Swiss Re's low level plan met the planning authority's desire to maintain London's traditional streetscape with its relatively narrow streets.

30 St Mary Axe-at 180 m, Swiss Re's London headquarters is the 6th tallest building in London

In 2009, Warren Buffett invested $ 2. 6 billion as a part of Swiss Re's raising equity capital.

Swiss Re's leadership consists of the Board of Directors, the Executive Committee and the Group Management Board.

On June 19, 2006, Swiss Re announced his appointment as Chairman of Swiss Re America Holding Corporation and Member of Swiss Re's Executive Board.

On October 3, 2006, Swiss Re announced his appointment as Head of Financial Services and Member of Swiss Re's Executive Committee.

* April 26 – WWII: The Nazis surrender to the British / Canadian front who now control the Swiss border from Basle to Lake Constance.

The term is derived from the French souper, which is still used for this meal in Canadian French, Swiss French and sometimes in Belgian French.

In the 1960s, William Stewart and Heinz Kloss introduced the basic concepts for the sociolinguistic theory of pluricentric languages, which describes how standard language varieties differ between nations ( e. g. American // Canadian / Australian English ; Austrian / German / Swiss German ; Bosnian / Croatian / Montenegrin / Serbian Serbo-Croatian ).

Some of the most notable of these are the Canadian Ross rifle, the Swiss Schmidt-Rubin and Austro-Hungarian Steyr-Mannlicher M1895 designs.

Because Nick Auf der Maur was Canadian and Linda Gaboriau was born in the U. S., she holds dual Canadian-U. S. citizenship, as well as Swiss citizenship.

Six American diplomats did however avoid capture and found refuge at the nearby Canadian and Swiss embassies in Tehran for three months ( Canadian caper ).

On the day the hostages were seized, six American diplomats evaded capture and remained in hiding at the Swiss and Canadian embassies.

Following the end of the postwar international gold standard, in 1972 the CME formed a division called the International Monetary Market ( IMM ) to offer futures contracts in foreign currencies: British pound, Canadian dollar, German mark, Japanese yen, Mexican peso, and Swiss franc.

The paper currencies of some developed countries have earned recognition as hard currencies at various times, including the United States dollar, Euro, Swiss franc, British pound sterling, Japanese yen, and to a lesser extent, the Canadian dollar and Australian dollar.

The usage in Belgian, Swiss, and Canadian French accords with the etymology — déjeuner comes from a verb meaning " to break the fast ".

Swiss Chalet is a Canadian chain of casual dining restaurants founded in 1954 in Toronto.

Cara Operations retails Signature Swiss Chalet sauce, gravy, and marinade ( as powdered mixes ) in Canadian supermarkets.

Rick Nash ( born June 16, 1984 ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League ( NHL ), currently playing for HC Davos of the Swiss National League A due to the ongoing 2012 NHL lockout.

Other names floated as possible suitors have included Swiss Chalet parent Cara Operations and KFC operator Priszm Canadian Income Fund.

* Swiss Family Robinson ( 1974 )— Canadian series starring Chris Wiggins

These include the Canadian International Development Agency ( CIDA ), the UK Department for International Development, and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.

He continued to climb well into his sixties, especially in the Swiss Alps, but also in Bavaria, Austria, Yugoslavia and Italy as well as in the Canadian Rockies where Mt.

Cara Operations Limited is a Canadian company that provides catering services to airlines and operates several restaurant chains including: Harvey's, Swiss Chalet, Kelsey's, Milestones and Montana's.

Anson Carter ( born June 6, 1974 ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger of Barbadian descent who last played for HC Lugano in the Swiss Nationalliga A.

Category: Canadian people of Swiss descent

His first 78 recording, which included " My Swiss Moonlight Lullaby " and " The Capture of Albert Johnson ," was the first hit record by a Canadian country music performer.

The funds were deposited in Canadian banks and channelled through Swiss bank accounts.

A report in the Swiss news magazine FACTS reveals that the Swiss Air Force provides ready-to-takeoff aircraft only during office hours on working days.

It is named after John Buechel, a Swiss carpenter and tavern owner who established a post office at his White Cottage tavern in 1883,

Allen Dulles: Office of Strategic Services | OSS Swiss office in WWII ; Director of Central Intelligence | DCI in 1950s

Delamuraz was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on December 7, 1983, and handed over office on March 30, 1998.

He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on December 7, 1977 and handed over office on December 31, 1982.

He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on December 15, 1966 and handed over office on December 31, 1973.

He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 17 December 1959, representing the Canton of Zürich, and handed over office on 31 January 1970.

He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on June 15, 1961 and handed over office on January 31, 1970.

He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 10 April 1883 and died in office on 10 July 1912.

He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on December 16, 1954 and handed over office on December 31, 1966.

He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on December 14, 1944 and handed over office on June 30, 1961.

He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 17 July 1912 and handed over office on 15 April 1935.

He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on December 11, 1947, and handed over office on December 31, 1954.

He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 22 December 1953 and handed over office on 31 December 1959.

He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 11 December 1958 and handed over office on 31 December 1965.

He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 13 December 1917 and handed over office on 31 December 1929.

He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 15 December 1938 and handed over office on 31 December 1943.

He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on December 13, 1928 and handed over office on December 31, 1944.

The primary occupant of the building is Swiss Re, a global reinsurance company, who had the building commissioned as the head office for their UK operation.

Nevertheless, UBS, which had traditionally concentrated its efforts on the domestic Swiss market, was the last of the three largest Swiss banks to establish a branch office in the U. S. and its securities operations were overshadowed by those of its two Swiss peers.

While Councillors are forbidden by law to hold any other post during their term of office, it is not unusual for them to accept lucrative business engagements after leaving office, e. g., directorships on the boards of major Swiss corporations.