Mercedes Ruehl
@mjruehl.bsky.social
Switzerland and Austria correspondent for @financialtimes.com based in Zurich, via Singapore and Hong Kong. ft.com/mercedes-ruehl
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July 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM
also, HT @matt-levine.bsky.social for one of my now favourite ever charts
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Reposted by Mercedes Ruehl
From a very good piece by @andybounds.bsky.social and @mjruehl.bsky.social in today's FT on the EU-Swiss deal and the difficult road ahead:
www.ft.com/content/3200...
www.ft.com/content/3200...
Switzerland stirs Brexit ghosts in push for EU access
Referendum looms on single market deal that includes concessions on money, migration and judicial power
www.ft.com
July 1, 2025 at 5:08 PM
From a very good piece by @andybounds.bsky.social and @mjruehl.bsky.social in today's FT on the EU-Swiss deal and the difficult road ahead:
www.ft.com/content/3200...
www.ft.com/content/3200...
The other crucial part of this that gets lost is the proposed tax would also affect those running the thousands of small and medium sized businesses and entrepreneurial families spread across the country, many of which have their money entirely tied up in the business.
on.ft.com/4nd3rCb
on.ft.com/4nd3rCb
Inheritance tax referendum spooks Swiss super-rich
Bankers and lawyers warn of exodus ahead of public vote on 50 per cent rate for the very wealthy
on.ft.com
June 21, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The other crucial part of this that gets lost is the proposed tax would also affect those running the thousands of small and medium sized businesses and entrepreneurial families spread across the country, many of which have their money entirely tied up in the business.
on.ft.com/4nd3rCb
on.ft.com/4nd3rCb
And as always, an excellent take on this from the FT’s superb due diligence team here www.ft.com/content/1e38...
A raid in Switzerland
Plus, the potentially huge windfall for Warner Bros Discovery’s chief executive and mid-tier law firms in the UK bump up junior pay
www.ft.com
June 18, 2025 at 5:58 AM
And as always, an excellent take on this from the FT’s superb due diligence team here www.ft.com/content/1e38...