Bastian Benrath

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  • Foreign currency bank notesFinance

    Heavily indebted countries can look just fine until suddenly they don’t, finance watchdog warns—’That is how markets work’

    By Bastian Benrath and Bloomberg
  • Credit Suisse CEO Ulrich KornerFinance

    After Credit Suisse collapse Switzerland is now revamping its financial rulebook, placing UBS into heightened scrutiny

    By Bastian Benrath and Bloomberg
  • President of the Swiss Federation of Trade Unions (SGS USS) Pierre-Yves Maillard is greeted in Bern on March 3, after the first results of the vote of a national initiative to boost pension payments. Swiss voters accepted a proposal to significantly boost pension payments, projections showed, in a move hailed as “historic” by backers at a time when the country’s ageing population faces ever-swelling living expenses. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)Finance

    Swiss voters back boosting pensions—something they hadn’t done in 176 years—as high cost of living takes toll

    By Bastian Benrath and Bloomberg
  • An aerial drone view of the city centre of ZurichFinance

    Zurich paid city employees double their monthly salaries. Now it wants that $200 million back

    By Bastian Benrath and Bloomberg
  • UBS Chairman Colm Kelleher looks on during a press conference after talks over UBS taking over its troubled rival Swiss bank Credit Suisse in Bern on March 19, 2023. – UBS has agreed to take over its troubled Swiss rival Credit Suisse following urgent talks aimed at sparing the embattled bank from a bloodbath when the markets reopen. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)Finance

    UBS to cut workforce by up to 30% after Credit Suisse takeover: Report

    By Bastian Benrath and Bloomberg
  • Trams travel past the Credit Suisse Group AG headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Recruiters across the world are getting an unprecedented flood of calls from Credit Suisse Group AG bankers seeking new jobs as the embattled Swiss lender is set to be taken over by UBS Group AG. Photographer: Stefan Wermuth/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesFinance

    Switzerland’s emergency rescue of Credit Suisse could cost $13,500 for each and every Swiss person

    By Bryce Baschuk, Bastian Benrath, and others
  • young man, 30-40 years old, home, Hannover, LS, GermanyLeadership

    Stopping ‘Quiet quitting’ is up to managers, Davos leaders say

    By Bastian Benrath and Bloomberg