GenevaLunch » Philipp Hildebrand http://genevalunch.com Community Newspaper Online Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:57:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ Copyright © GenevaLunch 2010 editor@genevalunch.com (GenevaLunch) editor@genevalunch.com (GenevaLunch) http://genevalunch.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg GenevaLunch http://genevalunch.com 144 144 Community Newspaper Online GenevaLunch GenevaLunch editor@genevalunch.com no no Swiss gov’t to review need for central bank governance reform http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/01/25/swiss-govt-to-review-need-for-central-bank-governance-reform/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/01/25/swiss-govt-to-review-need-for-central-bank-governance-reform/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:46:03 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=66002 GenevaLunch.com BERN, SWITZERLAND – The Swiss government is beginning a review of the possible need to reform governance of the Swiss National Bank. The cabinet Wednesday 25 January announced that it has asked Professor Paul Richli to draw up an external expert report that outlines “the tasks and responsibilities currently regulated in the National Bank legislation [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/01/25/swiss-govt-to-review-need-for-central-bank-governance-reform/feed/ 0 Hildebrand pushed by governors, Swiss media suggest http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/01/10/hildebrand-pushed-by-governors-swiss-media-suggest/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/01/10/hildebrand-pushed-by-governors-swiss-media-suggest/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:30:05 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=65104 GenevaLunch.com ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – The head of the Swiss National Bank may have been pushed to resign by the governing board of the bank, Swiss media, particularly in German-speaking Switzerland, are suggesting Tuesday. Philipp Hildebrand handed in his resignation Monday afternoon, after a two-week scandal sparked by information about his wife’s purchase of dollars in August [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/01/10/hildebrand-pushed-by-governors-swiss-media-suggest/feed/ 0 Hildebrand’s decision his own: I give my word, but I can’t prove once and for all (update 2) http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/01/09/hildebrands-decision-his-own-i-give-my-word-but-i-cant-prove-once-and-for-all-update-2/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/01/09/hildebrands-decision-his-own-i-give-my-word-but-i-cant-prove-once-and-for-all-update-2/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:01:13 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=65071 GenevaLunch.com SNB “regrets” his decision and circumstances leading to it – CHF1.20/euro cap remains BERN, SWITZERLAND – Philipp Hildebrand, who resigned early Monday afternoon as chairman of the Swiss National Bank, says the decision was his own because “I have concluded that I might not, for some time, be in a position to make the kind [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/01/09/hildebrands-decision-his-own-i-give-my-word-but-i-cant-prove-once-and-for-all-update-2/feed/ 0 Hildebrand’s resignation: scandal grows more complex as IT data thief blames lawyer http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/01/09/hildebrands-resignation-scandal-grows-more-complex-as-it-data-thief-blames-lawyer/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/01/09/hildebrands-resignation-scandal-grows-more-complex-as-it-data-thief-blames-lawyer/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:17:22 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=65057 GenevaLunch.com IT whistleblower says lawyer took advantage of him ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – Swiss central bank chairman Philipp Hildebrand, age 48, has just resigned, effective immediately, but the scandal over the theft of private bank data and the financial transactions of Hildebrand’s wife is not likely to die down quickly. He had worked for the bank since [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/01/09/hildebrands-resignation-scandal-grows-more-complex-as-it-data-thief-blames-lawyer/feed/ 0 Swiss central bank supervisory body to check all board transactions since Jan 2009 http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/01/07/swiss-central-bank-supervisory-body-to-check-all-board-transactions-since-jan-2009/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/01/07/swiss-central-bank-supervisory-body-to-check-all-board-transactions-since-jan-2009/#comments Sat, 07 Jan 2012 18:38:20 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=65026 GenevaLunch.com Bank Council says “taking measures is in order”: tighter rules immediately for board members and greater future transparency ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – The supervisory body for the Swiss National Bank (SNB) announced after a special meeting Saturday 7 January that it is tightening measures governing board members’ personal financial transactions, effective immediately, hiring an outside body [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/01/07/swiss-central-bank-supervisory-body-to-check-all-board-transactions-since-jan-2009/feed/ 0 Philipp Hildebrand, SNB central bank boss, meets journalists (update 2) http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/01/05/philipp-hildebrand-snb-central-bank-boss-meets-journalists-update-1/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/01/05/philipp-hildebrand-snb-central-bank-boss-meets-journalists-update-1/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:06:43 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=64987 GenevaLunch.com ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – Philipp Hildebrand, chairman of the Swiss National Bank, met with the press at 16:00, following heavy media coverage and questions raised over the profits made from currency deals by Hildebrand or his wife in late 2011. Hildebrand, who appeared tired but in form, first provided a lengthy summary of the incidents that [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/01/05/philipp-hildebrand-snb-central-bank-boss-meets-journalists-update-1/feed/ 1 Swiss head banker Hildebrand: SNB publishes internal regulations, PwC (update) report http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/01/04/swiss-head-banker-hildebrand-snb-publishes-internal-regulations-pwc-report/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/01/04/swiss-head-banker-hildebrand-snb-publishes-internal-regulations-pwc-report/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:40:26 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=64957 GenevaLunch.com ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – The Swiss National Bank Wednesday took the unusual step of publishing its internal regulations governing the private financial activities of its senior management, as part of efforts to clear chairman Philipp Hildebrand’s name in the face of accusations he profited from his position. By comparison, other central banks tend to make public [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/01/04/swiss-head-banker-hildebrand-snb-publishes-internal-regulations-pwc-report/feed/ 0 Latest wrinkle in Hildebrand dollars saga: Weltwoche accuses http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/01/04/latest-wrinkle-in-hildebrand-dollars-saga-weltwoche-accuses/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/01/04/latest-wrinkle-in-hildebrand-dollars-saga-weltwoche-accuses/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:06:41 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=64931 GenevaLunch.com ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – The latest media accusation in the debate over the purchase of dollars and profits from it by Philipp Hildebrand’s family surfaced Wednesday, with Weltwoche weekly political magazine obtaining copies of documents purportedly showing that the Swiss central bank chairman, and not his wife, made the currency transactions (background story, GenevaLunch). The political [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/01/04/latest-wrinkle-in-hildebrand-dollars-saga-weltwoche-accuses/feed/ 0 Central banker’s wife’s dollar deal prompts calls for transparency http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/01/03/central-bankers-wifes-dollar-deal-prompts-calls-for-transparency/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/01/03/central-bankers-wifes-dollar-deal-prompts-calls-for-transparency/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:22:12 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=64913 GenevaLunch.com ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – Swiss National Bank President Philipp Hildebrand is getting heat from Swiss media over the profitable sale of dollars by his wife Kashya Hildebrand in October. It’s unclear who the source is for the figures, but both NZZ and Blick have reported that she made more than CHF60,000 in profit after buying and [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/01/03/central-bankers-wifes-dollar-deal-prompts-calls-for-transparency/feed/ 1 Swiss franc weakens on CPI news, central bankers’ words http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/11/07/swiss-franc-weakens-on-cpi-news-central-bankers-words/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/11/07/swiss-franc-weakens-on-cpi-news-central-bankers-words/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:18:02 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=63307 GenevaLunch.com ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – The Swiss franc weakened in trading Monday, to $.90 after earlier trading at $.88. It was also weaker against the euro, at 1.24, but with the day’s low at 1.22. Philipp Hildebrand, Swiss National Bank chairman, told Swiss German papers over the weekend that the bank will continue to push the franc [...]

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