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“Swiss lawmakers passed a bill banning ‘too-big-to-fail’ banks from doling out big bonuses to executives and managers.” https://theswisstimes.ch/swiss-govt-wants-to-ban-bank-exec-bonuses/?twclid=2-mmichcw6gkgo6de9gb1cdwus
“Switzerland isn’t alone in facing awkward questions. Those in the UK’s Conservative Party who long for a light-touch regulatory system…
“A century of Swiss exceptionalism is ending with shocking speed. Everything is going wrong at once.” https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/03/24/era-swiss-exceptionalism/