Contents: The Secret of Swiss Prosperity (Dean Russell) Markets in Time: The Rise, Fall, and Revival of Swiss Watchmaking (Anthony Young) The Swiss Cantonal System: A Model Democracy (Frances Kendall) Swiss Banking, Swiss Secrecy (Robert Vrijhof) Swiss Bank Secrecy Lives (Robert Vrijhof) Currencies and Markets From a Swiss Point of View (Robert Vrijhof) Stock Markets and the New EU Tax Directive (Robert Vrijhof) The Benefits of Using an Independent Asset Manager (Robert Vrijhof)