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As a Certified Swiss Tax Expert, I have been working in tax consulting for over eleven years. My expertise is Swiss corporate tax law, completed by a broad understanding of international tax matters, transfer pricing and VAT.
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As a CFA and CAIA charterholder I have the technical background to understand the specific needs of the financial services industry. Since about seven years I have been working for asset managers, banks and pension funds.
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In the past 3 years I worked on several ICOs, STOs, Stable Coins, Crypto Custody Solutions, Bokers, Tokenisation of Real
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For many years I have been carrying out Tax Due Diligences and Tax Structuring for buyers and vendors alike. I have
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