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The Board's View: Grasping the Nettle of Shareholder Activism
18.02.2020
More than ever, activism has become an important consideration for the boards of Swiss public companies. Support by large institutional shareholders and shareholder accountability make it critical for …
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TRAF - Implementation and First Experiences
13.02.2020
The considerable room for manoeuvre of the cantons in the selection and design of TRAF measures promotes intercantonal tax competition. Some transitional solutions adopted by the cantons raise …
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New Regulations for Trustees and Family Offices
14.01.2020
With the Financial Institutions Act (FinIA), which came into force on 1 January 2020, trustees and independent asset managers are now subject to an authorisation requirement and supervision. …
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Newsflash: Responsible Business Initiative – Swiss Council of States adopts conservative counter-proposal
20.12.2019
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Newsflash: LIBOR Transition - the clock is ticking
16.12.2019
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Building Renovations Improving Energy Efficiency
12.12.2019
Buildings are responsible for around 30% of all CO2 emissions and 40% of Switzerland’s energy consumption. At the current pace, it would take 100 years to renew the …
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Construction Insights: 2019 QMUL Survey on International Arbitration in Construction
06.12.2019
Arbitration remains the most popular process for the resolution of disputes arising in international construction projects.
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Obligation to contract based on relative market power
28.11.2019
The Fair-Price-Initiative and the counter-proposal by the Federal Council will lead to new restrictions for companies with "relative market power", if other companies are dependent on them. The …
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Newsflash: Tightening of the Swiss FATF Transparency Rules in force as of 1.11.2019
01.11.2019
After Switzerland, due to international pressure, had introduced on 1 July 2015 increased transparency rules for corporations (obligation to notify bearer shareholders and ultimate beneficial owners), a massive …
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Legal Aspects of "Artificial Intelligence" (AI)
15.10.2019
AI-applications analyze unstructured data using an algorithm custom-tailored to the specific use intended, in order to draw conlusions based on such analysis. Regardless of its area of application …