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Investec Switzerland. European insurers, whose profits are being eroded by Mario Draghi’s quantitative-easing program, face a stress-test headache that risks requiring them to set aside more capital, further hurting their ability to make money. © Aaron Kohr | Dreamstime.com The timing of the regulator’s “stress test couldn’t be worse as the results will be rather negative,” said Lutz Roehmeyer, who helps oversee about $12 billion as director of fund management at Landesbank...

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Investec Switzerland. The SMI is set to post moderate losses this week as the post-Brexit relief rally faded and commodities slipped. Swiss stocks outperformed key European markets as investor’s fled to quality stocks such as Nestlé, Novartis and Roche. © Maciek905 | Dreamstime.com After Swiss companies trailed their peers from Germany, France and Italy for most of the past year, the Swiss Market Index is finally moving upwards. The rally began on June 28 and saw the SMI...

Investec Switzerland. Swiss stocks, dislodged in 2015 as a haven from European volatility, have seen the status restored following Brexit — so much that some investors are balking at valuations. After trailing shares from Germany to France and Italy for most the past year, the Swiss Market Index is finding a new appeal in the fallout of the U.K. vote to leave the European Union. Investors buying up megacaps including Nestle SA, Novartis AG and Roche Holding AG have pushed...

Investec Switzerland. Swiss stocks, dislodged in 2015 as a haven from European volatility, have seen the status restored following Brexit — so much that some investors are balking at valuations. After trailing shares from Germany to France and Italy for most the past year, the Swiss Market Index is finding a new appeal in the fallout of the U.K. vote to leave the European Union. Investors buying up...

Investec Switzerland. Global equity markets are set to post gains this week as investors digest the impact of the UK’s historic vote to leave the European Union. Swiss stocks outperformed global markets as defensive heavyweights Nestlé, Roche and Novartis led gains. © Paulbroad | Dreamstime.com Volatility remained high with markets rebounding from last week’s heavy losses as tensions began to ease following the UK referendum. Bargain hunters took advantage of badly beaten...

Brexit Volatility remained high with markets rebounding from last week’s heavy losses as tensions began to ease following the UK referendum. Bargain hunters took advantage of badly beaten up sectors on bets that central banks would ride to the rescue of investors by providing additional stimulus to avert disaster. Mark Carney, governor of the Bank of England, reassured markets that a rate cut could come as early as...

Investec Switzerland. Nestle SA rose the most in more than four months as investors welcomed the surprise appointment of Fresenius SE’s Ulf Mark Schneider as successor to Chief Executive Officer Paul Bulcke. © Neil Harrison | Dreamstime.com The stock gained 2.7 percent to 73.05 Swiss francs at 10:16 a.m. in Zurich as analysts said the health-care executive’s arrival may portend a strategic revamp at Europe’s biggest company by market value. “Nestle is in need of fresh legs,”...

Investec Switzerland. The Swiss Market Index (SMI) is set to post a modest gain this week despite confirmation that the UK has decided to leave the European Union. The SMI opened almost 7% lower following the announcement before recovering.  The Swiss franc strengthened the most since the Swiss National Bank (SNB) lifted its cap against the euro in 2015. Around the world, financial markets buckled after Britain’s vote to leave the European Union was announced on Friday...

Investec Switzerland. Swiss Market Index The Swiss Market Index (SMI) is set to post a modest gain this week despite confirmation that the UK has decided to leave the European Union. The SMI opened almost 7% lower following the announcement before recovering.  The Swiss franc strengthened the most since the Swiss National Bank (SNB) lifted its cap against the euro in 2015. click to enlarge  Around...