Basel

2023 - 3 - 10

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London to Switzerland train: You could soon be able to go direct to ... (Metro)

UK communters could one day get another direct route into Europe after a Swiss MP called for an inquiry into a direct daily services between Basel and ...

You’ll first need to take a train from London to Paris, then another to Zurich. [check our news page](https://metro.co.uk/news/). [Metro's London news hub](https://metro.co.uk/tag/london/). [London](https://metro.co.uk/tag/london/?ico=auto_link_news_P14_LNK1) back in January. However, that could be about to change. [London](https://metro.co.uk/tag/london/?ico=auto_link_news_P1_LNK1).

Small banks set for 2% capital reduction under Basel III (Risk.net)

Lower leverage ratio requirements expected to offset Tier 1 capital increases for credit risk and output floor.

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Small Banks Set for 2% Capital Reduction Under Basel III (NNN)

Small banks are expected to have a drop of 2% in their Tier 1 capital requirements under the fully loaded Basel III rules compared to end-June 2022 levels, ...

[](https://nnn.ng/#:~:text=jvzoo blogger outreach) [](https://nnn.ng/hausa/#=rariyahausacom) [](https://nnn.ng/i/#=best link shortner) [UK](https://nnn.ng/tag/uk/) delayed local implementation to 2025 and [Japan](https://nnn.ng/tag/japan/) to March 2024 for top banks and to March 2025 for regional banks, while Basel Committee member countries are required to fully adopt the reforms by the start of 2028. [Basel Committee](https://nnn.ng/small-banks-set-for-2-capital-reduction-under-basel-iii/#Basel Committee) [General news](https://nnn.ng/general-news/) [III](https://nnn.ng/tag/iii/) rules compared to end-June 2022 levels, according to the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.

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What are the tax issues Geneva and Basel will vote on this Sunday? (The Local Switzerland)

While there will be no national vote in the first of four referendums scheduled in Switzerland for this year, Basel and Geneva voters will weigh in on ...

In addition to tax breaks for families, general cuts in income and wealth taxes would also be implemented. Parents will also be able to deduct up to 25,000 francs per year for childcare. Currently, the largest shareholders in the canton are only partially — to the tune of 60 to 70 percent — taxed on their dividends. For instance, in the future, Basel families will be allowed to deduct 8,600 francs per child on their tax return, — 700 fracs more than at present. However, most parties are in favour of the tax package put forth by the canton, and are urging the voters to accept it, while rejecting the committee’s counter-proposal. Their counter-proposal calls for a tax cut that excludes the rich, and amounts to about half — 45 instead of 88 million francs — of the canton’s.

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