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The Swiss Financial Market Authority FINMA announced on 10 September 2021 that it has granted for the first time approval to a stock exchange and a central depository (Zentralverwahrer)...

From January 1, 2023, more flexible formation and capital regulations will apply to stock corporations.

On 5 May 2015 the Federal Supreme Court rendered its long awaited decision on a withholding tax (WHT) reimbursement claim related to Total Return Swaps

The Commission for economy and taxes (WAK-S) concluded the debation relating to the Financial Services Act (FinSA) and the Financial Institutions Act (FinIA). This information has been released in the press today.

The Federal Department of Finance (FDF) has published the 2024 rates on refund interest and default interest on 11 September 2023. For the first time since the 2016 tax year...

Crypto Currencies and in particular the blockchain technology are an innovation with the potential to change how our financial system works.

The Swiss Federal Council has published a position paper on the "prevention of greenwashing in the financial sector." The Federal Council is composed of seven members...

Switzerland's Federal Council has adopted a dispatch to revise the Federal Act on Banks and Saving Banks, requiring systemically important banks like UBS to fully back foreign subsidiary participations...

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.

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.

The ordinance contains the Federal Council's implementing provisions for the Federal Act on the International Automatic Exchange of Information in Tax Matters (AEOI Act).

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) intends to adopt a circular on the rules of conduct under the Swiss Financial Services Act (FinSA).

The disclosure of shareholdings in accordance with art. 120 et seqq. of the Financial Market Infrastructure Act (FMIA) and its implementing ordinances (in particular art. 10 et seqq.

On 17 December 2021, the Swiss Parliament adopted the partial revision of the Swiss Federal Banking Act (Bundesgesetz über die Banken und Sparkassen).

On 6 June 2025, the Swiss Federal Council unveiled a comprehensive package of proposals to strengthen the country's banking regulation in the wake of the Credit Suisse crisis.

The Syrian Central Bank's complaint against its inclusion into Switzerland's sanction list relating to Syrian organizations and individuals is not admissible.

Today, 14 October 2025, the Swiss Federal Administrative Court ("SFAC") has overturned FINMA's 19 March 2023 decision ordering the write-off of CHF 16.5 billion in Additional Tier...

Financial institutions face mounting pressure to address quantum computing threats to their cryptographic infrastructure. As quantum technology advances, organizations must understand post-quantum cryptography implementation strategies and the regulatory landscape shaping data security requirements.