Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on Dec 10

Datacolor AG

10/12/2014 06:03

ZURICH, Dec 10 (Reuters) - The following are some of the 
main factors expected to affect Swiss stocks on Wednesday: 
     
    UBS  UBSG.VX  
    UBS AG  UBSN.S  aims to triple the assets that its U.S. 
wealth management clients keep in fee-based accounts within 
seven to 10 years, a top executive said on Tuesday. 
    For more click on  UBSG.VX  
       
    COMPANY STATEMENTS  CPR-CH  
    * Sika AG  SIK.VX , in the midst of a takeover by 
Saint-Gobain  SGOB.PA , said it had received a request from 
Schenker Winkler Holding AG, which represents more than 10 
percent of the company's share capital, to hold an extraordinary 
general meeting. Its proposals include removing Paul Haelg, 
Monika Ribar and Daniel Sauter as current members of the board 
of directors. The board of directors will examine the request 
and proposals and will comment in due course, the company said. 
 SIK.VX  
    * Conax, part of the Kudelski  KUD.S , said it had been 
selected by primacom, a German cable TV provider, to provide it 
with content revenue protection for its DVB cable and pay-TV 
network.  KUD.S  
    * Datacolor  DCN.S  said its vice president of human 
resources, Ross McGovern, had decided to leave the company at 
the beginning of March and that the search for a successor had 
already been initiated.  DCN.S  
     
    ECONOMY  M-CH  
    * The Swiss Federal Treasury will issue information on its 
latest government bond issues  SWIW .      
 
     
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