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July 2026
Federal Supreme Court Clarifies the Tax Treatment of Warranty Provisions
Federal Council App Going Ahead Despite Criticism
“Zurich” Insurance Under Regulatory Scrutiny in Switzerland
ICC in Limbo After Removal of Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan
Fistball: Germany Wins Both 2026 U18 World Championship Titles
Tax Treatment of Shares Transferred as Part of a Corporate Succession Plan
U18 Swiss National Team Targets Fistball World Championship Title
The Return of Financial Alchemy?
The Allegation of Forced Labour Is Unfounded
EU Adopts 21st Sanctions Package Against Russia
USD 1 Billion Fine: EU Imposes Record Penalty on Google
The Karim Khan Disciplinary Proceedings: Institutional Accountability, Prosecutorial Independence, and the Legitimacy of the International Criminal Court
AHV2030 Consultation: AHV Contributions on Dividends – De lege ferenda
The Power of Innovation for Tomorrow’s World
Input VAT Deduction and Timing of Invoice Issuance
Does a Treasure Find constitute Taxable Income?
Mapping the World’s Prices 2026
OECD Economic Outlook – Regional Presentations
Swiss Press Photo 26
United Kingdom: OECD Economic Survey 2026 and free trade agreement with Switzerland
The Quantum Threat to Modern Encryption
Fines Help Preserve a Level Playing Field
Federal Administrative Court Reaffirms Limits on FINMA’s Enforcement Powers
Why Switzerland Falls Short in Football and Hockey
The AI Elite vs. Magnifica Humanitas
Constellations – inaugural exhibition at Fondation Beyeler
Airlines to be checked before boarding
Tax Policy Motions and Initiatives
A Lost Generation?
Switzerland and Mexico Agree to Update Free Trade Agreement
Georg Fischer (GF) Ends Its Foundry Legacy
Planning and Construction Law in Practice: Public Pedestrian Walkway
FIFA World Cup 2026
IRS Activates New System for Non-US Filers of US Information Returns
Apology for Duplicate K-Flash Publications
Business Tendency Surveys
BIS Warns: AI Boom Could End in a Major Investment Bust
Growing concern over new EU steel tariffs and the “Buy European” agenda
Financial Stability Report 2026
Parliament and the Switzerland–EU Package
SNB – Financial Stability Report 2026
People Are Clinging to Their Jobs
Global Wealth Report 2026
A Windfall for Switzerland’s Public Finances — But there is a Catch
June 2026
Sanctions – Ukraine
Sanctions
FINMA – Insurance Intermediaries
Celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary
Apprenticeship Start 2026 – Opportunities Still Available
Current Taxes
Adjustment to Interest Remuneration
Swiss Voters to Decide on Proposed VAT Increase
Outlook 2026: Higher Inflation and Weaker Investment
Switzerland and EU: Automatic Exchange of Information
Tax Statistics – At a Glance
Geneva building new homes on a grand scale
Switzerland and Italy seek common ground on tax matters
Guide for Future Taxpayers
Switzerland’s Universities defend their position among the World’s Top Universities
Picasso painting sold for USD 35 million at Art Basel
FINMA Annual Report 2025
Does working longer hours entail decrease in immigration ?
Switzerland gets up early but keeps snoozing
The Strong Swiss Franc as a Pillar of Low Inflation
Swiss Transparency Register Enters into Force on 1 October 2026
FINMA Provides Further Guidance on AML Risk Assessments
Art Basel 2026
Swiss Art Market: The Calm After the Boom
Classic Car Market Shifts Toward Youngtimers
Literacy Opens Doors
Bally: Farewell to a Swiss Icon
Tax Statistics 2025
OECD’s Global economic outlook
Switzerland’s Fiscal Equalisation system Under Pressure
Paul McCartney
Breaking the Rules of Watchmaking
Lower Wage Costs and More AI in Companies
Uncertainty Continues to Weigh on Economic Growth
Search funds promote sustainable business succession
Reducing the Gender Gap in Entrepreneurship
Fischer AG Raises Concerns – A Swiss SME Under Pressure
Swiss Tax Landscape 2026
May 2026
Geoportal shows Switzerland from 1,000 perspectives
Jackson Pollock
Summer Session 2026 – Top Economic Issues (V)
OECD Minimum Tax: Quo Vadis? (II)*
Summer Session 2026 – Top Economic Issues (IV)
Global Wealth Report 2026 – The Great Reordering
Summer Session 2026 – Top Economic Issues (III)
Summer Session 2026 – Top Economic Issues (II)
Summer Session 2026 – Top Economic Issues (I)
Bridging the junior gap intelligently
Helen Frankenthaler
Wine Crisis? – A Matter of Perspective
The tip of the iceberg?
Sweeping Job Cuts because of AI
Partial revision of FINMA’s Anti-Money Laundering Ordinance
Strategy for National AI infrastructure
Record CHF33m bid for rare watches in Geneva
BVGer ruling A-6253/2024, A-6279/2024 – “freedom of information principle”
No gift from Switzerland for Trump on his 80th birthday
A Switzerland to be Capped at 10 Million Residents?
FTA portal has gone live
System Change in the Taxation of Home Ownership: Abolition of the tax on the notional rental value
Reopening of Langmatt Museum in Baden
Residential property prices increased by 1.5 % in Q1/26
Trusts, Trustees and Conflicts
New Law Drives Company Bankruptcies Up by 106 %
Real Estate – Change in Practice for Provisions for Major Repairs
CHF 5,132 billion
PhD students in Switzerland: Growth and Strong Career Prospects
US tariffs and Switzerland’s economy
April 2026
Selling a company in Switzerland: What you must know – Guest article
Administrative assistance: Do bank internal lists have to be disclosed?
