 | Hunger for data persistsIn an interview, Hansueli Loosli, Chairman of the Board of Directors at Swisscom, talks about different stakeholders’ needs and how the telecom industry will continue to develop. |
 | Everything for the starMarcel Guerry, CEO of Mercedes-Benz Switzerland AG, explains how he perceives Mercedes personally and what he foresees for both the brand and the automotive industry. |
 | Hospitals need a cultural changeMichael Herzog and André Zemp discuss the future business model for hospitals and how Switzerland’s hospital market will continue to develop. |
 | How do companies invest in uncertain times?In an interview, Roger Neininger and Prof. Peter Leibfried talk about the current uncertainties surrounding investment decisions and how the correct assessment of legal and fiscal certainty is taking on increasing importance. |
 | Sustainable growth is keyIn his interview, Michael J. Andrew, Chairman of KPMG International, talks about how the industrialized nations are handling the current economic crisis, the risk of inflation in growth markets and the increasing battle for resources. |
 | Switzerland must remain independentIn his interview, the President of the National Council, Hansjörg Walter, describes the major regulatory and political hurdles facing Switzerland. |
 | Industry must invest in innovationsBryan DeBlanc, Sector Head Manufacturing Industry, explains how industrial companies can cut costs and what measures will help to strengthen Switzerland as an industrial center. |
 | “Insurers grapple with risk reporting”Daniel Senn, Head of Financial Services, describes the biggest challenges for insurers, the strategies they have adopted to respond to them and how their risks differ from those of banks. |
 | Reducing costs to offset decreasing marginsSome of the problems facing Swiss companies are highly sector-specific. In his interview, Stefan Pfister describes the changes affecting individual sectors and what they need to do to remain competitive. |
 | "Economic policy is becoming more unpredictable"Michael Hermann, Head of the “Sotomo” center for social, political and geographical research at the University of Zurich explains the connections between the election results and future economic policy. |
 | The future of SwitzerlandKPMGnews talks to three people from three different generations and with different cultural backgrounds about how they envisage the future for Switzerland. |
 | Boom in the consumer goods marketStéphane Gard, Sector Head Consumer Goods & Retail, talks about the market power of the retail industry and the latest trends in the consumer goods sector |
 | Building bridges between science and economyHans Hess, President of Swissmem, talks about the challenges as well as new opportunities in emerging markets, the availability of qualified staff and the ambivalent role of government. |
 | "The greatest challenge was production"The participants in this year’s Company Program, run by the non-profit organization Young Enterprise Switzerland, were young, clever and full of initiative. "RollingUp" was distinguished with the KPMG Team Award. |
 | The future of the media: impact of Web 2.0Patrik Müller, Editor-in-chief of “Der Sonntag” and initiator of the SwissMediaForum, talks about the greatest challenges faced by both the media and businesses when dealing with Web 2.0. |
 | "No bubble, but a regional risk of overheating"In an interview with KPMGnews, Maurice Pedergnana, Professor at the Institute for Financial Services Zug IFZ, talks about the current situation and potential consequences of low interest rates for banks. |
 | Interview with Lord Brittan of SpennithorneKPMGnews spoke with Lord Brittan of Spennithorne about the relationship between England and Switzerland, the turbulent European environment and the current challenges of the financial centers London and Zurich. |
 | M&A as an opportunityPhilippe Gaydoul, Chairman of the Gaydoul Group, and Adriano Agosti, Chairman and CEO of GoldenPeaks Capital, talk about the opportunities, risks and prospects of the M&A market. |
 | Basel in tax competitionStephan Stauber, Head of the Tax Administration of Basel-Stadt, and Peter B. Nefzger, Head of the Tax Administration of Basel-Landschaft, talk about challenges faced and potential room for maneuver in competition between locations. |
 | Structural reform of occupational pension provisionKurt Gysin and Silvan Loser, both partners and pension-scheme experts at KPMG Switzerland, addressed in our discussion the delicate points arising out of the envisaged terms for the implementation of structural reform. |
 | Jean-René Germanier and SwitzerlandJean-René Germanier, President of the National Council, talks about Switzerland’s relationship to the EU, the country’s image and political culture, its key tasks, the scope of influence of the President of the National Council |
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