The UBS Swiss Real Estate Bubble Index rose significantly in the second quarter of 2015 and now stands at 1.37 index points. The report says that the housing market is still caught up in an investment property boom. House prices and private household mortgages went up disproportionately relative to Switzerland’s weak economy. The Index rose […]
50 billion loss for the Swiss National Bank
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) reported a CHF 50.1 billion loss for the first half of 2015. The loss is largely driven by changes in the Swiss franc value of the assets it owns. The rise in the value of the Swiss franc following the dropping of the euro cap in January 2015 means foreign […]
THE SECRETS OF SUCCESS IN COACHING (6): Dealing with a massive business crisis
Sponsored by Centre for Coaching (Switzerland) Janine Everson, Director of the Centre for Coaching, explores in this sixth interview of a seven part series on The Secrets of Success in Coaching: “Dealing with a massive business crisis”. In this example of exceptionally powerful coaching, Janine explores the case of dealing with a massive business crisis. Often in […]
Swiss corporate tax reform – patent boxes no panacea
Tages Anzeiger. The European Union (EU) doesn’t like the special tax deals that are offered to companies to entice them to set up in Switzerland. So the Swiss government is working hard to find a replacement. One element of their new plan is to offer patent boxes. A recent study by economists from BAK in […]
Bleak Swiss economic sentiment
A recent survey of Swiss finance bosses by the business services firm Deloitte shows bleak economic sentiment. 41% said they were pessimistic and around a quarter expect Switzerland to face a recession over the next two years. A majority foresee pressure on operating margins and cuts in discretionary spending, capital expenditure and staff numbers. Pessimism […]
Why Switzerland’s economy is solid despite a strong franc
The most recent Economist Big Mac index places Switzerland at the top with the world’s most expensive burgers. This tongue in cheek analysis compares the relative strength of national currencies by comparing the price of a Big Mac around the world and it suggests that the Swiss franc is 42.4% overvalued. The only other currency […]
How can you dissolve conflict through active listening?
Competitive listening is often a source of conflict. In this interview,
Janine explores what drives that conflit and how to identify it.
THE SECRETS OF SUCCESS IN COACHING (4): Dealing with a poor individual performer
Sponsored by Centre for Coaching (Switzerland) Janine Everson, Director of the Centre for Coaching, explores in this fourth interview of a seven part series on The Secrets of Success in Coaching: “Dealing with a poor individual performer”. In this example of exceptionally powerful coaching, Janine explores the case of dealing with poor individual performance and where it stems from. […]
Geneva’s new currency sparks hot debate
Tribune de Genève. An article in Tribune de Genève describes the high emotion surrounding the coming September launch of Geneva’s new currency called the “Léman”. More than 100 comments were submitted on tdg.ch and as many on the newspaper’s Facebook page. Comments such as “why not the drachma, it’s very trendy at the moment” were […]
Athens proposes tax amnesty on Swiss assets
24 Heures. According to Panagiotis Nikoloudis, the Greek minister in charge of fighting corruption, Greece is proposing a tax amnesty on assets in Switzerland and other countries outside Greece. Mr Panagiotis Nikoloudis was interviewed by the Swiss newspaper Le Temps. The move is designed to encourage the repatriation of money to Greece and will tax […]
