Mark Pieth, author of the book Gold Laundering ... Newspaper Le Temps highlighted fresh controversies of the Swiss gold sector just last month. The Ticino-based refinery MKS Pamp, for example ...

If voters agree with the current "Save Our Swiss Gold" proposals, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) would have to hold a fifth of its $547bn of assets in gold, compared to less than 8% now.

Swiss success Meillard's triumph capped a highly successful event for Switzerland, which matched the best mark of 13 medals in total and five in gold across genders at a single worlds, set by ...