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Als Reaktion auf internationale Standards zur Bekämpfung von Geldwäscherei und Terrorismusfinanzierung führt die Schweiz das Bundesgesetz über die Transparenz juristi scher Personen und die Identifikation der wirtschaftlich berechtigten Personen (TJPG) ein.

Switzerland is introducing a central, non-public Transparency Register of the beneficial owners of Swiss companies.

The Bern Financial Services Agreement (BFSA) between Switzerland and the United Kingdom is scheduled to enter into force on 1 January 2026 and establish...

Despite the economic shock of the COVID-19 pandemic, the recovery of the Swiss economy has been quite swift with GDP growth in the low to mid-single digits for 2021, which is expected to continue in 2022.

Adressaten des Kartellrechts sind primär Unternehmen. Der aktuelle WEKO-Entscheid zu Absprachen im Graubündner Baugewerbe zeigt, dass jedoch auch Verbände ...

A defense manual historically was meant to be primarily a toolkit for a listed company to address a situation of an unfriendly takeover.

With the Federal Act on the Transparency of Legal Entities and the Identification of Beneficial Owners entering into force on 1 October 2026, certain trustees with a Swiss nexus will face new do- cumentation and record-keeping obligations.

On 4 February 2026, the Swiss Alternative Investments Forum convened leading voices from capital markets, energy, real estate, venture capital and other alternative asset classes at the Zunfthaus zur Zimmerleuten in Zurich.

It is probably fitting that we begin our series of articles for Mondaq's White-Collar Crime Newsfeed with the discussion of a ruling that concerns the privilege of communications with foreign lawyers in criminal proceedings.

Mit der zunehmenden Technologisierung der Wirtschaft verschiebt sich auch die Wirtschaftskriminalität immer stärker in die digitale Sphäre. Kaum ein Unternehmen wurde nicht schon Ziel oder gar Opfer eines Cyberangriffs.

New Enterprise Associates 14, L.P., et al. v. Rich, et al. – Treuepflichten von Kontrollaktionären und Grenzen des «fiduciary tailoring» im ABV, GesKR 2/2024, S. 286-294 Journal

Debt does not have a specific definition for Swiss tax purposes, which would differ from its interpretation under Swiss commercial law. However, due to the various forms of debt, different Swiss tax implications can arise depending on the specific type of debt...

On 24 April 2024, the European Parliament approved the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive ("CS3D").

The Swiss Federal Council continues aligning the Swiss sanctions regime to the EU sanctions against Russia. On August 31, 2022, the Swiss Federal Council implemented the remaining technical EU maintenance...

The primary addressees of competition law are companies. However, the recent ComCo decision concerning agreements in the Grisons construction industry ...