Tag: Zurich
What’s the protection for the big day?
Wedding Insurance According to a guide from the German Savings Banks and Giro Association, a wedding costs between 6,000 and 30,000 euros. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf It could have been so…
After the takeover, UBS and Credit Suisse will initially remain separate institutions
UBS and Credit Suisse buildings in Zurich Zurich After taking over its former rival Credit Suisse, the major Swiss bank UBS initially wants to operate the business of both institutes…
Generali Germany separates from pension fund
Italian insurance group Generali The sale of the pension fund will improve the solvency ratio of Generali Germany by ten percentage points and that of the entire group by one…
“We need to restore our trust in democracy”
Barack Obama Former US President Barack Obama is visiting Berlin. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Despite Barack Obama’s visit, the hall is not sold out. But that doesn’t affect the atmosphere –…
Long waiting times and extra costs – that’s what goes wrong at Lufthansa
Lufthansa service Whether on the phone or at the airport: Lufthansa passengers often have to wait a long time. (Photo: dpa) It was a special moment for Lufthansa CEO Carsten…
Markets bet against central banks – which scenarios are now possible
Frankfurt In the next few days things will happen in quick succession: the US Federal Reserve (Fed) will start what may be its last interest rate hike on Wednesday, and…
Why Lufthansa has a quality problem
Lufthansa service Whether on the phone or at the airport: Lufthansa passengers often have to wait a long time. (Photo: dpa) It was a special moment for Lufthansa CEO Carsten…
How Lufthansa forgets its customers in the frenzy of growth
Girl on the Lufthansa plane IT chaos, long-term strikes, lack of service: passengers suffer from the internal chaos at Lufthansa. A high market valuation and 1.5 billion euros operating profit…
How Lufthansa forgets its customers in the frenzy of growth
Girl on the Lufthansa plane IT chaos, long-term strikes, lack of service: passengers suffer from the internal chaos at Lufthansa. A high market valuation and 1.5 billion euros operating profit…
Zurich Germany defines new goals – partly against the industry trend
Zurich campus in Cologne The insurer achieved the goals it had set itself a year earlier than planned. (Photo: press photo) Cologne The Cologne-based insurer Zurich Germany has set itself…
Housing start-up Nokera receives 200 million euros
Apartment building by Nokera Nokera produces houses made of wood, among other things, for publicly subsidized housing. (Photo: Nokera) Stegelitz, Zurich Norbert Ketterer prefers actions to words. Instead of giving…
Allianz court is critical of the clause
Frankfurt, Munich It can be uncomfortable for Allianz when it comes to Riester insurance: In the first hearing against the insurer on Monday, the Stuttgart Regional Court tended to be…
Swiss equities are considered a safe haven
Nestlé The food company is one of the quality stocks on the Swiss stock exchange. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt. After the takeover of Credit Suisse by UBS, Zurich’s reputation as a…
Globalization or Deglobalization?
During the Covid pandemic, we had to accept that certain medicines were no longer manufactured in Europe and that we experienced significant supply bottlenecks. It seemed that globalization, with its…
Globalization or Deglobalization?
During the Covid pandemic, we had to accept that certain medicines were no longer manufactured in Europe and that we experienced significant supply bottlenecks. It seemed that globalization, with its…
Swiss equities are considered a safe haven
Nestlé The food company is one of the quality stocks on the Swiss stock exchange. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt. After the takeover of Credit Suisse by UBS, Zurich’s reputation as a…
What follows for investors from war and geopolitical crises
Ukrainian army From the beginning there were a multitude of forecasts about possible courses of war. (Photo: AP) Frankfurt When will Ukraine’s spring offensive come, and will it succeed? This…
Donald in New York: Bad Boy
Good morning, dear readers, yesterday evening at around 9:30 p.m. German time, after around two hours, the New York Supreme Court said: Donald has left the building. The former President…
Bitcoin up around 70 percent since January – the reasons for the crypto rally
Dusseldorf The bankruptcy of the FTX crypto exchange last year destroyed billions in customer funds and plunged the entire crypto world into a massive crisis of confidence. A few months…
German industry relies on Brazil’s comeback
Belize horizons At the end of March, prices on the Brazilian stock exchange jumped. The Brazilian real also appreciated. The government had announced new rules for the national budget. By…