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Financial Executive magazine is the bimonthly flagship publication of Financial Executives Institute. It provides senior financial executives with focused editorial material on business and management strategies to help them work better, faster and smarter. Content includes evaluating risks vs. rewards and return on investment in such areas as information technology, corporate finance, globalization, financial reporting, M&A, investor relations, employee benefits, economic trends, strategic planning, benchmarking and career development advice, as well as an ongoing discussion of other forward-looking business issues that shape corporate financial management.

We are relationship-driven lawyers, working to meet the ongoing legal needs of our clients wherever they do business. Operating across Asia, Europe and the US, we offer you more than 3,100 lawyers in 58 offices in 22 countries.

We act for enterprises across the full spectrum of business including local, national and multi-national companies in a wide range of business sectors. We have clients from single-owner startups to household name companies on a national and multinational basis.

Our clients are truly local, national, regional and global.

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We place the highest value on building close working relationships with our clients. To accomplish that, we offer you lawyers who are culturally attuned to the business demands and legal requirements of their countries, who have excellent legal skills, and who are totally committed to our client service ethic.

Our clients say that this commitment is what really sets us apart.

Established in 2003 by Mike Heimert, CETERIS® is a global economic consulting group specializing in Transfer Pricing and Tax Valuation Services as well as Additional Economic Analysis. We are uniquely positioned to provide value to our clients through our:

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Western Switzerland is one of Switzerland's most dynamic and inviting areas, reaching from the Lake of Geneva to the Lake of Neuchâtel and from the Jura Mountains to the Alps. Switzerland in general and our region in particular provide an excellent base for all types of business activity, and we are ready to present you the many advantages and assets we offer. Switzerland's natural assets include:

• Stability, safety, and security;
• Highly productive, well-educated, and industrious workforce;
• Modern infrastructure, attractive business climate, and very low taxes;
• Central location at the crossroads of Europe; and
• Multicultural, multilingual and international environment.

An appealing program of financial and other incentives enable us to enhance our many advantages.

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• Business plan development
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• Financial institutions and venture capital funds
• Useful business and social contacts and networks
• Housing, schools, transportation, health services and shopping guides; and
• Advocacy support in dealing with federal, cantonal and municipal governments

As tax incentives and work permits often are a major concern of new businesses arriving in the country, we concentrate on these key elements while supporting every step you take in getting your company and your family established in Western Switzerland. We consider ourselves part of your team, which means your problems also are ours, and your success is ours as well.

We look forward to working with you, and we invite you to visit Western Switzerland to see for yourself all that we have to offer.

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