The Deloitte CFO Survey Q3 2015 Signs of recovery?Report summary

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Four key points from the Q3 2015 Survey

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1Economic prospects still slightly negative

2High uncertainty

3Swiss Franc highest corporate risk …

4… but fears fade of EUR/CHF 1.10 exchange rate

rate the prospects for the Swiss economy over the next 12 months as negative.

rate the current level of economic and financial uncertainty as high.

see the strength of the Swiss Franc as a major risk for their company over the next 12 months.

do not see a EUR/CHF 1.10 exchange rate as a disadvantage for their company.

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1 – CFOs still rate Switzerland’s economic prospects slightly negative, but better than in Q2

Net balance of CFOs rating Switzerland’s economic prospects over the next 12 months as positive/negative

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2 - Level of uncertainty is still seen as very high

How do you rate the current level of uncertainty in the economic and financial environment?

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3 - Swiss Franc seen as highest corporate risk…

Which of the following factors are likely to pose a substantial risk to your company over the next 12 months? (Multiple answers possible)

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4 – …but fears of a EUR/CHF 1.10 rate fade

Average rating of the impact of different EUR/CHF exchange rates on Swiss companies on a scale from -3 to +3, with -3 representing a major disadvantage, 0 representing a neutral response, and +3 representing a major advantage

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ContactsJamie SchmidtPartner Audit and Advisory+41 58 279 7612jamschmidt@deloitte.ch

Reinhard LangenhövelPartner Audit and Advisory+ 41 58 279 7240rlangenhoevel@deloitte.ch

Rolf SchönauerHead of AuditFinancial ServicesZurich/Basel+41 58 279 6318rschoenauer@deloitte.ch

Jan-Dominik RemmenPartner Financial Advisory+41 58 279 6432jaremmen@deloitte.ch

Markus KochPartner Consulting+41 58 279 6133markkoch@deloitte.ch

Contacts and authorsAuthorsDr. Michael GramppChief Economist and Headof Research+41 58 279 6817mgrampp@deloitte.chFollow me on Twitter@michaelgrampp

Dennis BrandesResearch Manager+41 58 279 65 37dbrandes@deloitte.ch

AcknowledgementWe would like to thank all participating CFOs for theirsupport in completing the Survey.The Deloitte CFO Survey is supported by the CFO ForumSchweiz, the independent association of Chief FinancialOfficers in Switzerland.

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About the Deloitte CFO Survey The Deloitte CFO Survey is a quarterly survey of Chief Financial Officers and Group Finance Directors that was launched in September 2009.

The Q3 2015 Survey was conducted between 25 August and 18 September 2015. A totalof 110 CFOs participated, representing listed and private companies and all major sectors of the Swiss economy.

Some of the charts in the survey show the results in the form of a net balance. This is the percentage of respondents reporting, for instance, that bank credit is attractive, minus the percentage saying that bank credit is unattractive. This is a standard method of presenting survey data. Due to rounding percentages may not add up to 100.

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