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Sygnum Fund Aims to Grow Investors’ ETH Beyond Staking
Digital asset banking group Sygnum has launched its ETH Alpha Fund SP for professional investors. The market-neutral fund aims for annual returns of 8% to 10% in ETH after fees. By comparison, staking alone earns around…
“Eppur si muove”: Convergence Within and Between Countries
Kremer, Willis, and You (2022) report that over six decades richer countries lost their growth advantage. Acemoglu and Molina (2022) and Pesaran and Smith (2026) reply that such regressions cannot measure catch-up when…
HSBC UK Launches Stripe-Powered Tap to Pay for Small Businesses
HSBC UK has introduced a Tap to Pay service for its small business customers, powered by Stripe. Eligible customers can accept supported contactless payments directly on a compatible smartphone, without needing an…
ECB Approves Partial Transfer of Revolut Lithuanian Operations to France
Revolut can now move part of its Lithuanian bank to its new French bank. The European Central Bank (ECB) has approved the transfer, LRT reported. Some assets and liabilities of Revolut Bank UAB will pass to Revolut Bank…
News12.11.2026Swiss banks: CHF 74.5 billion in value added for the economy How significant is the impact of the Swiss banking sector beyond the industry itself? The latest BAK Economics study, “The economic importance of the Swiss banking sector”, shows that banking activities are associated with a total of CHF 74.5 billion in value added and around 338,700 full-time equivalent jobs. Three questions on the findings for our experts Martin Hess, Head of Economic Policy at the Swiss Bankers Association, and Nina-Alessa Michel, Policy Advisor Economic Policy and Regulation.Read more
Former Swiss Life CEO Bruno Pfister Joins Selma as Strategic Adviser
Selma, a Zurich-based digital wealth manager, has appointed former Swiss Life Group CEO Bruno Pfister as a strategic adviser. In this role, he will help the company guide clients before and after retirement through a…
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September 2026
Sanktionen: Belarus
Der Bundesrat hat am 18. September 2026 weitere Sanktionsmassnahmen gegenüber Belarus beschlossen. Er schliesst sich damit den Massnahmen an, welche die Europäische Union (EU) am 23. April 2026 gegenüber Belarus…
Trusted execution environments for central banks
This paper considers what TEEs can responsibly deliver for central banks, the conditions under which they are most effective and how they can be deployed without widening who must be trusted. It takes a balanced view…
2026-09-24 – Monetary policy assessment of 24 September 2026
Basel III risk-based capital and leverage ratios are stable while liquidity indicators show limited movements for large internationally active banks, latest Basel III monitoring exercise shows
As of the end of 2025, Basel III risk-based capital and leverage ratios remained stable for large internationally active banks compared with June 2025.
2026-09-22 – Swiss balance of payments and international investment position
Sanctions ordinance under the Embargo Act, SR 946.231.176.72: new version in force from 21 September 2026
A new consolidated version of the Sanctions ordinance under the Embargo Act, SR 946.231.176.72, applies from 21 September 2026. The full text and amendment history are available on Fedlex.
