Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on on Feb 9
09/02/2017 06:18
ZURICH, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Here are some of the main factors
expected to affect Swiss stocks on Thursday:
ZURICH INSURANCE ZURN.S
* The Swiss insurer on Thursday posted a 74 percent jump in
full-year net earnings as its core general insurance business
rebounded under new chief executive Mario Greco.
* On Wednesday evening, Zurich said it was proposing Bank of
America BAC.N Chief Operations and Technology Officer
Catherine P. Bessant to its board of directors.
For more click on ZURN.S
UBS UBSG.S
UBS has hired former Credit Suisse global ECM head Joe Reece
as executive vice chairman of its investment bank as the Swiss
bank looks to bolster its ranks of US dealmakers.
For more, click on UBSG.S
COMPANY STATEMENTS CPR-CH
* Also Group ALSN.S said its profit before taxes (EBT)
rose by 25.4 percent to 113.9 million euros in 2016. It proposed
a dividend of 2.25 Swiss francs per share. ALSN.S
* Baloise Holding Ltd BALN.S said it appointed Matthias
Henny as Chief Investment Officer (CIO) and Carsten Stolz as
Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Both will take up their roles on
1 May 2017. BALN.S
* Belimo Holding AG BEAN.S said its net income rose to
approximately 69 million Swiss francs last year, from 56.2
million in 2015. Detailed figures are due on March 13. BEAN.S
* Geberit AG GEBN.S said it will nominate Eunice
Zehnder-Lai for election to the Board of Directors at the 2017
General Meeting. GEBN.S
* Leonteq LEON.S said group net profit fell 75 percent to
17.2 million Swiss francs in 2016 and proposed no dividend for
the year. The company also announced a cooperation agreement
with Credit Agricole in the area of structured investment
products. LEON.S
* MCH Group MCHN.S said it was acquiring a 25.1 percent
holding in art.fair International GmbH in Cologne, Germany.
* Molecular Partners MOLN.S said it had an operating loss
of 19.5 million Swiss francs and a net loss of 18.6 million
francs in 2016. MOLN.S
* Swiss Finance & Property Investment SFPN.S increased net
profit to 24.4 million Swiss francs in 2016 from 22.7 million
francs the year before thanks to sales and re-evaluation
effects, the group said. SFPN.S
* Vetropack Holding Ltd VET.S said it appointed Johann
Reiter, General Manager of the Business Division
Switzerland/Austria, as CEO with effect from 1 January 2018.
VET.S
ECONOMY M-CH
* Swiss unemployment in January due at 0645 GMT
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