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Agentic workflows are increasingly used in investment applications.

Glaciers are melting faster than ever before in Switzerland. New measurement data shows that Swiss glaciers lost more than 5 per cent of their volume in 2026, following a winter with little snow and…

Posted on October 3, 2026 by Editor

Posted on October 3, 2026 by Editor

A look at how central banks use repos to manage liquidity in the financial system and implement monetary policy.

Newspaper articles often say or imply that the national debt risks exploding if it exceeds 100% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Some such articles even say this more directly by talking about…

A look at the vital role repo markets play in the U.S. financial system, beginning with why major private-sector participants engage in repo transactions.

The authors follow the cash as it navigates through repo markets to better understand the costs and benefits that shape the existing market structures.

Most Americans think GPS merely provides directions: open the map, follow the blue dot and get where you need to go. But that’s just the consumer application. The national security applications of…

Advisor's financial incentives and client's investment objectives may not be aligned. Determining whether this changes behavior is difficult.

Geopolitical tensions are increasingly reshaping the flow of trade, investment and capital flows. This column documents that the same process is also reshaping bank lending. Using confidential…

‘Blame it on the index funds’ is a popular game when it comes to analysing market concentration and the extreme valuations of US megacaps.

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the Cultural Forum, Vladimir Putin said Ukraine was seeking an “air ceasefire” out of weakness — especially because it feared Russia’s new jet-powered…

1,000+ facilities across 60+ operators mapped, built retail-first and flipped by AI, largest hyperscaler leases 1/5 national capacity, 100MW in 12 months, Eastern Data Western Compute

All investments offer utilitarian, expressive, and emotional returns, shaping investor behavior and financial advice.

Meta’s Muse shows that users want a digital butler, but there may be a conflict of interests

The Hon. Dr. Kevin Rudd AC examines how Xi Jinping is likely to approach the September 24 Washington summit with President Donald Trump and the key priorities shaping Beijing’s strategy.

PwC and Auditchain announce cooperation to offer regulatory disclosure automation for issuers and service providers of crypto assets

What are the cyber security weaknesses in our everyday devices? Prof. Mathias Payer, head of EPFL’s HexHive research group, explains how AI is changing the way vulnerabilities are found – and how a…

Stephen Wolfram chimes in about the future of pure math and AI based on his unique perspective of language creator and scientific researcher.

Jamie Dimon’s Hong Kong-to-Washington sprint captures the banking giant’s bet on both sides of the Pacific.

AI companies’ insistence that their technology is making breakthroughs, not just aiding scientists, is making real progress harder to recognize.

From the crude wines of the ancient world to the refined commercial product of the 21st century, the story of wine has always been intimately bound with that of human civilisation.

In der politischen Auseinandersetzung wird das Etikett «Nazi» gerne als Totschlagargument gegen bürgerliche Positionen missbraucht. Im Gegenzug versucht die «Neue Rechte», den Nationalsozialismus als…

Cash saves the day: How cash infrastructure enhances resilience during a card payment system outage

The cyber threat landscape changed dramatically in April 2026 with the emergence of frontier AI models from OpenAI and Anthropic. Access to these models was initially limited, and the US imposed a de…

Schweizer Scaleups wachsen, doch mit dem Erfolg kommen neue Herausforderungen: Das Kapital wird knapper, Eigentum wandert zunehmend ins Ausland und die richtigen Rahmenbedingungen werden…

Digital currencies are growing in importance – including stablecoins, whose value is pegged to traditional currencies. They could fundamentally change the financial system. But what can be done to…

Die Sicht unseres Gastautors: Wo Schweizer Banken vorerst relaxed bleiben können, wo Zurücklehnen zum Risiko wird und welchen Schuh Revolut in die Türe stellen kann.

Posted on September 27, 2026 by Editor

Posted on September 27, 2026 by Editor

Why the easiest story about the energy transition is misleading.

Ramez Naam gives a skeptic’s take on Recursive Self-Improvement.

In a new essay, Vitalik Buterin describes five changes meant to turn Ethereum into a “cryptographic world computer” by 2030. What is planned and what it means for Layer 2s.

<div> <p><span>We study human capital in venture capital (VC) using a new dataset covering over 100,000 professionals affiliated with U.S. VC firms. Investment

In new research, Blake Jackson and Ilya Strebulaev track the careers of 100,000 people working at venture capital firms in the United States to ask which investors succeed and why. They find that…

And a few ways to shoot yourself in the foot

Die «Bankenfraktion» bestand aus Ständerätinnen und Ständeräte der FDP, Mitte, SVP sowie dem früheren SP-Mitglied Daniel Jositsch.

The final results of the State Duma election are not in yet. Russia’s Central Election Commission still has not published returns from every precinct: as of the evening of September 23, data for the…

A CFA Institute survey examines investor views on SpaceX’s governance, founder control, and index inclusion. The results urge regulators, exchanges, and index providers to protect corporate…

The European Central Bank (ECB) is the central bank of the European Union countries which have adopted the euro. Our main task is to maintain price stability in the euro area and so preserve the…

Launch is only the gateway. Plenisfer's Marco Mencini on laser communications, HydRON, IRIS² and where value can accrue in the space economy.

Zuerst war der Status nur ad interim, aber seit Juli 2026 ist der Schweizer Toni Schneider CEO des Unternehmens Bluesky (der berühmten Twitter-Alternative).

Senior leaders have revived discussions about combining with a foreign bank after Swiss regulators voted this week to demand it raise more capital.

One of the eternal debates in the investment world is whether professional forecasters and investors are better at forecasting market and stock returns than individual investors and corporate…

Most convertible bond issues in the United States are no longer structured to physically deliver shares when converted. Issuers prefer a structure where only the conversion premium is settled in…