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Switzerland, France Discuss Tax
April 24th, 2015
French President François Hollande has met with the head of Switzerland’s Federal Department of Finance, Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, to talk tax. The meeting was held during Hollande’s state visit to Switzerland, the first by a French President since 1998. The ...
Switzerland, Italy Sign Landmark Double Tax Protocol
February 24th, 2015
Switzerland and Italy have signed a protocol to their double tax agreement (DTA) and a roadmap for tax cooperation – deals that the Swiss Government says will improve relations after years of controversy. The DTA protocol was initialed on ...
Switzerland, Italy Reach Agreement On Tax Treaty
January 20th, 2015
Italy and Switzerland have agreed an amendment to their double tax agreement to enhance tax information exchange provisions. It is hoped that the agreement will be signed before the March 2 deadline set by Italy’s new voluntary disclosure program ...
Switzerland Legislates For Automatic Exchange tax-related information
January 16th, 2015
The Swiss Federal Council has launched two parallel consultations on legislation that would enable Switzerland to automatically exchange tax-related information from 2018. The first consultation concerns draft legislation arising from Switzerland’s October 2013 signature of the Organisation for Economic ...
Switzerland, EU finalize agreement on Corporate Tax Reform
October 17th, 2014
Switzerland and member states of the European Union (EU) have signed a joint statement that reaffirms Switzerland’s commitment to abolish contested corporation tax regimes and EU member states’ pledge to lift countermeasures. The agreement was signed on October 14, ...
Switzerland moves to end banking secrecy
December 5th, 2016
Today, the Federal Department of Finance (FDF) initiated the consultation on introducing the automatic exchange of information (AEOI) in tax matters with a series of other countries. The AEOI with these countries should enter into force on 1 January ...
Switzerland adopts strategic directions to boost its Financial sector
October 25th, 2016
During its meeting on 19 October 2016, the Federal Council adopted a report and laid the foundations for a future-oriented financial market policy. The focus is on five strategic directions that should enable the Swiss financial centre to boost ...
The 7 most influential people in European finance
September 26th, 2016
Bloomberg released its list of the 50 most influential people in the world of finance. It is a comprehensive list of Wall Streeters, politicians, central bankers and business leaders who shape the way the global economy functions and help ...
Invoice fraud costs developing countries billions
July 20th, 2016
Some developing countries are losing as much as 67% of their exports to invoice fraud, according to research commissioned by the United Nations (UN), which claims that the over-and-under invoicing of trade transactions over the past two decades has ...
Credit Suisse faces tough questions after $1 billion write-downs
April 5th, 2016
On Jan. 19, Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) Chief Executive Tidjane Thiam contacted the head of the Swiss bank’s markets business asking for more details about the fourth-quarter results at the trading division, according to materials seen by Reuters. Two-and-a-half months ...
