In March 2023, Credit Suisse was taken over by its archival UBS, thereby bringing the curtains down on a kaleidoscopic saga of greed, ambition, and hubris. Repeatedly racked by scandals and consistently embroiled in sleazy business deals, the once storied and venerable behemoth of the banking and finance industry was finally brought down to its … Continue reading Meltdown: Greed, Scandal, and the Collapse of Credit Suisse – Duncan Mavin

Hansjörg Schneider’s fourth instalment of the phenomenally successful Inspector Hunkeler crime novels, begins on a sombre and timid note. Retired Inspector Peter Hunkeler wakes up in a state of torpor in Basel’s Merian Iselin Hospital after undergoing a successful operation for the excision of a benign tumour. He shares his hospital bed with an irritatingly … Continue reading Hunkeler’s Secret – Hansjörg Schneider