Saturday 4 July 2009
Saturday 4 July 2009
Leaders in European television seek a pan-European comedy formula to entertain viewers from Athens to Amsterdam.
Our blogger Jessica finally gets her own piece of Swiss heaven.
Many employers are still unprepared for managing HR issues related to H1N1, finds Mercer survey.
| Index | Last | Var.(%) |
|---|---|---|
| BEL 20 | 2040.86 | 0.14 |
| DAX | 4708.21 | -0.22 |
| IBEX 30 | 9707.8 | 0.67 |
| CAC 40 | 3119.51 | 0.10 |
| FTSE 100 | 4236.28 | 0.05 |
| AEX | 253.7 | 0.40 |
| DJIA | 8280.74 | -2.63 |
| Nasdaq | 1796.52 | -2.67 |
| FTSE MIB | 18942.22 | 0.07 |
| TSX Composite | 10283.1 | 0.36 |
| ASX | 3826.6 | -1.25 |
| Hang seng | 18203.4 | 0.14 |
| Straits Times | 0.00 | |
| ISEQ 20 | 433.47 | 0.71 |
Switzerland and other tax havens face growing pressure over banking secrecy.
Read blogger Michelle Willis's recipe for homemade Gluhwein, which you might need after filing your Swiss taxes.
With financial markets at a 16-month low, should you now be thinking of taking advantage? Our financial advisor looks at the options during a "bear market".
In Switzerland, taxes are broken down into a variety of personal and company taxes, and differ from canton to canton.
A proposal by the Dutch deputy prime minister Wouter Bos to crack down on golden handshakes might be adopted by other European countries. The finance ministers of the euro-zone countries say they will study the possibility of changing European laws so that golden handshakes can be taxed. It may not seem likely, but the ministers' apparent approval of Mr Bos' proposal is in any event surprising.
By Perro de Jong.
The rich get richer with tax advantages
Moving abroad can be tough on expatriate employees, but it can be harder on accompanying spouses or partners.
