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ENGLISH NEWS | Freitag, 04. Juli 2025 15:30

Payment Tech: Enhancing Fan Experiences and Boosting Economy

From contactless payments to secure online ticketing, payment technology is playing a pivotal role in shaping major events like the UEFA Women’s EURO 2025. In his guest commentary for finews.com, Santosh Ritter, Country Manager Switzerland & Liechtenstein at Visa,...

ENGLISH NEWS | Freitag, 04. Juli 2025 09:11

The Power Players: Switzerland’s Strongest Banking Brands

Rolex is Switzerland’s strongest brand overall, Julius Baer leads among banking brands, and Nestlé remains the most valuable. But what defines the essence of Swiss financial brands? David Haigh, founder and chairman of Brand Finance, sat down with finews.com to...

ENGLISH NEWS | Freitag, 04. Juli 2025 09:09

PK Rück Appoints Successor to long-standing CFO

The Liechtenstein life insurance company PK Rück, which specializes in pension funds and collective foundations, is making changes to its management. After around 20 years, there will be a change of guard in the position of Chief Financial Officer. The Chief...

ENGLISH NEWS | Freitag, 04. Juli 2025 08:17

Raiffeisen Restructures Advisory Services at its Entrepreneur Center

Raiffeisen Switzerland has announced a realignment of its entrepreneur center in the corporate clients division. The topic of business succession is set to become the new focus.

ENGLISH NEWS | Donnerstag, 03. Juli 2025 14:53

Beyond Partnership: Zurich Acquires BOXX

The Swiss insurance company is taking a strategic step by acquiring a Canadian insurtech firm specializing in cybersecurity – a company it has closely collaborated with for several years.

ENGLISH NEWS | Donnerstag, 03. Juli 2025 11:49

BLKB: Crash Landing Instead of Breakthrough

It seems BLKB clearly overpaid. Just last year, the acquisition and integration of the fintech company Numarics into its subsidiary Radicant was being praised in the highest terms. But evidently, the customers didn’t follow suit.

ENGLISH NEWS | Donnerstag, 03. Juli 2025 09:31

Swiss Fintechs Launch New Engine for Structured Products

Swiss fintech GenTwo is expanding Switzerland’s structured products and AMC infrastructure with a new platform designed to simplify and accelerate the creation of Actively Managed Certificates (AMCs).

ENGLISH NEWS | Donnerstag, 03. Juli 2025 08:45

Vontobel Appoints New Head of Human Resources

Vontobel has appointed a new Head of Human Resources, finding its candidate in the canton of Zug.

ENGLISH NEWS | Donnerstag, 03. Juli 2025 07:43

Shock at BLKB: Massive Write-down, CEO and Chairman to Step Down

Trouble is brewing at Basellandschaftliche Kantonalbank (BLKB). A write-down of over 100 million Swiss francs has been made on the value of its neo-bank subsidiary, Radicant. Both the Chairman of the Board and the CEO have announced they will step down in 2026.

ENGLISH NEWS | Donnerstag, 03. Juli 2025 07:01

How Central Bank Expectations Have Shifted

Compared to last year, economic realities have changed significantly. The latest UBS survey clearly shows how profoundly these changes have impacted the attitudes and expectations of central bank asset managers.

ENGLISH NEWS | Mittwoch, 02. Juli 2025 14:12

Vladimir Cmiljanovic: «The Strength to Rebuild Stronger»

Balancing work and family is essential to him, but at his core lies a profound desire to help others. In this interview, biochemist and cancer researcher Vladimir Cmiljanovic opens up about setbacks, pivotal moments, and the passion that drives him forward.

ENGLISH NEWS | Mittwoch, 02. Juli 2025 13:33

Primary Market Delivers Full Pipeline Once Again

Although domestic issuers have recently launched significantly fewer bonds, the first half of the year still made a strong showing. Both issuance activity and exchange trading increased. Notably, there was a high concentration of subordinated bonds from financial...

ENGLISH NEWS | Mittwoch, 02. Juli 2025 13:30

Ferrari Sets Out to Create Its Next Blockbuster

With the new Amalfi, Ferrari is opening up a seductive introduction to the world of Maranello – and finews.com was present at the strictly embargoed unveiling. Also making a comeback: the start button, which fans sorely missed on the predecessor model, the Roma.

ENGLISH NEWS | Mittwoch, 02. Juli 2025 11:10

EFG Appoints New CIO for the Americas

EFG International has appointed a new Chief Investment Officer for the Americas region – someone who knows the firm very well.

ENGLISH NEWS | Mittwoch, 02. Juli 2025 10:15

UBS to Redeem Bond and AT1 Instrument Early

UBS appears to be optimizing its funding structure. The Swiss banking giant has opted for earlier optional redemption dates on both a bond and an AT1 instrument.