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Basel-based health insurer Sympany must lay off dozens of employees. But the planned measures are unlikely to solve the cost problem.  

Investment house Vontobel has suffered a slump in profits. Costs signal a problem relative to revenues.

The Private Bank targeting the super-rich, Pictet, has performed valiantly in 2022. Notable skid marks nonetheless exist.

Swiss was hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. But now the Swiss premium airline is taking off again with a mega business opportunity.

“Deeds not words” is the motto of retail giant Coop when it comes to environmental protection. On the 30th anniversary of its brand Naturaplan, however, the company is committing a marketing misdeed.

After the coronavirus pandemic, Roche Group nevertheless achieved stable results. This was mainly due to one circumstance.

Retailer Migros is getting bigger. This time the colossus buys a company in the medical sector and lifts the group with a liberating blow.

Reinsurer Swiss Re is surprisingly in motion. A restructuring comes to a solution that existed before.

The pharmaceutical group Novartis achieved significantly lower profits in the past financial year. It shows that you can sell silverware only once.

UBS has announced its results for the past financial year. The crux lies in the fine print, although the big bank shines above all.

Generations of schoolchildren have grown up with these products. The mastermind behind it is now withdrawing from the Swiss education market.

The restaurant chain L’Osteria has a new majority shareholder. A three-digit million amount for the “best pizza and pasta”?

Swatch Group has seen gigantic sales losses due to lockdowns in China. Apart from that, the business 2022 saved a mega idea.

The Raiffeisen banking group has created six new Raiffeisen banks within a year. The business model has literally become independent.

The Holcim Group, which focuses on building materials, is making one acquisition after another. They strengthen the company in two areas.

The Swiss car market is changing and vehicle manufacturers, importers and dealers are taking on new roles. Electromobility is adding one more thing.

Normally, bond issues by insurance groups are unspectacular. But now they are causing a stir at the Baloise Group and at the Swiss Life Group.

The online comparison service Comparis tries to assist consumers with competent analysis. But that doesn’t always seem to be true, and that is scratching at the company’s foundation.

Basel-based insurer Baloise makes management decisions similar to those of Helvetia Insurance. But the omens are usually completely different.

The growth of chocolate manufacturers, such as Lindt & Sprüngli, is slowing down. The culprits for this trend can quickly be found.

The big Swiss bank UBS wants to take on Wall Street banks again. But the beleaguered Swiss bank wants to leave one area out.

The IT firm, Dynamic Data Development, has fired its entire staff – effective immediately. Earlier, the public prosecutor had marched in.

The ski resorts have shaken off the corona virus crisis. The most impressive example of this is a look at the Engelberg-Trübsee-Titlis mountain railroads.

Inflation is also leading to price increases in Switzerland. However, Swiss retailers are losing out because they are not charging enough.

The media industry is undergoing major changes, and newspaper publishers are getting creative. Can insect chocolate help against declining revenues?