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Swiss Plus in London
Swiss Plus made its fifth appearance in London 6-7 November 2003 to continue the dialogue
with the City's financial community launched on the inaugural visit of April 1999. In
addition to meetings with British and Swiss journalists in London, the main event was a
panel discussion at Portcullis House in the heart of Westminster entitled "The Impact
of the Euro on Financial Services Industries - the View from Switzerland". The Swiss
Plus panel consisted of Pierre Mirabaud, Chairman of the Swiss Bankers Association and
Senior Partner with Mirabaud & Cie., private bankers of Geneva; Professor Ulrich
Kohli, Chief Economist of the Swiss National Bank; and Joachim Straehle, Member of
Management Committee Private Banking, Credit Suisse. The discussion was chaired by the
well-known British television presenter Jon Snow. Professor Kohli sketched Switzerland's
macro-economic experiences being surrounded by Euroland while the other panel members gave
an assessment of the euro's impact based on their experiences in their respective areas of
professional activity.
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Swiss Plus Newsletter - Issue 3
The third issue of the Swiss Plus Newsletter is devoted to the most recent Swiss Plus event held in London 6-7 November 2003.
The main event was a panel discussion on the topic "The Impact of the Euro on
Financial Services Industries - the View from Switzerland."
The Swiss Plus panel included Pierre Mirabaud, Chairman of the Swiss Bankers Association,
as well as senior representatives of the Swiss National Bank
and the Credit Suisse Group. The Newsletter contains a summary of the
event, copies of the speeches and presentations as well as a selection of photographs.
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New York
On 26 February 2003, Swiss Plus once again visited New York. Based on the success of last
year's event, it was decided to hold a similar meeting again, this time in association
with the Swisspeaks Cultural Festival which is being held in New York City between
February and April 2003 (www.swisspeaks.org). A high-ranking delegation including Urs Roth, CEO of the Swiss Bankers Association,
Daniel Zuberbühler, Director of the Swiss Federal Banking Commission and Pierre
Mirabaud (Mirabaud & Cie.) presented the strengths of the Swiss financial centre and
continued the dialogue with New York's financial community. Special attention was given to
fighting the financing of terrorism, regulatory issues and private banking.
Program
Press release 26 February 2003
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