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Investec International Rugby Academy

2018-07-05

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The Investec International Rugby Academy is a world-class academy developing South African rugby talent. This is accomplished through an academy which capitalises on the need for high-performance playing and coaching rugby in South Africa, which enables players to #MakeOpportunities through a curriculum recognised throughout the international rugby world. Find out more: https://invest.ec/2KR2NH2

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Investec Rugby | It’s not just about the corner try 60″

2018-07-05

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As sponsors of the Investec Super Rugby tournament played out of New Zealand, we admire all the Out of the Ordinary moments. As a bank, we look for these moments to make more opportunities for you. Good players take opportunities, great players make them. #MakeOpportunities

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Investec Rugby | it’s not just about The Dummy 30″

2018-07-05

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As sponsors of the Investec Super Rugby tournament played out of New Zealand, we admire all the Out of the Ordinary moments. As a bank, we look for these moments to make more opportunities for you. Good players take opportunities, great players make them. #MakeOpportunities

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Investec Rugby | It’s not just about The Dummy 60″

2018-07-05

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As sponsors of the Investec Super Rugby tournament played out of New Zealand, we admire all the Out of the Ordinary moments. As a bank and asset manager, we look for these moments to make more opportunities for you. Good players take opportunities, great players make them. #MakeOpportunities https://www.investec.com/rugby

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Swiss VAT might rise to fund lower company tax rates

2018-07-05

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2018-07-05

Historically, Switzerland has offered certain foreign companies special preferential tax deals in order to attract them. In response to international pressure, the current system is to be phased out replacing preferential tax rates with lower universal ones in the hope that these companies will stay.

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Swiss Town Tests Blockchain-Based Voting

2018-06-29

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2018-06-29

On 25 June 2018, the city of Zug, the town at the heart of Switzerland’s crypto valley, started testing a voting system based on blockchain technology. During the trial, which runs until 1 July 2018, around 200 voters will cast non-binding municipal votes on mock questions in a trial designed to identify any bugs in a system built by the company Luxsoft and the computer science department of Lucerne’s University of Applied Sciences.

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From Khayelitsha to Investec’s IT Grad Programme

2018-06-29

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The IT Grad Programme has been designed for students studying towards an IT-related degree, who reflect our values through their ability to think Out of the Ordinary, perform with enthusiasm and have integrity to the core. Find out more: http://bit.ly/2DD7WDo

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Geneva set to vote on world’s highest minimum wage

2018-06-28

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2018-06-28

In May 2014, Switzerland voted against a minimum wage of CHF 22 an hour. At some point voters in the canton of Geneva will get to vote on a similar initiative, which would apply only in the canton. Similar to the federal vote, which was rejected by 76.3% of Swiss voters, the plan calls for a minimum hourly wage of CHF 23 ($US 23.40). Based on a 40-hour week, this works out at around CHF 4,000 per month.

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EU Unemployment Rule change could cost Switzerland dearly

2018-06-27

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2018-06-27

Currently, across EU and EFTA countries, unemployment benefits are paid by the country of residence. Last week, the EU announced plans to make the country of employment pay unemployment benefits instead. This change could be costly for Swiss cantons with large numbers of cross-border workers, workers who live in the EU but work in Switzerland.

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Nearly 1 in 20 in Switzerland are millionaires, according wealth to report

2018-06-26

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2018-06-26

The 2017, a wealth report, published by Capgemini, shows there were 389,000 US$ millionaires in Switzerland, around 4.5% of the population, or close to 1 in 20. If children under the age of 15 are excluded, Switzerland’s millionaire percentage rises to 7.3%. In addition, these figures include only investable wealth, which does not include the value of family homes.

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Swiss residential property risks growing in buy to let, according to Swiss National Bank

2018-06-22

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2018-06-22

On 21 June 2018, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) announced its decision on interest rates, which it left unchanged. Switzerland’s economy has been sailing into the headwinds of a strong currency since the SNB scrapped its exchange rate cap in January 2015 and the Swiss franc briefly went beyond parity with the euro.

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The price of solidarity – Switzerland’s inter-cantonal payments for 2019

2018-06-20

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2018-06-20

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In Switzerland, much in life revolves around the canton. Cantons have their own health, social and education systems, parliaments and tax rates. Federal government, based in Bern, is a layer that sits over the top, bringing the cantons together as Switzerland.

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Swiss Offshore Wealth Management Sector still World’s Largest by far

2018-06-18

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2018-06-18

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A report by The Boston Consulting Group highlights the size of Switzerland’s personal offshore wealth management sector. Total personal offshore wealth grew by 6% to reach US$8.2 trillion in 2017. US$2.3 trillion (28%) of this was managed in Switzerland. The top three offshore centres: Switzerland ($2.3 trillion), Hong Kong ($1.1 trillion) and Singapore ($0.9 trillion) made up more than half (52%) of the total.

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Swiss Unemployment Continues to Fall

2018-06-16

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2018-06-16

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The number of registered unemployed in Switzerland dropped by 9% in May 2018 to a rate of 2.4%, down from 2.7% in April, according to a report by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO). The rate in May 2018 was 22% lower than in May 2017.

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Switzerland’s parliament narrowly votes for women’s quotas on company boards

2018-06-16

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2018-06-16

Yesterday, Switzerland’s National Council, or parliament, voted 95 to 94, with 3 abstentions, to introduce quotas for the management and boards of quoted companies. Boards will be required to have 30% women and management teams 20%. The rules could affect 250 companies.

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Vaud Plans Tax Cuts

2018-06-13

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2018-06-13

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The residents of Vaud are among the highest taxed in Switzerland. In 2016, a single person in Lausanne earning CHF 100,000 paid CHF 16,050 in cantonal and communal tax on top of CHF 1,840 of federal tax. This was the fourth highest across all of Switzerland’s 26 cantonal capitals, and almost triple Zug, the lowest, where the figure was CHF 5,750 – see chart below.

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A celebration of excellence | Investec Derby 2018

2018-06-12

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The Investec Derby Festival, forged from passion, energy and stamina. Look back at the world’s greatest flat race. https://invest.ec/2MmHSxM

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Swiss pensions – lump sum withdrawal restrictions rejected by Council of States

2018-06-12

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2018-06-12

Against the wishes of the Federal Council, Switzerland’s upper house, the Council of States, rejected a plan to prevent people from withdrawing lump sums from their 2nd Pillar pensions, according to the newspaper Tribune de Genève. Last week, the Council of States voted 25 to 15 to reject the plan.

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Nestlé plans to move 580 jobs out of Switzerland

2018-06-10

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2018-06-10

Last week, Nestlé announced plans to cut its Swiss workforce by 580. The plans involve restructuring its IT department, with a focus on extending its technology hub in Spain. Over the next 18 months, this re-organization could lead to a reduction of up to 500 IT positions in Switzerland, said the company. A source close to Nestlé told Le News that around two thirds of the cuts will occur in Vevey and the remaining third in Lausanne and at the...

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No relief for Swiss renters

2018-06-06

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2018-06-06

Every three months the rate of interest used to set Swiss rents is reviewed. If it goes down some renters have the right to request a decrease in rent. This time it remained at 1.50%. The last time it dropped was 1 June 2017 when it fell to its lowest level since 2008.

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