To date, 74 authors have penned one or more essays for finews.first. finews.com's intention with the opinion column, which appears in German as well as English, is to provide the digital reader with content which reaches beyond the daily news cycle. 

Our authors are free to choose the subject matter of their essay, and this year's crop includes critical reviews of the European Union, the advance of cryptocurrencies, professional burnout, and Switzerland's schizophrenic handling of money-laundering. Here is a selection of this year's most noteworthy contributions (click here for all finews.first contributions).

Peter Kurer: «Europe's Short and Stormy Summer»

The former UBS chairman is a regular contributor to finews.first. This year, he used an extended summer holiday to more closely examine Europe's history and problems, in a literary-style essay series.