2004

December
The financial centre's legal environment and international competition
Will the fabled tortoise ever catch up with the hare?
SPBA (PDF - 19 Ko)

On 7th October 2004, the MP Filippo Leutenegger questioned the Federal Council on the issue of "Increasing the competitiveness of Switzerland's financial centre". Among the questions put to the government was the following: "Is the Federal Council for the rapid introduction of a package of measure aimed at promoting Switzerland as a financial centre?"
 
 
October
Partnerships deserve more consideration
Michel Y. Dérobert, SPBA - document in French (PDF - 41 Ko). This article was published in "La Vie économique".
 
 
September
 
September 20, 2004
Taxation of savings: a challenge for the financial centre
Michel Y. Dérobert, SPBA - document in French (PDF - 753 Ko). This article was published in "L'AGEFI".
 
September 16, 2004
A challenge for the Swiss financial centre
Taxation of savings in Europe
Michel Y. Dérobert, SPBA - document in French (PDF - 157 Ko). This article was published in "Employeur Suisse".
 
 
March
Regulation and the financial centre
Cost-benefit approach: words are not enough
SPBA (PDF - 20 Ko)
 
 
January
January 15, 2004
Annual Press Point (documents in German)
 

• Der Privatbankier in einem sich wandelnden Umfeld,
  Niklaus C. Baumann, Baumann & Cie
  (PDF - 40 Ko)
• Finanzplatz Schweiz: zweckmässig reglementiert oder überreglementiert?,
  Dr. Konrad Hummler, Wegelin & Co. Privatbankiers
  (PDF - 65 Ko)
• Die Schweiz und die Europäische Union: das Abkommen über die Zinsbesteuerung auf der Prüfbank,
  Dr. Christian Rahn, Rahn & Bodmer
  (PDF - 43 Ko)
• Beurteilung der wirtschaftlichen Lage
  Ivan Pictet, Pictet & Cie
  (PDF 49 Ko)