As the EU AI Act's transparency obligations take effect from August 2026, companies deploying AI tools across Europe face a critical compliance challenge: ensuring users know when they're interacting with artificial intelligence. Swiss companies operating in or targeting the EU market must now navigate specific disclosure requirements for AI-generated content, deepfakes, emotion recognition systems, and biometric categorisation, with implementation timelines demanding immediate action.

Please watch this webinar from Swiss Legal Finance covering third-party funding in Switzerland.

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Adves­tra hat die UBS Switz­er­land AG als Man­da­ted Lead Arran­geur, Under­wri­ter, Agen­tin, Sicher­hei­ten­agen­tin und Kre­dit­ge­be­rin bei der Über­brü­ckungs­fi­nan­zie­rung zur Finan­zie­rung des Erwerbs der Kyte Power­tech durch die R&S Inter­na­tio­nal Hol­ding AG.

In recent years, private investors in Switzerland have increasingly sought to buy, renovate, and resell real estate for profit. However, (direct) real estate investments often require significant financial resources and expertise, which can limit individual investors.

ESG expectations are increasingly shaping the Swiss legal and regulatory landscape, with significant implications for financial institutions and multinational organisations operating in or through Switzerland.

Ziel einer politisch breit abgestützten parlamentarischen Initiative ist es, die schweizerische Gesetzgebung zu ändern, um die Einführung eines freiwilligen Rechtsstatus einer «Nachhaltigen Unternehmung» zu ermöglichen.

Switzerland is introducing a central register of beneficial owners through the Federal Act on the Transparency of Legal Entities and the Identification of Beneficial Owners (LETA), effective October 1, 2026. This reform requires Swiss and certain foreign companies to identify beneficial owners, document their control, and report information to a new federal register administered by the Federal Office of Justice. Companies must prepare for these new governance, documentation, and compliance obligations by en

Swiss stock corporations with limited audit requirements may waive audits with shareholder consent through an "Opting-Out" mechanism. New regulations effective January 2025 restrict this waiver to future financial years only, prompting the Federal Commercial Registry Office to issue clarifying guidance on implementation procedures and timing requirements.

Stiftungsräte und Stiftungsrätinnen von gemeinnützigen Stiftungen können künftig für ihre Tätigkeit angemessen entlöhnt werden, ohne dass dies der Steuerbefreiung der Stiftung entgegensteht.

On January 1, 2023, the revised corporate law entered into force. It provided for both a welcomed modernization and clean-up of Swiss corporate law

On January 1, 2023, the revised corporate law entered into force. The revision requires companies, among other things, to amend their articles of incorporation to reflect...

Heute hat die Stimmbevölkerung der Einführung der OECD/ G20-Mindeststeuer in der Schweiz zugestimmt. Mittels einer Verfassungsänderung wurde die Grundlage geschaffen, Gewinne von Schweizer...

Insights from a recent panel discussion featuring Barbara Kux, a distinguished Swiss executive and management and supervisory board...

If a shareholder grants an unsubordinated loan to its company and the same later enters bankruptcy, the shareholder's claim for repayment of such loan ranks as equal with all other non-privileged and non-secured creditors.

Driven by the ideal of creditor protection, Switzerland introduced a solvency test for all companies in early 2023, in addition to the existing equity capital requirements.

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The consultation on the introduction of a Swiss trust showed that there was currently no majority support for the introduction of such a legal institution.

Proper drafting of the articles of association of Swiss listed companies can improve the board's ability to resist activists with no meaningful economic exposure to the company.

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