https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Switzerland has mandated a slew of measures to curb the spread of Covid-19, both for public and private domains. But can authorities knock on your door to check if you are complying with the restrictions in your home? https://www.thelocal.ch/20210107/your-rights-in-switzerland-can-police-enter-your-home-if-you-break-coronavirus-rules Thu, 07 Jan 2021 12:35:50 +0100 your-rights-in-switzerland-can-police-enter-your-home-if-you-break-coronavirus-rules The Swiss Conference of Prosecutors (SSK) has adopted a uniform set of sanctions for non-compliance with the country's Covid-19 restrictions. https://www.thelocal.ch/20201209/what-are-the-penalties-for-breaking-switzerlands-coronavirus-rules Wed, 09 Dec 2020 12:55:28 +0100 what-are-the-penalties-for-breaking-switzerlands-coronavirus-rules More than 2,000 fines have been given out across Switzerland for breaching coronavirus restrictions. Here’s where the authorities have been particularly trigger happy. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200410/which-swiss-canton Fri, 10 Apr 2020 11:15:33 +0200 which-swiss-canton Despite sharp criticism from a handful of UBS shareholders, a strong majority approved pay and bonuses for the executive of Switzerland’s largest bank at the company’s annual meeting in Zurich on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130503/ubs-shareholders-approve-executive-pay Fri, 03 May 2013 10:33:00 +0200 ubs-shareholders-approve-executive-pay UBS is coming under fire after significant payouts and bonuses for top brass were divulged for 2012 despite the bank’s 2.5-billion-franc loss. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130315/ubs-reveals-lofty-bonuses-despite-losses Fri, 15 Mar 2013 09:44:00 +0100 ubs-reveals-lofty-bonuses-despite-losses Britain's financial watchdog on Tuesday handed UBS a £9.45-million ($14.7-million) fine for exposing investors to unacceptable risk when it sold an AIG investment fund. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130212/ubs-fined-in-uk-for-fund-debacle Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:59:00 +0100 ubs-fined-in-uk-for-fund-debacle Switzerland’s largest bank is facing criticism for handing out 2.5 billion francs in bonuses to its top managers after posting a net loss for around the same amount in 2012. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130206/ubs-slammed-for-bonuses-paid-despite-loss Wed, 06 Feb 2013 12:10:00 +0100 ubs-slammed-for-bonuses-paid-despite-loss UBS announced on Tuesday a net loss of 2.5 billion francs ($2.7 billion) for 2012 as fines from the Libor rate-fixing scandal weighed heavily on results. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130205/ubs-reports-massive-loss-for-2012 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 10:40:00 +0100 ubs-reports-massive-loss-for-2012 The banking sector "needs to change" after it became "too arrogant" in the run-up to the infamous Libor rate-rigging scandal, the head of the investment bank division of UBS told British lawmakers in London on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130109/banking-needs-to-change-ubs-exec-tells-uk-politicians Wed, 09 Jan 2013 23:15:00 +0100 banking-needs-to-change-ubs-exec-tells-uk-politicians Hong Kong's de facto central bank on Thursday said it would probe UBS over possible rigging of the financial hub's interbank rate, a day after the Swiss giant agreed to pay a huge fine over the Libor scandal. https://www.thelocal.ch/20121220/hong-kong-probes-ubs-over-further-rate-fraud Thu, 20 Dec 2012 11:25:00 +0100 hong-kong-probes-ubs-over-further-rate-fraud Three national regulators slapped the equivalent of $1.5 billion in fines on Swiss banking giant UBS on Wednesday, the second-largest banking fine ever, for manipulating interest rates in a deepening scandal that threatens more than a dozen other banks. https://www.thelocal.ch/20121219/massive-ubs-fine-for-libor-fraud-confirmed Wed, 19 Dec 2012 22:30:00 +0100 massive-ubs-fine-for-libor-fraud-confirmed Swiss banking giant UBS may be slapped with a combined fine of $1.5 billion to settle allegations that it manipulated Libor interest rates, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20121218/ubs-faces-record-fine-for-libor-fraud-report Tue, 18 Dec 2012 12:06:12 +0100 ubs-faces-record-fine-for-libor-fraud-report Swiss banking giant UBS could pay a fine of more than $1 billion to settle allegations that it manipulated Libor interest rates, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20121213/ubs-faces-1-billion-fine-for-rate-rigging-report Thu, 13 Dec 2012 22:12:00 +0100 ubs-faces-1-billion-fine-for-rate-rigging-report Swiss banking giant UBS was non-commital on Monday after a newspaper reported it may pay more than $450 million to US and British authorities to settle allegations that it manipulated Libor interest rates. https://www.thelocal.ch/20121203/ubs-dodges-questions-about-libor-penalty Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:09:49 +0100 ubs-dodges-questions-about-libor-penalty