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Peter Hody: «Banks and Innovation – A Pair of Opposites»
Banks and innovation is a pair of opposites. Instead of devising the ultimate new idea, new ideas are being buried habitually. If banks aim to become innovative, they have to change their corporate culture, says Peter Hody, editor-in-chief of...
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Personnel News: Peter Hody Named finews.ch Editor-in-Chief
Financial website finews.ch is under new leadership: Peter Hody is taking on the editor's chair from co-founder Claude Baumann. Peter Hody took over the editorship of online finance publication finews.ch from Claude Baumann this month. Hody joined the...
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Personnel News at finews.ch
The newsroom of finews.ch is poised for major changes. Editor-in-chief Peter Hody is leaving finews.ch at the end of next month to join the Asset Management Association Switzerland, or AMAS. He starts as senior communications manager and spokesman for...
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Guido Schilling: «Should a New CEO Come from Within or Outside?»
Personnel decisions follow strategy, in the C-Suite as much as for the rank and file. While bringing in an outsider can be an advantage, it shouldn’t become the rule, Guido Schilling writes in an essay for finews.first. finews.first is a forum for...
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Andreas Vetsch: «What Does Independence Mean for a Central Bank?»
Independent central banks, a model that has proven to be successful, are under massive pressure in many countries and must defend themselves against short-term political interests, writes Andreas Vetsch in his exclusive essay for finews.first. This...
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Personnel News: finews.ch Expands
New chief operating officer Roger Sandmeier will contribute to the expansion of finews' platforms in Europe as well as Asia. His role is to improve the connectivity of editorial, marketing, and information technology. At more than 650,000 readers in...
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Bonus Payments 2015: Time to Join UBS
Bankers bonuses have been a hotly discussed topic in Switzerland for years. The employees of the Swiss banks nevertheless still enjoy handsome performance-related payouts. But there are significant differences between the institutes, not least between...
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Winds of Change Blow Through UBS' Swiss Regions
The head of UBS Switzerland, Sabine Keller-Busse, is making major personnel changes in the regions. There will be changes in top positions in all five of UBS’ Swiss regions, according to a memorandum from the head of UBS Switzerland, Sabine...
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Personnel News: Jeffrey Voegeli Joins finews.ch
Former «Bloomberg» journalist Jeffrey Voegeli is joining finews.ch's editorial team. The bilingual journalist is the latest reinforcement of the Zurich-based finance website. Jeffrey Voegeli (pictured above) joined finews.ch in September. The...
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Personnel News: Florian Wicki Joins finews.ch
The hire of Florian Wicki for finews.ch represents a rejuventation of the Zurich-based finance website's editorial team. He was previously a political correspondent in Bern and Brussels. Florian Wicki (pictured above) is joining the finews.ch newsroom...
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Teodoro Cocca: «The Disturbing Effect of Negative Interest»
Little is known about the effect that negative interest rates have on human behavior. The current monetary policy, therefore, remains a risky experiment, Teodoro Cocca writes in his exclusive essay for finews.first. This article is published on...
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Peter Schmid: «Normal Clients Get Scant Attention»
Bank clients’ hopes that their aims and aspirations are being shared by relationship managers have all too frequently been dashed. Which is why they are more than ever looking for advice from family offices, lawyers, and independent wealth managers,...
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J. Safra Sarasin Pulls the Plug in Germany
J. Safra Sarasin is winding up its business in Germany, according to information obtained by finews.ch. The decision to close shop in Europe's biggest economy shows how tough that market is for Swiss banking. Bank Sarasin and later J. Safra Sarasin...
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Roland Matt: «We Want More of the Same»
Liechtensteinische Landesbank is growing through acquisitions and also organically – and yet, CEO Roland Matt announces jobs cuts in an interview with finews.com. Liechtensteinische Landesbank (LLB) has lots on its plate at year-end… True, we will...
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Guido Schilling: «Nerds Not the Only Answer for Digital Speed»
Keeping traditional administrative boards in tune with the ongoing digital revolution is not something that can be left only to the young tech-guns, or so called «digital nerds,» Guido Schilling argues in an essay for finews.first. finews.first is a...
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Tidjane Thiam weighs takeover options
Three banks in an unlikely constellation: Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and Standard Chartered, whose new CEOs all have to get ‘their’ banks in shape for the future. At the end of the day, Credit Suisse could be the big winner. Unknown in recent banking...
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Vontobel CEO Staub: «We Won't Be Pushed»
Vontobel CEO Zeno Staub sees nothing unusual in the outflow of assets and doesn't feel under pressure to succumb to a yearning for big-buck-acquisitions. He reveals this and more he said in an interview with finews.ch. Mr. Staub, Vontobel in the first...
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GAM: More Disappointing Results
Asset manager GAM suffered a slump in its business and further outflows of money. The company said it had already introduced measures to counter the drop. GAM's net profit slipped 3 percent to 134.3 million Swiss francs last year, including 40 million...
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CS' Handsome Return in Mozambique
An inquiry into the loan scandal surrounding Mozambique's default shows that the money procured via Credit Suisse and VTB Bank served many purposes – just not helping the African nation to develop its economy. Credit Suisse (CS) so far has flatly...
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What You Are Worth to Your Host
When a business partner invites you out to lunch, the choice of restaurant can reveal an awful lot about his or her regard for you. finews.com lists examples in Zurich. Business lunches are one of the most important occasions for developing contacts or...
