Zugerberg Finanz is sponsoring the 20th edition of the annual Zugerberg Finanz Trophy this year.  Pre-training begins this weekend.  Please see the Zugerberg Finanz Trophy website for details.

Fitness and Stammtisch in Exotic Locations

We usually sit around drinking beer and chatting at Stammtisch. We should exercise more. We generally look for variety in our Stammtisch and not always holding it at the same location. We should not only hold Stammtisch in Zug city but also in other parts of the canton too. We have a golden opportunity to combine fitness with boozing and socialising at our Stammtisch and will all be better for that combination. Zugerberg Finanz Trophy offers a splendid programme of walking legs, both in the lowlands and the highlands , both long, medium and short versions all in our vicinity.

Johan Ubby discovered the Zugerberg Finanz Trophy and signed himself up for it and created an IMCZ team. I followed suit and signed myself under the team International Men's Club of Zug IMCZ (hope that is the same team name that Johan used). I encourage other IMCZ members to join our team at https://www.zugerbergfinanz-trophy.ch/ .  There is a sequence of lowland long, medium and short trips in specific Gemeinde. I propose we focus on these on selected Thursday evenings (see list below), starting at say 5pm doing the short or medium excursion and then holding our Stammtisch in a suitable bar in the vicinity of that leg. E.g. leg in Steinhausen, then Stammtisch in Steinhausen. Below is the Zugerberg Finanz Trophy2024 programme.

Below that is my suggestion for a combined Walk and Stammtisch programme. 

I hope you will endorse this programme, even if you don’t actually join the walk and only attend the Stammtisch.  All these locations are accessible by public transport and are worth a visit.

Please register on our website events if you subscribe to this plan and of course register yourself with team International Men's Club of Zug IMCZ at https://www.zugerbergfinanz-trophy.ch/ . 

Get fit, social fun and know your canto with IMCZ!

Etappe	Beginn	Ende	Strecke kurz	Strecke mittel	Strecke lang	OL
01_Steinhausen	Sa, 22.03.2025	So, 20.04.2025	2.8 km 50 m HD	8.4 km 130 m HD	12.3 km 150 m HD	4.5 km 70 m HD
02_Baar	Mo, 21.04.2025	So, 18.05.2025	2.5 km 20 m HD | neu ab 2024	5.4 km 60 m HD | neu ab 2024	9.4 km 240 m HD | neu ab 2024	3.8 km 110 m HD
03_Ennetsee	Mo, 19.05.2025	So, 15.06.2025	2.2 km 20 m HD	5.1 km 80 m HD	14.0 km 190 m HD	4.5 km 60 m HD
04_Menzingen	Mo, 16.06.2025	So, 13.07.2025	3.6 km 60 m HD	8.1 km 170 m HD	14.0 km 260 m HD	4.0 km 100 m HD
Sommerpause
05_Zug	Sa, 09.08.2025	So, 07.09.2025	2.1 km 10 m HD	6.7 km 30 m HD | neu ab 2024	17.0 km 220 m HD | neu ab 2024	3.1 km 10 m HD
06_Ägerital	Mo, 08.09.2025	Fr, 03.10.2025	2.4 km, 60 m HD	3.9 km, 110 m HD	17.2 km, 80 m HD	3.5 km, 90 m HD
			15.6 km 220m HD	37.6 km 580 m HD	83.9 km 1140 m HD	23.4 km 440 m HD

Below that is my suggestion for a combined Walk and Stammtisch programme. 

Beginning of period	End of period	Short leg (Medium and Long legs available)	Chosen Thursday 5pm in the allotted time frame	Chosen venue for the Stammtisch afterwards
Sa, 22.03.2025	So, 20.04.2025	2.8 km 50 m HD	Thursday 28-03-24 Steinhausen	Bill L to select oasis in this town
Mo, 21.04.2025	So, 18.05.2025	2.5 km 20 m HD | neu ab 2024	Thursday 09-05-24 Baar	Peter A to select oasis in this town
Mo, 19.05.2025	So, 15.06.2025	2.2 km 20 m HD	Thursday 06-06-24 Ennetsee	Richard B to select oasis in this town
Mo, 16.06.2025	So, 13.07.2025	3.6 km 60 m HD	Thursday 27-06-24 Menzingen	Richard B to select oasis in this town
Sa, 09.08.2025	So, 07.09.2025	2.1 km 10 m HD	Thursday 15-08-24 Zug	Johan U to select oasis in this town
Mo, 08.09.2025	Fr, 03.10.2025	2.4 km, 60 m HD	Thursday 12-09-24 Aegeri	Alan C to select oasis in this town
		Short 15.6 km 220m HD	Medium 37.6 km 580 m HD	Long 83.9 km 1140 m HD

