Thomas Narbel is a private client advisor with more than 18 years of tax & legal experience. His broad area of expertise include the setting up of holding companies, trusts, charitable swiss foundations and associations, frequently in cross-border situations. He also has extensive experience in regulatory and compliance issues, such as AML, CRS, etc. Thomas Narbel also has the pleasure to lead a team of enthusiastic and reliable professionals based in Geneva.
The Case: L’initiative pour l’avenir, up for a nationwide vote on 30 November, has revived a familiar question: How does Switzerland’s inheritance tax regime compare with the one of its OECD peers? The Commentary: While Switzerland does not tax inheritances dramatically less than others, its highly decentralized cantonal system and…
The Case: Information obtained through international administrative assistance in tax matters may only be used in respect of the person concerned. The Commentary: The French tax authorities had requested administrative assistance regarding a French national who had claimed to be resident in Switzerland, suspecting that he had actually been living…
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The Case: Federal Administrative Court reaffirms limits on enforcement powers. The Commentary: In a recent decision, the Swiss Federal Administrative Court upheld a bank’s appeal (represented by Homburger) against a FINMA enforcement decision concerning alleged anti-money laundering deficiencies. The Court set aside FINMA’s disgorgement order and remedial measures, ruling that…
The Case: Switzerland has become a consistent force in both football and ice hockey, yet the same old barrier has remained: The Swiss football team has never reached a World Cup semi-final, while the hockey team, again and again, has been beaten in the fight about the world champion title…
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