Web's Best – January 2017
Credit Suisse Said to Mull Dublin Expansion as Brexit Nears
Credit Suisse Group AG is exploring options for expanding in Dublin, as the U.K. moves closer to exiting the European Union, according to two people familiar with the matter. – Bloomberg / January 26
Citigroup Plans New Operations Away From London After Brexit
Citigroup has set out 25 criteria to weigh up which financial centre in the European Union will house the new operation it expects to set up as a result of Brexit. – The Guardian / January 24
Credit Suisse's «Davos Woman»
The Swiss bank's director Iris Bohnet is a Davos habitue. A look at the global powerhouse forum through her eyes, including a tax on women and an earlier wake-up call to blow-dry hair. – New York Times / January 20
How the Super-Rich are Prepping for the Apocalypse
The wealthy of Silicon Valley and New York are stockpiling firearms, food and water in remote hideaways in case of a complete breakdown of society. – New Yorker / January 20
Europe’s Future Scares Davos Elite as Political Risk Mounts
The disintegration of Europe is becoming the next source of angst for a global elite that’s only just coming to terms with the concept of President Donald Trump. – Bloomberg / January 20
Why More Chinese Companies Will Come to Switzerland
Switzerland will see a lot more Chinese companies eager to invest in coming years, according to Liu Jiren, chairman of Neusoft, a Chinese software company. – Swissinfo / January 20
Deutsche Bank's Monte dei Paschi Mess
Former Deutsche Bank executive Michele Faissola is at the center of a trial looking at how the German bank made a loss of more than 300 million euros linked to the Italian bank effectively disappear. A look at Deutsche's crisis-era dealings with troubled Monte dei Paschi. Bloomberg / January 19
Hedge Fund Investors Sick of Picking Up Bar Tabs, Bonuses
Faced with shrinking returns, investors are balking at picking up the tab on lavish dinners and multi-million dollar bonuses at some of the world's largest hedge funds. – Reuters / January 19
Davos Bashes Itself
One year ago, attendees at the exclusive Swiss mountain retreat laughed at the prospect of a Donald Trump presidency. Now, attendees are re-examining their remove from the middle class, and wondering what role they have played in a populist backlash. – Bloomberg / January 13
One Banker's Space Cakes
Four years ago, Tim Moxey was a dissatisfied London investment banking consultant. Today, he runs a Seattle-based firm with 50 employees which sold $3 million last year in chocolates, mints, cookies and other treats made with marijuana. A look behind the business case of cannabis goodies. – Quartz / January 12
Do Signatures Really Matter?
Steve Mnuchin is poised to become the U.S.' highest Treasury official – meaning he will sign his name on newly-issued US dollar notes. A look at how the former Goldman Sachs banker, movie producer and hedge fund executive has been perfecting his signature. – CNN / January 11
Canada's Fake Swiss Gold
Are hundreds of thousands worth of gold circulating for sale in Canada? A look at the police bust of a counterfeit scheme of gold supposedly minted in Switzerland. – Global News / January 9








