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Relaxation of banking secrecy laws put on ice

This content was published on Nov 4, 2015 The cabinet said on Wednesday that the change of heart was due to the slim chance of success it believed the revision would have. The project has been put aside for the time being, according to the finance ministry. The aim of the reform to the laws on fiscal offences was to stop tax evaders…

Lausanne’s biobank project is unique in Europe

This content was published on Nov 4, 2015 Present medical treatments are based on broad population averages. But these often miss their mark because each person’s genetic makeup is slightly different.The Lausanne biobank was created to support the idea of tailoring health care to each person’s unique genetic makeup. Its team of ten staff collect blood samples from volunteer patients at the Lausanne…

Private bank Bonhôte pays fine to United States

This content was published on Nov 3, 2015 Under the terms of an agreement concluded with US justice authorities in 2013, the canton Neuchâtel institution will pay $620,000 (CHF610,000) to settle its affairs over Americans who held accounts there. Since August 2008, Bank Bonhôte had a total of 63 declared and undeclared accounts linked to the US, according to the US Justice Department.…

Sika clash is more than just an acrimonious takeover battle

This content was published on Nov 3, 2015 The words “building trust” are written in large letters above the reception desk at the research and production facilities of Sika, the Swiss chemicals group, on the banks of Zurich’s Limmat river

Switzerland still tops financial secrecy index

This content was published on Nov 2, 2015 The Alpine nation performed poorly in eight of the 15 secrecy indicators used to estimate financial secrecy. It did particularly badly in the categories of corporate transparency regulation, transparency of beneficial ownership, and efficiency of tax and financial regulation. Besides Switzerland, Hong Kong, the United States, Singapore and Cayman Islands made the top five. However,…

Swiss firms plan more job cuts

This content was published on Nov 2, 2015 Stunned by the ‘shock’ of the strong franc, Swiss companies are planning further job cuts, a leading business institute reports.

Swiss democracy at risk from populism, media and globalisation

This content was published on Nov 2, 2015 At stake are extended citizen participation in the management of public affairs and the autonomy of the local policy decision process, he says in an interview with swissinfo. The 51-year-old expert on Islam in Switzerland is a former member of the local parliament for the leftwing Social Democratic Party in the town of Romont in…

Swiss Innovation Park to compete with world’s best

This content was published on Nov 2, 2015 This park has Switzerland hoping that closer ties between science and business will help maintain its position as a world innovation leader.

Geneva: doing business post-banking secrecy

This content was published on Nov 1, 2015 Falciani will be tried in his absence on Monday in the Swiss Criminal Court on charges stemming from stealing client data from his former employer, the Geneva branch of HSBC. It was a turning point for HSBC and other Geneva banks when the public became aware of the case in 2009 and the scale of…

Innovation, Falciani and personalised medicine

This content was published on Nov 1, 2015 Monday The newly opened Swiss Innovation Park has talented researchers, extensive scientific infrastructure and close ties to industry. But will the project help protect the Swiss economy under increasingly turbulent global market conditions? swissinfo takes a closer look. Whistle-blower Hervé Falciani blew the lid off tax dodging clients at the HSBC in Geneva. Now the…

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