International Referral, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Andreas Buenter of Buenter Management Ltd. Andreas has joined IR as our exclusive Corporate Finance Member in Switzerland. As Andreas explains “I am having fun to bring proven strategies, methods, too many businesses and people with a team of experts. We work as a team […]
Indian Prime Minister’s three nation visit to Germany, France and Canada with the thrust on “Make in India” can easily be seen as a mood of this 12 month old Government. The growth in the GDP in 2014-15 and with IMF projecting India as overtaking China in growth rate in 2017-18, these is just the reflection of […]
On October 16 2014 the Federal Supreme Court decided an appeal (4A_138/2014) against a ZurichCommercial Court decision and clarified important issues under mandatory Swiss company law.In the bankruptcy of the Swissair Group (the former Swiss national carrier), the Federal Court upheldPricewaterhouseCoopers’ (PwC) personal liability for auditing and approving a dividend payment bySwisscargo (a Swissair indirect […]
Every once a while it happens that, when starting upon the ‘information gathering process’ with a new client, I get the question “So why not just incorporate an offshore company, because then I pay no tax”. Of course at that point I am talking with an entrepreneur who is not just chatting about investment portfolios, […]
Introduction The revised Act on Cartels and Other Competition Restraints came into force in 2004. Due to theprotracted nature of proceedings before the Competition Commission and the often equally timeconsumingappellation proceedings at the Federal Supreme Court, there remains a steady flow ofnew decisions on Cartel Act infringements – some of which directly affect different parts […]
An amendment to the Professional Pension Insurance Act came into force on January 1 2014. The revised provisions specify new requirements for the management of Swiss professional pension insurance assets. The regulatory changes can be summarised as follows: – The Upper Supervisory Authority for Professional Pension Insurances (OAK BV) (an independent executive body responsible for the supervision of […]
On November 27, 2014 Law No. 5,134, which regulates lawyers’ and solicitors’ fees who work in the City of Buenos Aires (hereafter the “Law”), was published in the Official Gazette. The Law, which was promoted by Jorge Rizzo and Daniel Lipovetsky from the City of Buenos Aires’s Bar Association (“CBABA”), was approved in a special […]
With a collapsed energy market in Argentina and a change of the current administration in 2015, it is clear that Argentina will have to develop and invest in the energy sector, and especially in the renewable energies sector. The purpose of this note is to briefly develop some of the main traits of the renewable energy legislation in – and theprospects for – Argentina. National System for Wind […]
International Referral, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Florian Diener of Diener Advisory. Florian has joined IR as our exclusive Business Advisory Services member in Switzerland. Diener Advisory is a leading provider in management consulting and interim management solutions for companies and institutions of all industries with an emphasis […]
Consulting, planning and contract-writingWe assist domestic and foreign clients in legal and tax matters. We draft contracts concerning business and personal matters, or we examine such contracts and support you in the planning, implementation and execution of such measures. Performing negotiations, legal procedures and litigationWe assist or represent you in contract negotiations, legal procedures with […]
Cash pooling is often used within a group of companies for financial management optimisation purposes. However, a recent Zurich Commercial Court decision risks jeopardising the use of cash pooling by setting overly onerous standards for the characterisation of an intra-group payment in the cash pool as a legally permitted intra-group loan. Under these harsh conditions, […]
International Referral, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Balthasar Wicki of Wicki Partners AG. Balthasar has joined IR as our exclusive Private Equity member in Switzerland. Balthasar Wicki and the experts of Wicki Attorneys-at-Law offer entrepreneurs and companies their extensive knowledge and experience for a new way to access […]
