4 days ago · finews.com is Switzerland’s leading news site for all professionals in the financial sector and delivers real-time and constantly-updated news about the Swiss financial industry.

18 hours ago · The Swiss bank UBS has examined the sentiments of entrepreneurs worldwide and compiled a detailed report for the first time. While the overall outlook remains positive, the report also highlights the key challenges faced by business owners. «The report consolidates the collective knowledge of some ...

16 hours ago · The planned job cuts at Julius Baer have outraged the Swiss Bank Employees' Association (SBPV). In addition to the scale of the job reductions, the organization particularly criticizes the excessive haste and the lack of collaboration with social partners.

20 hours ago · In December, Swiss derivatives specialist Leonteq issued a profit warning after the Swiss financial market regulator Finma confiscated more than 9 million francs in profits. As a result, the annual figures are correspondingly disappointing. A successor has …

Dec 20, 2024 · Exclusive contributions from guest writers. Friday, 15 November 2024 14:57 Andreas Ita: «How ‹Basel III Final› Will Change the Credit Business»

Jan 20, 2025 · Since Cevian Capital became a major shareholder of Baloise, pressure on the company has intensified. The question remains: Will the new strategy be sufficient to turn the tide, or will more drastic measures, such as divesting its banking and German businesses, be necessary? One thing is certain—unsettled times lie ahead for Baloise.

Jan 9, 2025 · In the legal battle over the write-down of AT1 bonds before a New York court, U.S. lawyers are ramping up their efforts, putting Switzerland under mounting pressure. The acquisition of Credit Suisse (CS) remains unresolved, even following the presentation of the parliamentary inquiry report. In fact ...

Jan 8, 2025 · China's integration into the world economy since the WTO agreements has been a wild ride, to put it mildly. With the country becoming a «strategic rival» and disagreements rising across swathes of topics, DeepSeek is a good opportunity to take stock and reflect on what China can bring positively to the world, Jacques-Aurélien Marcireau of Edmond de Rothschild AM, writes in an article for ...

Dec 23, 2024 · The Swiss parliamentary investigation into the collapse of Credit Suisse sounds the death knell of FINMA’s principles-based regime. Hundreds of pages of reports examining what happened can also be boiled down to a glaring finding - a regulatory filter that significantly skewed the now-defunct bank’s capital ratio to the point that …

Jul 30, 2024 · Sixteen years after its launch, finews.ch, Switzerland's leading online media outlet for the financial industry, is renewing and rejuvenating its leadership team. Founder Claude Baumann is passing the board's chairmanship to his long-time colleague Sibylle Peter.Simultaneously, the current Editor-in-chief Dominik Buholzer will take over as CEO, effective August 1, 2024.