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Schweizer Stiftungen folgen ESG-Prinzipien. Diese betonen Werte, Wirkung, Risiken, Interessenbindung und Regeln. Umsetzung: Integration, Investition, Kooperation, Transparenz.

Relocating to Switzerland as an entrepreneur or investor is a popular option, but it can be complex.

Direct foreign investments in Swiss companies are currently not subject to state approval. This is in contrast with the majority of EU and all G7 member states, which have established foreign investment controls in recent years.

While the Swiss M&A market suffered from the impact of COVID-19 and the Swiss lockdown in the beginning of 2020, a decline in deal flow and volume could be observed, with some sectors experiencing a decrease in deal activity by 50%.

The contracting parties use a shareholders' agreement to agree the rights and obligations associated with their position as shareholders. The contracting parties can be just some or all the shareholders of a company.

The jurisdiction of Switzerland offers numerous advantages.

On 1 January 2025, the new FINMA circular 2025/2 on the "Rules of conduct under FinSA/FinSO" entered into force. Although the circular applies only to institutions supervised by FINMA or a supervisory organisation...

After several years of back and forth, Swiss legislators and civil society have failed to reach a compromise on mandatory human rights due diligence legislation. As discussed in this Alert, the question...

Switzerland plays a very important role in the global economic system.

In the course of our work for international companies that have currently transfered employees to Hungary, we have noticed that the responsible officials in the authorities are currently checking the signatures of the persons authorized by the companies on the immigration applications more thoroughly.

On 20 June 2025, the Federal Council introduced a bill that proposes changes to the Swiss Copyright Act (SCA).

The European Union's Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act is a regulatory framework designed to address the risks and challenges posed by AI technologies. Though Switzerland is not part of the EU, businesses in Switzerland.

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been in place for several years, yet many businesses still struggle to understand whether they can process personal data. While the GDPR...

Swiss corporate tax reforms I and II In the first iteration of its corporate tax overhaul (CTR I), Switzerland introduced various measures to improve its reputation as an attractive jurisdiction

Switzerland has a unique position within Europe and a strong economy founded on finance and banking.

In comparison to the record-breaking year of 2018, M&A activity in 2019 was slightly lower.