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Telling the good from bad in wealth management

This content was published on Mar 1, 2016 Due diligence efforts, aided by sophisticated software, are growing at Swiss banks. But are they enough?

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Union issues warning for residents without Swiss passport

This content was published on Feb 29, 2016 The organisation says despite the rejection on Sunday of an initiative to automatically deport foreigners who commit certain crimes, people known as ‘secondos’ in Switzerland are still at risk of being sent to a country in which they have never lived, if they are convicted of a crime. The Federation said on Monday at a…

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‘A victory for common sense and empathy’

This content was published on Feb 29, 2016 “The no to the terrible enforcement initiative is a yes to a friendly Switzerland. A Switzerland of people rather than passport holders. A Switzerland of common sense and heart. We can now be a little prouder of this country than before,” wrote tabloid Blick. “The most pleasing and important thing about the powerful no is…

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Swiss voters reject hardline initiative on criminal foreigners

This content was published on Feb 28, 2016 Voters have rejected – by 58.9% to 41.1% – an initiative to automatically deport foreigners who commit certain crimes.

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Vote results: February 28, 2016

This content was published on Feb 28, 2016

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Prince Ali bin al-Hussein

This content was published on Feb 26, 2016 He called for transparent polling booths to make sure voters did not photograph their forms. He suspects that voters might be pressured to prove who they voted for by outside third parties. Having lost that postponement bid, he is soldiering on with his final campaign speech. Prince Ali says he is the only true reformer…

Reforms passed

This content was published on Feb 26, 2016 The reforms have just been passed by 179 votes for and 22 against – that’s an 89% positive reaction. And with that comes an hour’s lunch break. Back again at 1230 CET with the vote for a new FIFA President. Here again, is a FIFA video package of the reforms:

Two votes short

This content was published on Feb 26, 2016 Not all the 209 FIFA member associations are present in Zurich to vote at the extraordinary congress: Indonesia and Kuwait have been barred from attending due to previous misdemeanors. Both bodies were suspended last year because their governments were found to be interfering too much in the running of football in their respective countries. That…

Last minute campaigning

This content was published on Feb 26, 2016 The FIFA Extraordinary Congress is poised to begin. Delegates will vote on a package of reforms and a new President. Outside the Hallenstadion in Zurich is a grand total of one protestor plus an assortment of “normal football fans” who are waving placards in favour of Sheikh Salman. None of them were paid to be…

Kick-off for reform looms

This content was published on Feb 26, 2016 But that’s not all. The 209 member associations will also vote on a package of reforms that promises to end the years of corruption. FIFA says it will emerge from the swamp of sleaze into the brave new world of good citizenship. Of course, not everyone is convinced this will be the case – no…

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