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Swiss export-oriented companies are facing an increase in regulatory challenges. They have to comply with local and target market regulations, but may also face a potential relevancy of US and EU law.

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), the Federal Department of Finance (FDF) and the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) are the main authorities in charge...

In Switzerland, the concept of fraud carries a predominantly criminal connotation, as an offence punishable under the Swiss Criminal Code (SCC). Beyond this strict definition of fraud...

In a significant decision dated 21 July 2025 (7B_45/2022), the Swiss Federal Supreme Court ('SFC') addressed crucial questions regarding the interplay...

On 1 October 2026, Switzerland's revised Anti-Money Laundering Act brings lawyers, trustees and notaries under its regulatory scope for the first time, requiring them to align their organizations with sanctions risks. The reform adds a second layer of control to transactions already monitored by banks and financial intermediaries, raising questions about whether this duplication enhances security or merely increases compliance costs and encroaches on professional secrecy.

Im Urteil 6B_216/2020 vom 1. November 2021 hat das Bundesgericht die Verurteilung eines Vermögensverwalters wegen verbotener Handlungen für einen fremden Staat bestätigt.

Exponentially increasing data volumes, a constantly growing number of apps and systems as well as increasingly complex international regulatory environments are making the fight against financial crime

International arbitration faces growing challenges when corruption, sanctions violations, fraud, or money laundering allegations emerge during proceedings. How should arbitrators and institutions respond...

As of 1 September 2023, the revised Federal Act on Data Protection (revFADP) will come into force.

In a Swiss criminal investigation into bribery offences committed abroad, Alstom accepted heavy sanctions ordered by the federal prosecutor’s office.

This provision codifies the practice developed by the Federal Council under the Swiss Federal Constitution.

One difficulty of obtaining evidence in arbitration is the lack of coercive power of arbitral tribunals: without such coercive power, the evidence production in arbitration proceedings heavily relies on the voluntary production of the parties.

La présente contribution s'inscrit dans le prolongement d'une chronique au format similaire, consacrée à la procédure pénale et publiée chaque année depuis 2015 au Journal des Tribunaux.

La présente Newsletter de Monfrini Bitton Klein vise à offrir, de manière hebdomadaire, un tour d'horizon de la jurisprudence rendue par le Tribunal fédéral dans les principaux domaines d'activité de l'Etude, soit le droit pénal économique et le recouvrement d'actifs (asset recovery).

Financial statement manipulation, also known as earnings management or creative accounting, involves altering financial reports to present a distorted picture of a company's financial...

Bisher war die Privatbestechung nur strafbar, wenn sie zu Wettbewerbsverzerrungen im Sinne des Gesetzes über den unlauteren Wettbewerb ("UWG") führte.

La présente Newsletter de Monfrini Bitton Klein vise à offrir, de manière hebdomadaire, un tour d'horizon de la jurispru-dence rendue par le Tribunal fédéral dans les principaux domaines d'activité de l'Etude, soit le droit pénal économique et le recouvrement d'actifs (asset recovery).