Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on Oct 18

ROCHETreating cancer patients with Roche's Herceptin via injections below the skin may work just as well as administering the drug through an infusion, the firm said based on the results of a late-stage study.For more, click onEFGPrivate bank EFG International plans to slash 10-15 percent of jobs over the next 18 months in an effort to reduce costs and return to profit.For more, click onCOMPANY STATEMENTS* Myriad Group AG is looking for a successor to Michel Paulin, who resigned from the board.* Micronas reported an EBIT for the third quarter of CHF 5.2 million and expects 2011 sales of CHF 155 million, and an EBIT margin of 12 percent.* Leclanche said it is calling an extraordinary general meeting for Nov. 8 to have shareholders vote on raising fresh capital.ECONOMYFOR COMPANIES TRADING EX-DIVIDEND, PLEASE CLICK ON:for all Swiss stocksfor blue chipsfor other stocks

New Issue-L-Bank adds 250 mln stg to 2013 bond

Borrower Landeskreditbank Baden-Wuerttemberg -Foerderbank(L-Bank)Guarantor State Development Bank of the German FederalState of Baden-WuerttembergIssue Amount 250 million sterlingMaturity Date December 10, 2013Coupon 2.25 pctReoffer price 101.918Spread 75 basis pointsUnderlying govt bond Over the 4.5 pct March 2013 UKTPayment Date October 21, 2011Lead Manager(s) Barclays Capital, Royal Bank of Scotland& UBS Investment BankRatings Aaa (Moody's)Listing LuxFull fees UndisclosedDenoms (K) 1Governing Law GermanNotes The issue size will total 350 millionSterling when fungibleParent ISIN XS0617028146Security details and RIC, when available, will beonCustomers can right-click on the code forperformance analysis of this new issueFor ratings information, double click onFor all bonds data, double click onFor Top international bonds newsFor news about this issuer, double click on the issuer RIC,where assigned, and hit the newskey (F9 on Reuters terminals)Data supplied by International Insider.

UPDATE 1-Gran Colombia's Mazamorras exploration camp attacked

The company, that has six underground mines in operation in Colombia, said no employees or contractors were injured.Gran Colombia said it is evaluating the extent of the damage and the effect it will have on the drilling program underway at the property.The miner said Mazamorras is not a producing property and the damage has not affected production at its Segovia or Marmato properties.The Toronto-based company's shares closed at 68 Canadian cents on Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Could Venice numbers work for Cronenberg?

Strange coincidence or auspicious sign? David Cronenberg is at the Venice film festival with his movie “A Dangerous Method”, one of 22 in the main competition lineup and competing for the coveted Golden Lion for best picture come September 10. At a press conference after a screening to journalists and critics, where the reception for the cerebral costume drama was warm, the Canadian film maker pondered the significance of numbers at this year’s festival. “This is the 68th Venice film festival and I am 68,” he said. “And just to add to that weirdness, the opening film of the festival was called ‘The Ides of March’ and that’s my birthday, so just keep that in mind.” Early reviews of A Dangerous Method have been mixed, with some very positive feedback for the movie starring Viggo Mortensen as Sigmund Freud, Michael Fassbender as Carl Jung and Keira Knightley as Sabina Spielrein. Knightley’s performance is the main talking point — she plays a psychologically disturbed patient who gradually gets her hysteria under control. Her “mad” scenes and those in which she moans with pleasure while being spanked by a leather belt are a departure from her more demure roles, and, like the film itself, the performance has split opinion.