Within the framework of further digitalisation, SIX Exchange Regulation (SER) launched its new platform "OLSdigital" on 4 March 2024 with the aim of digitalising and simplifying the submission of disclosure notifications.

On 14 September 2018, the Federal Council extended the transition period for the reporting of derivative transactions by small non-financial counterparties (NFC-) until 1 January 2024 under the Financial Market Infrastructure Act.

Initial coin offerings (ICOs) or token sales as alternative financing methods continue to generate increasing interest – in particular in Switzerland.

Discover the requirements and benefits of pursuing a Stock Exchange listing in Switzerland. Switzerland, known for its financial stability and regulatory prowess...

After the last financial crisis and, in particular, the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008, financial regulators and private sector managers found it difficult ...

Currently, payment systems not operated by banks are subject to a tiered registration / licensing and oversight regime: Smaller, Swiss-based payment...

On 30 June 2019, the temporary recognition of the equivalence of the Swiss legal and supervisory framework applicable to SIX Swiss Exchange and BX Swiss for purposes of article 23

On February 15, 2024, the Regulatory Board of the SIX Swiss Exchange (the "SIX") announced that it was updating the regulatory framework for crypto-assets as underling instruments for derivatives and exchange-traded products.

Currently, distribution of foreign funds by way of private placements and distribution to qualified investors do not require an authorisation by the FINMA.

Services and products primarily in the area of payment transactions, including the acceptance of customer funds and the issuance and storage of certain stablecoins...

On 19 June 2024, the Federal Council began consultations on proposed amendments to the FinMIA intending to further enhance the competitiveness of the Swiss financial center and the stability of the financial system.

Trading in tokens is currently in the spotlight of the public's and the regulator's attention. Based on distributed ledgers-technology, blockchains are used to publicly issue tokens ...

There is currently no dedicated legislative framework for structured finance in Switzerland. Contractual and collateral aspects are governed by the relevant provisions of the Swiss Code of Obligations or ...

Dâ -das BVerwG die Beschwerden der dänischen Banken teilweise gutgeheißen hatte (Urteile des BVerwG A-6537/2010 ùnd A-1246/2011), musste das Bundesgericht als höchste Instanz dazu Stellung nehmen.

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

Against the backdrop of the growing number of projects for so-called "stable coins" since mid-2018, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority ("FINMA") published new guidelines ...

Against the backdrop of the growing number of projects for so-called "stable coins" since mid-2018, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority...

Lo scorso 16 agosto l'Autorità federale di vigilanza sui mercati finanziari (FINMA) ha sottoscritto un accordo di cooperazione con la Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (CONSOB), autorità di vigilanza italiana, e con la Banca d'Italia.

In Switzerland, the end of 2018 and beginning of 2019 saw a number of legal developments regarding fintech (in particular the introduction ...

Das FinfraG (Finanzmarktinfrastrukturgesetz) ist ein Schweizer Bundes-gesetz, welches sich auf alle Schweizer Gesellschaften auswirkt, die im Handelsregister eingetragen sind.