AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoPress Freedom: Zurich prosecutors have charged journalist Lukas Hässig over his reporting on former Raiffeisen chief Pierin Vincenz. The case follows an appeal by Vincenz’s co-defendant; no hearing date has been set. Banking: UBS is weighing a move abroad if Switzerland tightens capital rules, according to a Wall Street Journal report, putting the country’s financial-sector framework in focus. Football Governance: FIFA president Gianni Infantino apologised to the council in Zurich over a scrapped investment plan, but members say key questions remain unanswered and are demanding the documents. Business: PureGym is buying Swiss operator NonStop Gym for £235 million, adding 47 clubs and more than 100,000 members as it expands across the country. At the Ballot Box: Swiss voters will decide on four federal proposals in November, with pension funding and taxes among the issues at stake. Diplomacy: Switzerland and Thailand are pushing to deepen trade and climate cooperation during the first Swiss presidential visit to Thailand in 22 years.
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