Richard Beswick

President

president@imcz.club

International Men's Club of Zug

Special Stammtisch     

Keynote speaker (30 min) 

Mr. Harry Fuchs, Softlanding Language School

'Sprachtraining muss Spass machen, nur dann kommt der Erfolg.  Und Sprachtraining muss rasch Erfolg bringen, nur dann bleibt der Spass.'

'Enjoyable language learning breeds success; rapid progress ensures that learning remains fun.'

Speaker Profile:

Founder of Softlanding Language School and Author of "The Languager" Study Materials

Harry is a leader in the field of language education and cultural integration. With a pragmatic approach, he established Softlanding Language School in Baar to assist expats in navigating life in their new home. Through practical courses in German and Swiss German, Harry has equipped countless individuals and families with the language skills they need to integrate in Switzerland. The company has grown over the years; besides German for C-permits and citizenship, the school now offers tuition in many languages and subjects for adults and children.

Over the years, his methods have been shared within the school, thanks to the plethora of books he has written, as "The Languager", which serve as course material for the school. The Softlanding philosophy, as advocated by Harry, is that language learning should be fun and quick! Only then will students be successful.

All Members and their friends are invited to join this session which will take place in the first portion of the standard Stammtisch

Posted by Richard Beswick, President, IMCZ

president@imcz.club

https://imcz.club/

Direct Tel: +41 79 340 44 32

Date: Thursday, 02. may 2024

Start times: 17:00 Uhr – 19:00 Uhr

location: Stöckli Skimanufaktur, Eistrasse 14, 6102 Malters

number of people: Minimum number 8 - if we don't reach this the tour is off.

Price CHF 20.- per person

Price is refunded in the form of a CHF 20.- discount voucher,

redeemable in all Stöckli branches.

method of arrival: by car or public transport. Parking spaces for visitors. Railway Station to Factory 21 minutes on foot.

Train Zug to Malters approximately 45 minutes. Driving from Zug to Malters 40 minutes.

identification of visitors: We must submit a list of visitor's names before the visit.

STÖCKLI SWISS SPORTS AG

Eistrasse 5a, 6102 Malters, T 041 492 62 87, events@stoeckli.ch, www.stoeckli.ch

Stammtisch 9 May18:00 will be held at the Gasthof Neumühle, Baar, in conjunction with the Zugerberg Finanz Trophy second leg at 17:00.

Fitness and Stammtisch in Exotic Locations

We usually sit around drinking beer and chatting at Stammtisch. We should exercise more. We generally look for variety in our Stammtisch and not always holding it at the same location. We should not only hold Stammtisch in Zug city but also in other parts of the canton too. We have a golden opportunity to combine fitness with boozing and socialising at our Stammtisch and will all be better for that combination. Zugerberg Finanz Trophy offers a splendid programme of walking legs, both in the lowlands and the highlands , both long, medium and short versions all in our vicinity.

Johan Ubby discovered the Zugerberg Finanz Trophy and signed himself up for it and created an IMCZ team. I followed suit and signed myself under the team International Men's Club of Zug IMCZ (hope that is the same team name that Johan used). I encourage other IMCZ members to join our team at https://www.zugerbergfinanz-trophy.ch/ .  There is a sequence of lowland long, medium and short trips in specific Gemeinde. I propose we focus on these on selected Thursday evenings (see list below), starting at say 5pm doing the short or medium excursion and then holding our Stammtisch in a suitable bar in the vicinity of that leg. E.g. leg in Baar, then Stammtisch in Baar. Here is the 2024 programme.

 

Etappe	Beginn	Ende	Strecke kurz	Strecke mittel	Strecke lang	OL
01_Steinhausen	Sa, 22.03.2025	So, 20.04.2025	2.8 km 50 m HD	8.4 km 130 m HD	12.3 km 150 m HD	4.5 km 70 m HD

Probably the best Cigar Lounge in Zurich - Switzerland

He is big on cigars as well as on rum, but he would suggest concentrating on one topic. 

