The case Trafigura Beheer B.V. (Trafigura), an international commodities trading company with its primary operations in Switzerland, pleaded guilty and will pay over $126 million to resolve an investigation by the U.S. Justice...

The case Publications of the Money Laundering Reporting Office Switzerland (MROS): The Money Laundering Reporting Office Switzerland (MROS) was particularly busy last year.  Source: MROS The commentary It is not unusual for...

The case As investing in the US is an attractive option for Swiss people, other Europeans as well as other international investors, the US estate tax is regularly discussed at the beginning of the year in order to consider...

The case 36 % of legal experts already work with AI, so what do artificial intelligence and large language models mean for the work of lawyers? A recent study by Goldman Sachs assumes that 44 % of the work of lawyers and legal...

The case In 2023, receipts surged by 5.2 % (+4.0 bn), thereby considerably outstripping nominal  Switzerland’s GDP growth (+ 2.3 %). As a result, the receipt ratio rose from 9.7 % to 10.0 % of the GDP. Source:...

The case Norway, the USA, Germany and the UK have either already adjusted taxes for wealthy people or are discussing taking this measure. Countries all over the world have been looking into ways of how to boost their revenue....

The case Unless reforms are launched, Switzerland’s ageing population is going to cost the state CHF 5 to 9 billion per year in the long term. Source: bsv and NZZ The commentary Even without the popular initiatives...

The case The UK has not been a member of the EU since 31 January 2020, and stopped forming part of the EU’s single market and customs union on 1 January 2021. What are the consequences of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU? Source:...

The case The tax reform applying to Swiss expatriates living in Thailand (10,400 by the end of 2023) since 1 January 2024 includes a number of grey zones which have now promted authories to provide clarity, particularly with...