A landslide for Switzerland's Greens last year has arrived at the doorstep of banking: politicians are preparing a raft of initiatives aimed at tackling climate change and high finance. finews.com highlights the most important.
The Green Party won a record 17 years in Swiss parliamentary elections last fall – the highest one-time net gain of any political party. The landslide green wave is spawning changes including in Zurich, where cantonal lawmakers are seeking to order state-backed Zuercher Kantonalbank to be climate-friendlier.
The Zurich effort isn't likely to pass a second, required reading – but bankers are still nervous about the fallout from the «green wave» on their business. Left-wing lawmakers have been especially active in federal parliament, seeking to parlay elections gains into policy muscle quickly. finews.com outlines the most important:
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