Less sulphur, higher costs: green marine diesel oil burdens the economy
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10 December 2019 · Tactical positioning
Ready for the new year
2019 will go down as a successful one for diversified investing. We stick to our broad-based approach and leave the current allocation untouched.
29 November 2019 · News from the financial markets
Less sulphur, higher costs: green marine diesel oil burdens the economy
Soon a new limit will apply to the sulphur content of marine fuels. Ship propulsion will cause less exhaust gases, but this will have an impact on the financial markets and the economy.
12 November 2019 · Tactical positioning
No spring before Christmas
Many market participants are getting ready for a year-end rally. But the fundamental economic data simply isn’t giving us any Christmas cheer.
7 November 2019 · Investment ideas
Digital Transformation of Healthcare - Alexa: I’ve got a tummy ache
The health care system will change its face in the light of its digitalisation. Some of the aspects are worth a closer look by investors.
5 November 2019 · Media release
VP Bank Ltd successfully issues a CHF 155 million bond
VP Bank Ltd today successfully issued its first senior non-preferred bond with a total volume of CHF 155 million and a maturity of 10 years.
29 October 2019 · Media release
Excellent: VP Bank's annual report has once again received several awards
In 2019, the annual report of VP Bank Group was awarded eight international prizes. The awards confirm the high quality of VP Bank's information policy and once again demonstrate the bank's creativity in design.
28 October 2019 · News from the financial markets
Are US tariffs about to hit European car exports?
Now it's Europe's turn, after the USA has already taken the lead over China. The US government will decide in mid-November on the imposition of punitive tariffs on European car imports.
10 October 2019 · Investment ideas
Digital Transformation Online Commerce - «Alexa: What shall I buy?»
In many ways the online shopping experience is far superior to the traditional way of going to department stores. We look at the digitalisation of the shopping experience in the second part of our series on Digital Transformation.
8 October 2019 · Tactical positioning
A Question of Perspective
Weak economic data on the one hand, hope for stimulus measures on the other. It is far from clear in which direction the pendulum will swing in the next few weeks. For us, risks currently predominate.
27 September 2019 · News from the financial markets
Chinas Mission
The People's Republic of China marks its 70. anniversary. A good time to think deeply about the changes of the world's second biggest economy in the coming years. This is the topic of the focus edition of our quarterly publication "Investment Views".