Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on Sept 18

St Galler Kantonalbank AG

18/09/2015 05:59

ZURICH, Sept 18 (Reuters) - The following are some of the 
main factors expected to affect Swiss stocks on Friday: 
     
    UBS  UBSG.VX  
    UBS Americas appointed Barclays'  BARC.L  John Houlihan as a 
director to head its Long Island, New York complex. 
    For more click on  UBSG.VX  
     
    COMPANY STATEMENTS  CPR-CH  
    * Roche  ROG.VX  said its subsidiary, Chugai Pharmaceutical, 
had filed for approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, 
Labout and Welfare for an additional indication of 
recurrent/advanced cervical cancer for its anti-cancer agent, 
Avastin.  ROG.VX  
    * St Galler Kantonalbank  SGKN.S  said it had reached an 
agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in its tax 
programme for Swiss banks and will pay $ 9.5 million. Pending 
are the agreements with SGKB's former subsidiaries Hyposwiss 
Zurich and Geneva, which are independently negotiating with the 
DOJ, the bank said. The U.S. programme allows banks to avoid 
possible criminal charges over helping clients dodge taxes. 
 SGKN.S  
  
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