Activists call for Ciba's chairman to be replaced - Activist shareholders in Ciba are pressing for the replacement of Armin Meyer as chairman, amid intensifying financial pressures on the ailing Swiss speciality chemicals group
Allianz eyes US for future growth - Allianz is looking to the "undervalued" US market as a potential growth source for shareholders following the German insurer's decision to sell Dresdner Bank
Swiss aim to become third financial centre - Tax and regulatory reforms are part of an initiative launched a year ago to turn Switzerland into a business hub that could compete with London and New York
Porsche chief in line of VW fire - Volkswagen works council aims to summon thousands of employees to make a show of might in protest against Wendelin Wiedeking, the Porsche chief executive
Renewed confidence in futures - The latest trading venture by NYSE Euronext must not only come up with new products that will provide a compelling alternative to the CME, but must also generate liquidity right from the start
Renewed confidence in futures - To some, the idea of launching another US futures exchange only weeks after the CME Group swallowed the New York Mercantile Exchange might look foolhardy