We are facing turbulent times with the war in Ukraine with all its effects and consequences. Many countries struggle with financial issues. Recently Credit Suisse, Switzerland's second largest bank, has been taken over by its rival UBS, in order to avoid the CS going bankrupt. This was the largest bank failure in the nation's history. Swiss banks are supposed to be conservative, reliable safe havens during turbulent times. The emergency takeover of Credit Suisse by UBS has caused this image to totter and damaged the credibility of the Swiss banking sector.Just before, in the US the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has been taken over by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) - it was one of the biggest bank failures in the US. With all the challenges in the world, it is even more important to stay connected with like-minded professionals.
In this issue of the INSIDER, read about what you can expect at the forthcoming GGI European Regional Conference in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, as well as the GGI North American Regional Conference in Beverly Hills, CA, USA. We will also keep you in the loop with news from recent events – the GGI Practice Group Global Chairs Meeting in Zurich, Switzerland, and the GGI Middle East African (MEA) Regional Conference in Dubai, UAE, both of which took place in February.
Specialist articles provide you with updates on new developments and interesting aspects of current practice, as well as handy tips.
Philipp Schmidig, Treuhand- und Revisionsgesellschaft Mattig-Suter und Partner, Switzerland, writes about the rules for cross-border workers and working from home.
Richard Collins, our famous guest writer from CSR-Accreditation, has written an article on a very timely topic - how to create an attractive workplace in order to engage an retain happy employees.
Raf Uzar, Penteris, Poland, explores why it is of interest to invest in Poland.
Arvinder Matharu, Prager Metis, reports on the taxation of pensions in the US/UK Double Tax Treaty.
In the internal news section, find out more about the changes and successes that GGI member firms have to report.
Thank you to all contributors from around the globe for setting aside time in your busy schedules to draft articles and bring your thoughts to paper.
We wish you an enjoyable read and extend our warmest greetings to all who have celebrations at this time of the year. For those who are celebrating, we hope you have a blessed Ramadan, Easter or Passover.
Your GGI Team
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