Low Interest Rates in a Post-pandemic World

The Low Interest Rate Environment and the Domestic Banking Business in Switzerland in the Aftermath of the Pandemic
Datum08 Sep. 2021
Zeit18:00 - 19:20
Standortonline

CORONA UPDATE:

The health and safety of our participants and employees is of the paramount importance to us. Given the current worsening pandemic situation and the resulting significantly higher demand for online participation in this event, we have decided to hold it in digital form only.
Webinar link: https://encoreglobal.zoom.us/j/98190263350

 

 

The low interest rate environment and the domestic banking business in Switzerland in the aftermath of the pandemic.
 
Interest rates remain very low or in negative territory in many countries in Europe and around the world. In the context of the pandemic, this initial situation has taken on a new significance, which is of different importance for the various economic players in the short and long term. The event will feature a presentation of the SFI Public Discussion Note on the topic, authored by SFI Prof. Philippe Bacchetta, and a discussion of the implications of the current situation for domestic banking in Switzerland.

 

You can find the SFI Public Discussion Note here: 
English I French I German I Italian.

 

Program

18:00

Welcome Note
Mark Dittli (Moderator)

18:05

Presentation of Public Discussion Note
SFI Prof. Philippe Bacchetta, Senior Chair, Swiss Finance Institute, and Professor of Economics, University of Lausanne

18:30

Keynote Speech
Dr. Michael Steiner, CEO of acrevis Bank AG

18:55

Discussion and Q&A
SFI Prof. Philippe Bacchetta, Dr. Michael Steiner, and Mark Dittli

19:15

Closing
Mark Dittli

 

The event will be moderated by Mark Dittli, The Market.

 

Instructions for Joining the Webinar
 

The event will start at 18:00 this Wednesday, 8 September 2021. Please use the following Link to join the webinar: https://encoreglobal.zoom.us/j/98190263350
 

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Registration


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