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Ernst & Young Monthly News April 2010

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Study: One in four medium-sized companies in Switzerland is not prepared for the upswing

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3 March 2010 – More and more medium-sized enterprises are seeing a light at the end of the tunnel: 36 per cent of companies expect an improvement in their own business situation, while 43 per cent think that the economic environment in Switzerland is on the mend. Medium-sized companies are still erring on the side of caution when it comes to making investments, although more and more firms plan to take on additional staff during the current year. These are the results of the "Medium-sized business barometer 2010" by Ernst & Young, which is based on the responses of 700 medium-sized businesses in Switzerland to a survey conducted in February 2010.

Transfer prices are turning into a nightmare

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Source: L‘Agefi, 29 March 2010
Author: Raoul Stocker, Ernst & Young

Conflicts are set to increase between the fiscal authorities of different countries with regard to transfer prices. Care must be taken to ensure that multinationals are not placed in the untenable situation of double taxation.

Dealing with upheavals in asset management

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Source: SPN, April/May 2010
Author: Profile of Cataldo Castagna, Ernst & Young

The market environment for the asset management environment is changing. Exciting times for Cataldo Castagna of Ernst & Young Switzerland.

Are you already maneuvering out of the crisis?

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Source: Leader, Special Edition, 27/03/2010
Author: Roger Krapf, Ernst & Young

The Swiss economy has again found its way back to the path of growth after one year of recession. We have already been in a gentle upswing since the fourth quarter of 2009. The new cycle is also demanding that entrepreneurs modify their strategies with tax consequences.

In search of durable business models

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Source: L'Agéfi, 29 March 2010
Author: Jürg Zürcher, Ernst & Young

The recent challenges resulting from unprecedented changes in the world of industry are such that people are starting to question the viability of business models: is it a case of déjà-vu for the sector or is the current crisis really different?

Reforms are inevitable

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Source: L‘Agefi, 29 March 2010
Authors: Florian Magnollay, Jean-Luc Pache, Ernst & Young

Twelve authors perform a diagnosis for the cost of healthcare in Switzerland.