Swiss exports fall to lowest level since Q3 2021
CLOUD Act
Marisol
Federal Fiscal Revenues 2025
OECD report on taxation of wages 2026
Number of Billionaires Could Soon Rise to 4,000
Lex UBS
FINMA media conference 2026
Is the next bubble looming?
How high can rent be?
Tax policy proposals and initiatives
Richard Paul Lohse
OECD’s Tax Report to G20 April 2026
ECB Backs Plans to Centralise EU Financial Supervision
Refund of US Tariffs
Current Trends in Taxation: 2026 Overview
UBS will not face prosecution
Sanctions
OECD: Foundations for Growth and Competitiveness 2026
New Guide Lines on how to manage digital fraud risks
UBS Cannot Limit Liability Over Nazi-Linked Accounts
Switzerland as a Digital Hub: Resilience is the Key
Top-up tax
US investigation into unfair trading
Mobile Security Communication System (MSK)
Energy crisis is intensifying
Anti-Corruption and Integrity Outlook 2026
March 2026
OECD: Economic Outlook 2026
Are sports people better employees?
OECD to present Anti-Corruption and Integrity Outlook 2026
OECD to release Interim Economic Outlook on Thursday 26 March 2026
Desire for a Paradise on Earth (Collection Blocher)
Henri Matisse
Motion Juillard: Digital Sovereignty
The impact of AI on the tax system
SNB: Key Developments in 2025
Financial Statistics: Forecasts for Public Finances 2026–2029
Swiss Education Report 2026
From “Swiss Engineering” to “Swiss Made”?
Federal Council approves anti–money laundering and terrorist financing strategy
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Switzerland in 2050
“Lex UBS”
Trump launches anti-fraud task force
United States v. Anthony B. Brandel et al.
STRENGTHENING THE RULES-BASED TRADING SYSTEM
Sawiris Plans Luxury Villas in Andermatt
Landmark decisions
Global art market returns to modest growth
Chiharu Shiota
When the Next Generation Fails to Materialise – AI as an Opportunity
UBS seeks protection from further investigations into Nazi accounts
When Data Disadvantages Women
Forbes’ Ranking of Billionaires
SMALL BUT EXCELLENT EXHIBITION IN STANS
Sanctions: Measures against Iran updated
Gustave Courbet
Spouses to Be Taxed Separately in the Future
New Wealth Tax – a highly risky option
Mark Rothko
Home office or office: which promotes productivity better?
EasyGov.swiss
Agreement on the exchange of air passenger data
VE-KomPG – a viable solution?
US Residential Real Estate Rule Comes into Effect
Kerry James Marshall
Swiss Private Bank put in dry-dock by USA
AML: Strategic alliance has been formed
Mario Sala
Tracey Emin
February 2026
Bain: Global Private Equity Report 2026
687 million Swiss francs
Ukraine: Federal Council adopts further EU sanctions against Russia
Clients are beginning to withdraw funds from Switzerland
Promoting wealth tax on CHF 3,600 billion?
Input tax deduction and invoicing date
Is Switzerland facing a wave of vacant offices?
Stamp Duty on Derivatives and Structured Products?
Is saving at all costs worth the risk?
FINMA information sheets
Alberto Giacometti
Supreme Court declares Trump’s tariffs illegal
EU economic development
Landmark decision
Extraordinary Increase of the Fiscal Value of Real Estate in the Canton of Ticino
Record number of over 60-year-old Swiss citizens moving abroad
Gulnara Karimowa
Inter-cantonal double taxation
Could gold reach USD 6,300/oz by the end of 2026?
Swiss Federal Prosecutor’s Office Filed Charges Against Credit Suisse Employee
Swiss Register of Black Sheep Among Bankers
Swiss SMEs: Record Number of Sales to Foreign Buyers
Timeline of Exhibitions in Switzerland 2026
SNB denies concerns about US Currency manipulation
Crypto quo vadis?
Swiss Rents Begin to Stabilize as Lower Immigration Eases Demand
Swiss sales tax – Employee Participation Plans
Money Laundering Legislation: Need for Improvement
“Made in Europe”
Swiss Property on the Edge
Switzerland postpones FATCA IGA conversion
Record Sales for Hug
January 2026
Swiss Watch Exports Decrease Again in 2025
Landis+Gyr shifts management to US
Paul Cézanne
EFG International acquire Quilvest Switzerland
Intercantonal Double Taxation
US Tariffs: Swiss Export Sector Voices Concerns
Tariff Collapse?
Pension Fund Statistics 2024: Key Figures
Dubai’s Crypto Token Regulatory Framework Updated
Liechtenstein: Supervisory priorities for 2026
Surplus of milk
Comback for Quartz Watches?
Swiss Sugar posts operating loss amid falling prices
Sergio Ermotti: Focus on Four Political Priorities
Use of Artificial Intelligence in Supervision
Revised guidelines on the Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI)
Risks in Crypto Asset Custody
Parliamentary Motions and Initiatives on Taxation
Strategy 2035: Sustainable Crop Protection
Key political issues in Switzerland in 2026
US President Donald J. Trump
K-FLASH is now on Lexology
UBS: Too Big to Fail
US Supreme Court May Rule on Trump Tariffs on Friday
OECD Minimum Tax: US Withdrawal Confirmed
Switzerland freezes Maduro assets
New Laws and Regulatory Changes Taking Effect in Switzerland in 2026
Rules of Origin under the Revised PEM Convention
Switzerland’s Economic Outlook for 2026

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