Posted by Konrad K Häuptli | Jul 14, 2017 | Regulatory |
The case Swiss Federal Supreme Court: Ruling 4A_508/2016 of 16 June 2017The claim to the return of retrocession has a limitation period of ten years. In their guideline ruling the Swiss Federal Supreme Court put an end to a...
Read MorePosted by Konrad K Häuptli | Jul 13, 2017 | Tax |
The case Link Source: SwissBanking The commentary The FATCA agreement between Switzerland and the US is unilateral. Switzerland does not receive any information from the US in return. This is one of the reasons that Switzerland...
Read MorePosted by Konrad K Häuptli | Jul 12, 2017 | Legal and Compliance |
The case By opting for Randal Quarles President Trump has filled up an important vacancy in Executive Board of the US Federal Reserve (Fed). Quarles is also taking up the influential position of the most senior banking...
Read MorePosted by Konrad K Häuptli | Jul 11, 2017 | Regulatory |
The case Starting in September, the city of Zug will provide a digital identity to its citizens – the first community in the world to do so. The electronic identity will be based on an application which secures personal...
Read MorePosted by Konrad K Häuptli | Jul 10, 2017 | Legal and Compliance |
The case It has been reported that HMRC (UK tax authorities) have officially declared that British banks do not have to apply the Russian FATCA (Law 173-FZ). It seems that the information passed on by HMRC is based on a...
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