The Switzerland Business & Investment Handbook covers all key aspects of conducting business, investing and living in Switzerland. It is a unique reference manual featuring over thirty separate chapters, each of them concise and to the point, providing the information that really matters. Besides an introduction to Switzerland's historical, political, social and economic framework, the book covers the Swiss legal system, company and contract law, intellectual property law, personal and corporate taxation, VAT, international tax aspects, real estate, residence, the social security and pension system, Swiss annuities and life insurance, corporate and private banking, and other important subjects. Overview tables, useful checklists, portraits of the Swiss cantons, a bibliography, a comprehensive facts and figures section, as well as a clearly organized address section, make the handbook user-friendly and practice-oriented. The book is aimed at:
- Company executives who wish to have a clear overview of the legal, tax and economic framework in Switzerland
- Investors and entrepreneurs interested in investing and doing business in Switzerland
- Tax and legal advisors, business consultants and fiduciaries
- English-speakers living, working or doing business in Switzerland
About the Author: Christian H. Kälin, the Editor of the handbook as well as one of its co-authors, is a lawyer and partner at Henley & Partners, Zurich. The other authors include Switzerland specialist Professor Clive Church of the University of Kent, Barbara Beck of The Economist, Andrin Waldburger of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Xavier Oberson, a lawyer and professor of tax law in Geneva, Dr Arthur Vayloyan, Head of Private Banking Switzerland at Credit Suisse, Professor Jean-Baptiste Zufferey, Vice-Chairman of the Swiss Federal Banking Commission, and other leading specialists in their fields.
The foreword is by Joseph Deiss, Federal Councillor and Minister of Economic Affairs.
