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Advestra's legal team, including Dr. Roger Bischof, Prof. Dr. Rashid Bahar, Andreas Hinsen, and Dr. Thomas U. Reutter, provides insights on recent Swiss regulatory developments. The firm covers topics ranging from investment screening ordinances to FINMA guidance on discretionary asset management risks.

Behind every successful VC deal is more than just a good pitch - there's a network of sharp minds, strategic planning and a whole lot of trust.

Due to its central position within Europe, the high general standard of life, an excellent health-care system and a positive attitude towards sports, arts and culture, Switzerland...

This video shows how to register a company in Switzerland quick and without problems and how to save costs and time in administration with proper management, domicile, bank account and tax planning.

Updated documentation requirements for foreign collective investment schemes offered and marketed in Switzerland.

In Switzerland, acquisitions of a business mainly take two forms: the share deal, where shareholders sell (or simply transfer) their shares in a company to a buyer, and the asset deal...

We’ve recently been seeing an increase in work using the Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility (LDF), which we believe could be useful for a wide range of clients and for a variety of reasons

For the past year or so, members of the political class around the world have been sticking nationalist badges on to the lapels of their dark suits.

During its meeting on 31 January 2024, the Federal Council resolved to put the revised Collective Schemes Act (CISA) and the amended Collective...

Retrocession fees designate the commissions paid to a financial intermediary by a third party...

Record numbers of millionaires are relocating internationally as governments raise taxes and political uncertainty grows. Dr. Alexander Schiemenz of LINDEMANNLAW discusses the factors driving this unprecedented exodus and explains why Switzerland continues to be the preferred destination for high-net-worth individuals seeking stability and legal certainty.

Asset holding structures and their uses have been the subject of frequent media misrepresentation.

On 17 June 2021, the Asset Management Association Switzerland (AMA) published revised guidelines, as the industry is entering the final phase of implementation of the Financial Services Act (FinSA).

In a new decision 4A 574/2023, 4A 576/2023, dated 24 May 2024 and published on 26 June 2024, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court confirms and specifies the validity of a waiver clause...

Regulators, tax authorities and investors are increasingly focused on the substance of offshore management companies and hedge fund governance.

The hype around initial coin offerings and new DLT-protocol launches has calmed down.

For high-net-worth individuals and families, managing wealth across generations requires careful planning and a balance between control, flexibility, and asset protection. While traditional Trust structures are very effective, many families wish to retain control over decision-making.

On August 19, 2020, the Federal Council submitted a draft legislation to Parliament in view of introducing a new unregulated fund category for qualified investors, the so-called Limited Qualified Investor Fund ...