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Commercial aircraft already take off and land using their on-board computers (Keystone) Pilotless cargo and passenger planes could be in use within eight years and save airlines billions, according to a report by Swiss bank UBS. But customers remain wary of the new technology despite potential fare reductions. “In the not-too-distant future, we would expect to see a situation where flights are pilotless or the number of...

In the second quarter of the year, one in which unlike in Q1 fund flows showed a persistent and perplexing outflow from US stocks and into European and Emerging Markets, a trading desk rumor emerged that even as institutional traders dumped stocks and retail investors piled into ETFs, a “mystery” central bank was quietly bidding up risk assets by aggressively buying stocks. And no, it was not the BOJ: the Japanese...

Authored by Marcia Christoff-Kurapovna via The Mises Institute, “Switzerland will have the last word,” wrote Victor Hugo in the late 19th century. “It possesses one of the most perfect forms of government in the world.” A contemporary of his, Frederick Kuenzli, a scholar of the Swiss Army, boasted: “No purer type of Republican ideals, no more fixed and devoted adherence to those ideals can be found in all the world...

Overnight, the Swiss National Bank disclosed the composition and breakdown of its FX reserves as of June 30. There were no notable changes, as the central bank kept most of its asset allocations unchanged from the previous quarter, with equities, government bonds and “other bonds”, at 20%, 68% and 12% respectively. There were also no shifts in the currency composition as shown in the table below. There was one notable –...

Overnight, the Swiss National Bank disclosed the composition and breakdown of its FX reserves as of June 30. There were no notable changes, as the central bank kept most of its asset allocations unchanged from the previous quarter, with equities, government bonds and "other bonds", at 20%, 68% and 12% respectively. There were also no shifts in the currency composition as shown in the table below. There was one notable - and unexpected - development, and it had to do with the SNB's -0.75%...

UBS Office in Hong Kong UBS Asset Management erhält die Lizenz zur Verwaltung von Privatfonds in China. Damit kann die UBS-Tochtergesellschaft sowohl institutionellen wie vermögenden privaten Anlegern Produkte aus den Bereichen Onshore-Privatfonds, Bonds, Aktien und Multi-Assets anbieten. UBS Asset Management (Shanghai) erhält eine Lizenz zur Verwaltung von Privatfonds in China, so die Grossbank...

Sandro Pattara ist als Equity Research Analyst zum früheren Arbeitgeber UBS zurückgekehrt. Nach sechs Jahren Tätigkeit für die Migros Bank, zuletzt als Senior Fund Research Analyst, hat Sandro Pattara wieder bei der UBS, im Fund Research Team von David Hochuli als Equity Analyst angeheuert. Pattara hatte seine berufliche Karriere 2007 bei der UBS Investment Bank gestartet, wo er zuletzt im Sales...

Thomas Merz, Head of Distribution Europe bei Vanguard Thomas Merz wird Vertriebsleiter Europa beim US-Vermögensverwalter Vanguard. Seit Anfang Juli ist Thomas Merz Head of Distribution Europe bei Vanguard. In den vergangenen fünf Jahren war Thomas Merz massgeblich am Aufbau des ETF-Geschäfts der UBS in Europa beteiligt. Zuletzt war er bei UBS Head of ETF Europe. In den fünf Jahren bis Ende 2016...

Johann Schneider-Ammann, Bundesrat Die Swiss Entrepreneurs Foundation will bis zu einer halben Milliarde Schweizer Franken an privaten Geldern sammeln, um einheimischen Startups bei Finanzierungsengpässen unter die Arme zu greifen. Unter dem Patronat von Johann Schneider-Ammann hat die Swiss Entrepreneur Foundation zum Start bereits Zusagen in der Höhe von rund CHF 300 Millionen erhalten. Unter...

Die Bedeutung des Mid Cap Segments wächst. Die klassischen Leitindizes bilden den Markt allerdings zunehmend schlechter ab. Breite Indizes sind repräsentativer – und bieten höheres Renditepotenzial, sagen die Experten der UBS. Wenn über Unternehmen berichtet wird, stehen oft die Schwergewichte mit grosser volkswirtschaftlicher Bedeutung im Mittelpunkt. Und auch wenn es um das Wohl und Wehe der...