Der Markt für Schweizer Luxusimmobilien läuft derzeit heiss. Geopolitische Verwerfungen und unfreundliche Tendenzen bei den Steuerregimes anderer Länder heizen die Nachfrage an. Auf dieser grossen Bühne bewegt sich David Hauptmann mit der von ihm gegründeten Nobilis Estate. finews.ch hat den Traumhaus-Makler zum Gespräch getroffen und einige seiner Immobilien-Perlen kennengelernt.
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Powell’s Reluctance to Bend Presents an Opportunity to Break the Fed
The democratic mandate of the incoming Trump administration, along with Republican control of Congress and a confrontation of wills between the President-elect and the Federal Reserve Chairman make ending the Fed a bit less unthinkable. Jerome Powell accurately stated, in a slightly defensive tone, that it is not (currently) lawful for a President to fire a Federal Reserve Chairman. Where some see obstacles others see a challenge, and where Powell...
Read More »The Fed’s “Temporary” Mortgage-Backed Security Experiment Will Last Decades
It has been nearly 14 years since Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress that the Fed’s emergency quantitative-easing policy, of which the most radical part was buying mortgage-backed securities, was “temporary” and would be “reversed.” The Fed made huge mortgage-backed securities purchases. The purchases pushed mortgage interest rates to artificially low levels, stoked the second great house price bubble of the 21st century and made houses unaffordable...
Read More »Quantum Computing: A Game-Changer – and New Challenge – for Banking
Quantum computing has the potential to transform the financial sector – from enhanced risk management and precise AI-driven forecasts to streamlined portfolio management. With the power to analyze complex issues at unmatched speed, quantum technology could transform how banks tackle problems once considered unsolvable. However, this shift also brings critical cybersecurity challenges, especially concerning quantum-safe encryption. As quantum technology advances, traditional...
Read More »What Trump’s New Political Appointees Are Telling Us
What is the Mises Institute? The Mises Institute is a non-profit organization that exists to promote teaching and research in the Austrian School of economics, individual freedom, honest history, and international peace, in the tradition of Ludwig von Mises and Murray N. Rothbard. Non-political, non-partisan, and non-PC, we advocate a radical shift in the intellectual climate, away from statism and toward a private property order....
Read More »The American Addiction to Transfer Payments
There is plenty of commentary today about continuing large annual US federal budget deficits and the large federal debt that keeps mounting as a result of these relentless deficits. The budget deficit for federal fiscal year 2024 clocked in at $1.8 trillion, representing about 5 percent of US GDP, and the federal debt is now $35.5 trillion, approximately 100 percent of GDP.The Congressional Budget Office projects that annual budget deficits and the outstanding debt...
Read More »Neuer CEO für DWS in der Schweiz
An der Spitze von DWS in der Schweiz kommt es zu einem Wechsel. Der Nachfolger von Björn Jesch kommt aus den eigenen Reihen. Damit will man ein Zeichen setzen.
Read More »Showdown um den Kurs der Immobilienfirma Novavest
Die grösste Aktionärin der Novavest Real Estate beantragt die Abwahl von drei Verwaltungsräten. Sowohl bei diesen Verwaltungsräten als auch bei den von MV Invest vorgeschlagenen Kandidaten finden sich Exponenten, die in der Finanz- und Immobilienszene bestens bekannt sind.
Read More »Lohndeckel für den CEO der Urner Kantonalbank
Der Chef der Urner Kantonalbank soll nicht mehr als eine halbe Million Franken pro Jahr verdienen. So will es der Landrat, das Urner Kantonsparlament. Die Bewährungsprobe kommt schon bald.
Read More »BCG befördert IT-Expertin für die Finanzbranche
Das Beratungsunternehmen befördert eine Expertin für Technologie und Digital Advantage zur Managing Director in Zürich.
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