Six Exchange boss: London was always punching above its weight Markets Bjorn Sibbern’s Six Group has, so far, weathered a bruising 2026. But, Ali Lyon asks, can its approach to running two of Europe’s largest bourses – which look markedly different to that of its UK counterpart the London Stock Exchange – survive its continent’s fabled regulators? Life at the top of a European stock exchange [...]
Could autumn in the Alps beat the winter ski season? Life&Style With the summer sun fading and the ski season a while off it feels like a funny time to be talking about the Alps. However, don’t discount a shoulder season trip to the mountains, which is just as special as a full blown winter one. Just a couple of hours’ drive from Zurich, the Swiss [...]
UK inks trade deal with Switzerland – despite shouting match Politics The UK and Switzerland have inked a new free trade deal that ministers say will boost Britain’s services economy by some £5.2bn a year – despite talks breaking down just weeks ago to such an extent that both parties were “shouting at each other”. The agreement is the largest the UK has negotiated since it [...]
City of London urges action on Swiss border as EES holds up business travellers April 17, 2026 City of London officials are pressing Switzerland to allow UK travellers to use automated passport gates to end the long airport queues that have become a regular gripe for business travellers. The new EU Entry/Exit System (EES), which covers the Schengen area, rolled out last week, and it has resulted in lengthy queues at airports [...]
Inside Sarah Ferguson’s £100k-a-week rehab with lakeside apartment and round-the-clock therapy February 23, 2026 As Sarah Ferguson checks out of the world's most expensive rehab, we revisit what makes Paracelsus a perfect retreat for the disgraced.
This ski holiday high in the Swiss Alps has serious Wes Anderson credentials February 23, 2026 #The Jungfrau region of Switzerland’s Bernese Oberland is home to some of the Alps’ finest skiing and most historic runs. Other destinations offer fashion parades of vintage furs, nightclub ceilings dripping with Dom Perignon, and truffled pizzas at £100 a pie. That’s not what you’ll find here. This is the anti-Zermatt, where après ski is [...]
Non-dom exodus: Top London dealmaker quits UK for Switzerland February 3, 2026 One of London’s most successful private equity dealmakers has left the UK for Switzerland, adding to the wave of wealthy individuals quitting Britain in the wake of the government’s crackdown on wealth. Kurt Bjorklund, the executive chair of Permira who until recently was the buyout giant’s managing partner, relocated to the low-tax jurisdiction in the [...]
Booking a ski holiday? This is the unmissable grande dame this season January 22, 2026 Refurbished Suvretta House is the ultimate base for a 2026 ski holiday, writes Adam Hay-Nicholls Had it been director Wes Anderson who’d adapted The Shining for the silver screen – rather than Stanley Kubrick – the fateful Overlook Hotel might have looked something like St Moritz’s Suvretta House. Imagine that Walt Disney and Baron Münchausen [...]
UBS scouting for new top boss with Sergio Ermotti to exit next year January 13, 2026 UBS Group is on the hunt for a new chief executive with the banking giant’s current top boss lined up for an exit next year. Sergio Ermotti, who has led the near-£112bn bank since he was rehired in 2023, is expected to depart in April 2027. The veteran financier had pledged to lead UBS “at [...]
Crans-Montana the star in 2038 Switzerland Winter Olympics bid January 12, 2026 Crans-Montana is set to feature in the 2038 Winter Olympics as part of a wider bid by Switzerland, which is in exclusive talks with the IOC. The Swiss resort has led recent news bulletins after a fire in a bar killed 40 people amid a litany of safety issues. But it could become the third [...]