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Press releases15.09.2022

“There’s no alternative to a growth-friendly economic policy”

Global debt in focus at Bankers Day 2022

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Press releases30.08.2022

Financially sound banks facing economic and political uncertainty

SBA publishes Banking Barometer 2022

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Press releases24.08.2022

Net zero: financial centre creates transparency on status of voluntary commitment

The proportion of financing solutions, assets and premiums committed to the net-zero target is increasing

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Potential gain of CHF 900 billion from vote in favour of withholding tax reform – background and calculation basis

The Swiss Bankers Association (SBA) welcomes the interest shown in the estimated potential gain from a vote in favour of the withholding tax reform and is happy to provide an explanation for those who asked how it arrived at this figure.

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Reform of withholding tax: new analysis from BAK Economics confirms positive cost/benefit ratio

According to BAK Economics, the withholding tax reform to be voted on in a referendum on 25 September would pay off for both Swiss business and the State. This positive conclusion holds true even when pessimistic assumptions regarding the expected economic impact are used.

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Swiss Financial Sector Cyber Security Centre founded

At a meeting in April attended by Federal Councillor Ueli Maurer, representatives of the Swiss Bankers Association (SBA), the Swiss Insurance Association (SIA), the federal authorities and others founded the Swiss FS-CSC association. This is a major step forward in efforts to expand the Swiss financial centre’s cyber resilience.

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OECD not satisfied with AEOI and hungry for data on crypto-assets

The OECD has set itself the aim of ensuring tax transparency with regard to crypto-assets. The Swiss banks fully support this but are critical of the unnecessary overlaps with the long-established system of automatic exchange of information (AEOI), which they believe will be costly and detrimental to competition.

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