01 Oct 2008
Thomson Reuters Collaborates With AWP for Expanded Swiss News Coverage
LONDON – Thomson Reuters today announced the expansion of its Swiss news service by incorporating news and information on all listed Swiss companies in German and French from the leading Swiss financial news provider, AWP.
The alliance between Thomson Reuters and AWP enriches the in-depth, insightful service provided to Thomson Reuters clients in Switzerland and around the world, and allows Reuters journalists to focus on adding depth, breadth and value to the overall news file with additional exclusives, interviews and analysis.
From today, Thomson Reuters subscribers will receive AWP’s markets reports, company news and earnings coverage, increased coverage of small and mid cap Swiss companies, and economic indicators and financial analysis for the Swiss market as part of their existing Reuters Swiss news service.
The newly expanded service also features additional Reuters reporting on Swiss Mergers and Acquisitions news, hot stocks, market-moving scoops and interviews, and in-depth analysis, alongside all Reuters existing breaking news and continuing full coverage of SMI blue-chip companies, high-profile mid-caps, M&A targets, SNB monetary policy and macro-economic data.
Knut Engelmann, Reuters Editor for Germany, Switzerland and Austria, said: “Reuters is delighted to announce this new collaboration with AWP. The addition of AWP’s Swiss news coverage will significantly expand and deepen the Reuters news offering. It will allow Reuters journalists to focus on providing the story faster and more comprehensively, with even greater insight, more analysis and more exclusivity, thereby providing Thomson Reuters customers with the most comprehensive coverage of the Swiss markets.”
Christoph Gaberthüel, AWP Managing Director, said: “AWP is very pleased to strengthen the relationship with Reuters as its distribution partner. This enhanced offering gives Reuters clients both the volume and the depth of coverage they need for real insight into the Swiss market. As the leading domestic financial news agency with more than 25 journalists and a 50 year history of reporting in Switzerland, AWP strengthens the overall Reuters offering to its clients”.
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About AWP
AWP is the leading independent Swiss financial and business news agency. With more than 32, 000 users, AWP is the leading source of information for financial professionals in Switzerland and Liechtenstein. More than 25 journalists cover all relevant Swiss and international events and make sure users do not miss anything in the course of the day. AWP news is provided in German, French and Italian and is available on all relevant financial information services as well as via the Internet.
AWP was founded in 1957 and is jointly owned by the Schweizerische Depeschenagentur (SDA), the Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH (dpa) and by Thomson Reuters (30%).
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