APA OTS

- Total client assets on 31 December 2015 reached CHF 224 billion, of which assets under management represented CHF 160 billion.
<p>- Net inflows of funds from private and institutional clients were positive.
<p>- Net profit excluding non-recurring items remained broadly flat vs. 2014. Consolidated net profit amounted to CHF 144 million, up 20% vs. 2014.
<p>- Fully-loaded Basel III CET1 ratio stood at 25.7%.

European Cities Marketing announces 4.2% growth in city tourism in 2015. London, Paris and Rome take top slots: China grows by 32%, Italy and Russia struggle to recover.

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<li>Financial year 2015: revenue of €58 billion, operating profit of more than €4.8 billion, operating return on sales of 8.3 percent</li>
<li>Before special items: operating profit of €5.1 billion and operating return on sales of 8.8 percent</li>
<li>Audi CEO Rupert Stadler: “This year, we will invest more than €3 billion and push forward with electrification and digitization”</li>
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Sandvik Mining and Schenck Process have signed a global partnership agreement. The partnership provides increased crushing circuit productivity for Schenck Process double and single deck high capacity banana screens and Sandvik high productivity cone crushers. It also enables a single service provider approach to support customers throughout the entire plant life cycle.

- Tom Anliker appointed Vice-President Marketing and Sales Europe.
<p>- World premiere of BORGWARD BX5 and BX6 TS in Geneva.

1st meeting of the most important football leagues worldwide

Baselworld 2016 is in the starting blocks poised for take-off. Anticipation rises as the one unmissable trendsetting show gets ready to capture the hearts and minds of the 150,000 attendees and 4,000 press representatives as well as consumers around the world. The premier show representing all sectors of the world’s watch and jewellery industry goes live from 17th to 24th March, 2016!