The chief executive officers of Switzerland’s top firms take home almost double the median salaries of Europe’s 100 biggest companies, according to a study by consultants Willis Towers Watson.
The Eurotop 100 study, presented on Thursday, studied the direct remuneration – not including pension or bonuses – of the CEOs of the 100 most highly capitalised blue-chip companies in Europe.
If peace of mind means strolling home past trees and flowers, a fat bank balance at your disposal, and with a secure job to head to the next day, then the best place to find it is Germany.
A new study, done by Zipjet, a home delivered laundry service, has revealed the world’s most and least stressful cities of 2017, based on factors including traffic levels, public transport, percentage of green spaces, financial status of citizens including debt levels, physical and mental health, and the hours of sunlight the city gets per year.
Expatriates moving to Switzerland, home to some of the biggest private banks, commodity traders and pharmaceuticals companies, earn an average of more than $193,000.
That’s the highest in the world and 54 per cent more than if they’d stayed at home, a study published Wednesday by HSBC. That boost in remuneration is only surpassed by the 58 per cent increase enjoyed by expats relocating to Saudi Arabia’s petrodollar economy.
The number of millionaires in the world rose by nearly 8 percent last year to an all-time high of around 16.5 million people, with record total wealth of $63.5 trillion, according to a report by global consultancy firm Capgemini.
Booming global stock markets has catapulted an extra 1.15 million people into the high-net-worth individual (HNWI) bracket, according to figures from Capgemini’s 2017 World Wealth Report.
The US has overtaken Switzerland as the world’s richest country in terms of wealth per household. On September 27, Allianz unveiled the eighth edition of its "Global Wealth Report", which puts the asset and debt situation of households in more than 50 countries under the microscope.
At the top of the list of the 20 richest countries (net financial assets per capita, see table), a changing of the guard occurred in 2016, with the United States capturing the top spot from Switzerland.However, its lead is razor-thin and some of the credit goes to a stronger dollar.
Switzerland is the world’s most competitive economy for a ninth straight year, the Geneva-based World Economic Forum said on Wednesday.
Since suffering a rare blip in 2008, when it was nudged into second place by the United States, the Swiss economy has maintained an efficient but unshakeable grip on the top spot in the WEF annual ranking .
For the second year in a row, Bangkok is poised to be the most popular city in the world for international travelers.
The Thai capital is projected to welcome nearly 20.2 million international overnight visitors this year, according to a report by financial services corporation Mastercard.
Mastercard’s 2017 Global Destination Cities Index looks at visitor volume and spending to rank 132 top destination cities.
Best global brands of 2017 list was released on Monday by Interbrand, a brand consultancy based in the US. Technology companies dominated the top 20 spaces on the list with Apple Inc once again emerging as the number one brand.
The report shows technology is the dominant sector, with tech giant Apple securing the highest rank as the world’s most valuable brand for the fifth year running, while Google retains its second place for the fourth year in a row. The top 100 brands have a combined total value of $1,872bn, an increase of 4.2% from 2016.
