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On 29 January 2025, the Swiss Federal Council (the Federal Council) decided to lift protective measures introduced when the European Union (EU)...

Two recent developments have further strengthened the international standing of Swiss stock exchanges. On 1 May 2025, the Swiss Federal Council lifted...

The amendments to the Stock Exchange Act that entered into force on 1 May 2013 result primarily in a comprehensive revision of the regulation against market abuse.

In the aftermath of the financial crisis of 2008/2009, Switzerland launched a massive overhaul of its financial regulations, in pursuit of several objectives.

Until the middle of last year, it was possible to hold shares in Swiss private companies on an anonymous basis.

The tokenisation of real assets is revolutionising the financial industry and other sectors by offering new forms of investment and asset management.

The Swiss parliament abolishes Swiss withholding tax on bond interest payments and includes certain other changes to the Swiss withholding tax act and the Swiss stamp tax act.

For acquisitions of enterprises and M&A transactions (e.g. share or asset deals), the key source of law is the Swiss Code of Obligations (CO). Since the provisions of the CO (e.g. in the sales law)...

SPACs can be listed and traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange, as of 6th December 2021.

Swiss M&A transactions related to public companies are mainly governed by the Swiss Financial Market Infrastructure Act ("FMIA"; including its implementing ordinances) and the Swiss Federal Merger Act ("MA").

Die Eidgenössische Finanzmarktaufsicht (FINMA) veröffentlichte eine Wegleitung zur Anwendbarkeit des Schweizer Finanzmarktrechts im Zusammenhang mit ICOs in der Schweiz.

There are several reasons for launching a public takeover bid in order to acquire another company and the different parties involved may have different interests and objectives.

The Swiss parliament introduced last December extensive reporting obligations for shareholders of non-listed Swiss companies limited by shares...

Dieser Leitfaden soll schweizerischen und internationalen Unternehmen, welche die Ausgabe von Anleihen auf dem Schweizer Markt (oder auf dem EUR-Markt durch Schweizer Emittenten)...

When nonresident aliens ("NRAs") invest in the US securities market they must take the bitter with the sweet.

Swiss M&A transactions related to public companies are mainly governed by the Swiss Financial Market Infrastructure Act ("FMIA"; including its implementing ordinances) and the Swiss Federal Merger Act ("MA").

Der London High Court of Justice hat sich in einem Urteil vom 6. August 2014 mit der Frage befasst, ob ein Schweizer Schlichtungsgesuch Rechtshängigkeit im Anwendungsbereich des Lugano-Übereinkommens zu begründen vermag.

New Swiss legislation has been proposed for stable coins referencing a fiat currency. Such stablecoins must be issued by Swiss issuers licensed by FINMA as payment instrument institutions (a new type of license).