For cigars, he could hold a short cigar blending seminar, elaborating with us which parameters determine the taste of a cigar. For this purpose we could smoke two cigars in a blind tasting: an exciting experiment that will help us to sharpen our senses. If we take one Cuban and one non-Cuban cigar, the price would be around 35 CHF. In case we would like to compare a normal cigar to a vintage one, that would be more expensive. 

If we choose rum, we could do a rum tasting flight. This involves tasting 5 different rums, accompanied by explanations as to their origins. It would cost 45 CHF, or 75 CHF with more fancy rums.

Of course, we could also just go there and order what we like, without any presentation, but that would not be so much fun.

Organiser: Maurice Corden.

Date: Saturday, May 11. backup dates May 18, 25 

Time: 18:00

Registration on our website. This will help us to gauge interest and plan the event requested by the most members. In due course we will post the options and prices for your consideration. For the moment consider no cost.

Weekly Stammtisch on May 16^th will be at the Centro Italiano, Metallstrasse 18, 6300 Zug. Our host will be Paolo Sivillica, Presidente, CENTRO ITALIANO di ZUG. Recommendation from Bill. Please register in advance to help our host plan our seating. 

Name of Venue: Centro Italiano

Address of Venue: Metallstrasse 18, 6300 Zug

Website: https://www.centroitalianozug.ch/centro-italiano/

Telephone: 041 711 48 31

Please register on our events page if possible. Of course Members and Non Members can turn up without prior reservation. But it is nice to have pre-registration if you can.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Richard Beswick,

President,

The International Men's Club of Zug

president@imcz.club

https://imcz.club/

Direct Tel: +41 79 340 44 32

Thursday 23 May 18:00 we’ll be at Zugerberg Finanz 

This is a tailored event for the Established Expats (EE) community. It is an opportunity to learn about current topics in investing and appropriate solutions for Swiss domiciled individuals. Zugerberg Finanz is a 24 year old asset manager, managing over 3.8 billion chf portfolios for: private persons, BVG vested pension II holders, corporate institutions and family offices, offering affordable entry levels.

Theme:	Pension Pillar II system & 3a portfolios, Pension Capital Withdrawal impact, the “portable pension” and performance expectations based on THE real returns. Join us to refresh your knowledge on Swiss pension system’s recent laws, understand Vested pension options and see our Zugerberg Finanz philosophy.
Date:	May 23, 2024
Time:	18:30 – 21:00 p.m. Presentation followed by Q&A and light dinner.
Keynote Speakers:	Timo Dainese, Founder and Managing Partner Tania Mobayed, Brand Ambassador & Sr. Advisor Expat Desk Thomas Aregger, Private Clients & Pension Expert Prof. Dr. Maurice Pedergnana, Chief Economist and Managing Partner
Place:	Zugerberg Finanz, Lüssiweg 47, 6302 Zug (find us on Google Maps)
RSVP:	Latest by May 14, 2024, Registration online, limited seating

Registration!

Please register on our events page and at Zugerberg Finanz. Of course Members and Non Members can turn up without prior reservation. But it is nice to have pre-registration if you can.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

if there are persons who are absolutely uninterested in pensions, they are invited to congregate at Flanagan’s as usual. 

Richard Beswick,

President,

The International Men's Club of Zug

president@imcz.club

https://imcz.club/

Direct Tel: +41 79 340 44 32

Thursday 30 May 18:00 we’ll be at Flanagan’s 

Name of Venue: Flanagan's Irish Pub Zug

Address of Venue: Bundespl. 16, 6300 Zug

Website: https://www.flanagans.ch/zug/

Telephone: 041 710 26 18

Suggested navigation Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/zpRzCjJXimAHdjETA

Please register on our events page if possible. Of course Members and Non Members can turn up without prior reservation. But it is nice to have pre-registration if you can.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Richard Beswick,

President,

The International Men's Club of Zug

president@imcz.club

https://imcz.club/

Direct Tel: +41 79 340 44 32

Expat Expo, Sunday, June 9, 11-17:00: IMCZ Exhibitor: Lorzensaal in Cham. This is the largest fair dedicated to the Switzerland’s burgeoning expat population. The Expat Expo is under new management: James and Emily Austin. Dozens of stands present wares, services, banks, education associations from all over Switzerland, specifically directed to the expat community. IMCZ has been a regular participant taking a stand and promoting the event through our network. Our primary objective in participating is to raise awareness of our Club and to recruit new members. Peter Aschmann will be leading the project for IMCZ. He will require a team for stand duty. Please register on our website, and indicate the time slot(s) for which you would be available. Admission is free of charge. 

