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Switzerland

US regains top spot in latest IMD competitiveness rankings

Swiss business school IMD has published its 25th annual competitiveness ranking of countries, and found that the US has regained the top spot thanks to a rebounding financial sector, technological innovation and successful companies.

30 May 2013
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Union Bancaire Privée acquires Lloyds Group’s private banking

Union Bancaire Privée (UBP) has announced the acquisition of Lloyds Banking Group’s International Private Banking business.

29 May 2013
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Zurich Pension Fund Forum - the pictures!

A selection of key moments caught on camera from InvestmentEurope's recent Pension Fund Forum in Zurich have been published.

21 May 2013
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Queries over rating agencies raised at InvestmentEurope Forum

InvestmentEurope's Pension Fund Forum in Zurich has heard that rating agencies face significant questions over their ongoing business models.

16 May 2013
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Jeremy Cunningham discusses fixed income at Geneva Forum

Jeremy Cunningham of AllianceBernstein discussed the different risk points along the fixed income spectrum at the recent InvestmentEurope Fund Selector Forum in Geneva.

15 May 2013
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Mark Nebelung discusses emerging markets at Geneva Forum

Mark Nebelung, portfolio manager at Principal Global Investors told the recent InvestmentEurope Fund Selector Forum in Geneva that there are still bright spots in global emerging markets.

09 May 2013
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Martin Arnold discusses the commodities supercycle at Geneva Forum

Martin Arnold at ETF Securities found considerable interest in Switzerland on the question whether the commodities supercycle is over, when attending the recent InvestmentEurope Fund Selector Forum in Geneva.

08 May 2013
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New Swiss focus on asset management

Developing the Swiss asset management brand and resiliency to the same degree as the country's banking sector is a key focus at both the Swiss Funds Association (SFA) and the Swiss Banking Association (SBA).

25 Apr 2013
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Character, conviction and flexibility prevail at Pictet & Cie

Mussie Kidane of Pictet Wealth Management says the evolving nature of selection means there must be scope to consider funds of different size and age.

22 Apr 2013
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Swiss boutique Unigestion signs up to UNPRI guidelines

Geneva-based boutique manager Unigestion has signed the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI), a set of guidelines that can be adopted by institutions which wish to incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues into their investment decision-making.

22 Apr 2013
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Geneva Fund Selector Forum - the pictures!

A selection of key moments caught on camera from InvestmentEurope's recent Fund Selector Forum in Geneva have been published.

19 Apr 2013
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Syz & Co takes a majority shareholding in Banca Albertini Syz

Swiss banking group Syz & Co has increased its previous 50% stake in Italian bank Banca Albertini Syz & C. to 64.3%.

18 Apr 2013
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First Names Group acquires Basel trust business

First Names is to acquire international trust business Basel Group, subject to regulatory approval.

10 Apr 2013
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US foreign bank plans threaten bail-in system, says Finma

Proposals that would require foreign banks in the US to stand on their own two feet in capital and liquidity terms could undermine attempts to fix the too-big-to-fail problem for large, cross-border institutions, Switzerland's top bank supervisor has warned.

08 Apr 2013
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Brighter outlook, but not out of the woods yet, says EFG

No doubt everyone wants the financial crisis to be officially over: it has been five long years since it first struck. But full recovery may still be some time away, says Charles-Henry Monchau, head of Investments (Europe) at Geneva-based EFG Asset Management.

05 Apr 2013

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Bonham Carter confirmed for Fund Management Summit

Jupiter Fund Management's CEO Edward Bonham Carter is among the speakers lined up for the Fund Management Summit, co-hosted by InvestmentEurope, which takes place in London 15-16 October.

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Zurich Pension Fund Forum - the pictures!

A selection of key moments caught on camera from InvestmentEurope's recent Pension Fund Forum in Zurich have been published.