swiss politicians. It is sold in many Swiss shops and generates millions of Swiss francs in sales.

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UBS Investor Watch Schweiz

Ist Unberechenbarkeit der neue Normalzustand? Der UBS Investor Watch Report eine globale Researchplattform, die Ihnen dabei hilft, die Ansichten, Interessen und Sorgen vermögender Anleger in aller Welt zu verstehen: https://www.ubs.com/investorwatch-schweiz

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UBS worried about departing baby-boomers

Switzerland is facing a medium-term future of labour market shortages and ratcheting pension costs, according to the latest economic outlook report by UBS bank. The quarterly appraisal,external link launched Thursday in Zurich, highlighted a paradox in the current shape of the Swiss labour market.

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Swiss abroad react angrily to pension cut comments

The Organisation of the Swiss Abroad (OSA) has reacted angrily to the recent remarks of a politician that questioned the role of expat pensioners. An apology: this is what the OSAexternal link have demanded of Petra Gössi, the Radical Party politician whose “unacceptable” remarks about the pensions of Swiss abroad provoked a flurry of reaction last month.

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Joseph Jimenez, CEO Novartis

Der Novartis-Konzernchef Joseph Jimenez zum Quartalsergebnis des Pharmakonzerns.

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Swiss franc more overvalued than 6 months ago according to Economist burger index

The Economist magazine’s 6-monthly Big Mac index shows the Swiss franc to be even more overvalued than it was in January 2017. The index, which compares the US$ price of a Big Mac around the world places Switzerland at the top with a price of US$ 6.74. This is 27.2% more expensive than the United States where the same burger costs US$ 5.30.

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Swiss private bank accepts bitcoin

Falcon has teamed up with cryptocurrency brokerage Bitcoin Suisse to offer the service. With the value of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies soaring in recent months, the bank said it was responding to demand from clients. It has also installed a bitcoin ATM at its Zurich HQ.

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Switzerland Opens Door To Bitcoin Asset-Management Business

Bitcoin and other cryptos have fallen sharply over the past month in a shakeout that saw some of the early longs decide to take their winnings and walk away. But a 20% drop from the all-time highs hasn’t done much to temper wealthy investors interest in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as alternative investments potentially worthy of diversification.

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Nos agriculteurs sont harcelés! Soutenons-les! LHK

La vache, source de pollution à cause du méthane contenu dans ses pets! En revanche, les blocs de béton construits sur les près,dans lesquels elles broutaient, ne polluent pas… Une offense à notre intelligence…

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Swiss railways – you get what you pay for

The slowcoaches in the study, carried out by consultants SCI Verkehr for the German Pro-Rail Alliance, were France and Spain, which spent €37 and €36 per person respectively.

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Novartis sued by bird flu guinea pig

When the H5N1 virus broke outexternal link among birds in Europe in 2005, scientists feared it could be transmitted from human to human and cause a pandemic. The pharmaceutical industry across Europe rushed to develop a vaccine.

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Singapore sentences ex-BSI banker to more jail time

A political storm has raged for two years in Malaysia over the scandal at 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), which is the focus of money-laundering investigations in at least six countries, including Switzerland and the United States.

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Swiss to help Indian tax-dodging investigation

The decision was reached on Thursday by the Federal Administrative Court in St Gallen, which rejected an appeal by two Indian citizens and two companies that are subject to requests by the Indian taxman following up on data included in the Falciani files.

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Out Of The Ordinary Moments: James Anderson

Taking the last wicket at Trent Bridge.

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Daniel Kalt, Chefökonom UBS Schweiz

UBS-Ökonom Daniel Kalt zum Arbeitsmarkt für die über 50-Jährigen.

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Swiss economic mission starts with Russia

Schneider-Ammann, traveling with a large business delegation, was wrapping up a two-day visit to Russia on Tuesday. Switzerland, as a non-EU member, did not impose sanctions against Russia, but it also tried to keep up EU and US relations by blocking attempts to circumvent the sanctions, which include travel bans and asset freezes via Switzerland.

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Estate in alpeggio UBS – Top Performer

Cerchiamo aiutanti per l’alpeggio. Candidatevi subito per un lavoro estivo di due settimane e vincete un buono da CHF 5000: https://www.ubs.com/alpeggio

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Un été à l’alpage UBS: Top Performer

Nous cherchons des assistants pour l’alpage. Postulez maintenant pour un job d’été de 2 semaines et gagnez un bon d’une valeur de 5000.- https://www.ubs.com/alpage

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