Organisers address: James and Emily Austin, Expat-Expo GmbH

www.expat-expo.com

office@expat-expo.info

+41 44 552 04 40

DIEDRICHSEN BAUMGARTNER DBLaw Advokatur | Notariat

Topic: Swiss Inheritance Law

This is a special Stammtisch, with a lecture provided courtesy of FMZ and DB Law. 

You are encouraged to register with both IMCZ Event and FMZ at the links below

https://imcz.club/event-5638761

Swiss inheritance law (fmzug.ch)

Plan: 18:00 Start Flanagan's , move at 19:00 to KBZ Aula | Kaufmännisches Bildungszentrum Zug, Aabachstr. 7, 6300 Zug, Return to Flanagan's at 20:30. 

Those not wishing to attend the lecture can remain at Flanagan's for the Stammtisch

Seating is limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis on the evening. Once capacity is reached, there will be standing room only

Registration on IMCZ Events Page will close on April 30th.

Synopsis: Around 70% of the Swiss population have neither a last will and testament or an  inheritance contract. The law settles your estate if you don’t.

Swiss inheritance law protects the inheritance of direct descendants, spouses and registered partners. Learn about the changes to the law in 2023 and clarify any questions to with the experts to ensure your last will and testament is carried out according to your actual wishes.

Hope the lecture of a morbid but essential topic will be of interest to members.

Best regards

Richard 

Richard Beswick

President IMCZ

president@imcz.club

International Men’s Club of Zug (IMCZ)

https://imcz.club/

Ulrich Straub is a local historian, industrial entrepreneur and vintner who happens to be the grandson of Karl Heinrich Gyr, one of the founders of Landis  & Gyr, the well-known Zug-based electricity metering company. Ulrich, who is also the President of the Industriepfad Lorze, has kindly offered to give an exclusive presentation to the IMCZ on the History of the Industrialization of Zug. Furthermore, Ulrich has invited us to his own home in Gimenen, Zug, where he has lovingly restored an old farmhouse over many years and cultivated vineyards with over 1700 vines, making it the largest vineyard in Zug. Ulrich is well positioned to talk to us, not only about the history of Landis & Gyr (now Landis + Gyr), but also about the other historical Zug-based companies such as Verzinkerei Zug, the Milchsüdi (Nestlé), Zwicky and others. Ulrich is also providing an apéro and a tour of his vineyard. This all adds up to a totally unique event, providing an opportunity to learn about the history of Zug and the remarkable innovations which have happened here. Gimenen is located on the hills above Oberwil, offers stunning views over Lake Zug and is easily reachable by public transport (No.14 Bus).

Programme:

18:00 Welcome attendees at the Gimenen Winery, Gimenenweg 18, 6317 Zug (see attached the directions by car)

If the weather permits, tour of the winery followed by drinks (wine and water)

19:00 Seated Lecture on History of industry in Zug» by Ulrich Straub, followed by the presentation of our App «Industriekultur Zug»

19:45 o’clock    Degustation of house wines paired with apéro platters   

How to find it:

• Gimenenweg Nr 18, 6317 Oberwil by Zug
• No. 614 bus from Zug Metalli/Bahnhof to Meisenweg (Direction Gimenen)
• 8 Stops, 7 Minutes, followed by 110m walk down the drive to the farmhouse. Depart Metalli 15:45, Arrive Meisenberg 15:52

Details to be forthcoming following completion of planning.

Event is not yet open for registration.

Special Stammtisch     

Welcome and short introduction

IC Founder Welcome Address - Mr. Nikola Gjorgon

Keynote speakers (30 min) 

Timo Dainese, Founder and Managing Partner

Maurice Pedergnana, Chief Economist and Managing Partner

Tania Mobayed, Brand Ambassador & Senior Advisor Expat Desk

Venue: To be decided.

All Members of IMCZ or ZIWC and their friends are invited to join this session which will take place in the first portion of the standard Stammtisch

Posted by Richard Beswick, President, IMCZ

president@imcz.club

https://imcz.club/

Direct Tel: +41 79 340 44 32