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Bär & Karrer, a Swiss law firm, provides comprehensive legal and business solutions. Contact their Zurich office for expert assistance with legal advice, business inquiries, and professional services tailored to your needs.

Advestra's legal professionals, including Prof. Dr. Rashid Bahar, Dr. Sandro Fehlmann, and Dr. Fabian Loretan, provide insights on recent regulatory developments. The firm examines FINMA's consultation...

The Swiss real estate sector faces significant regulatory changes with new beneficial ownership transparency and anti-money laundering obligations taking effect in October 2026. Geneva voters will decide on amendments to the LDTR in September 2026, while federal-level revisions to the Lex Koller continue to advance.

Last September the parliament has decided on amendments of the Federal Withholding Tax Act (FWTA; SR 642.21) which will come into force on February 15, 2017.

Andrew Garbarski and Louis Frédéric Muskens delivered a presentation as part of the CAS Compliance in Financial Services program organized by the University of Geneva.

Bär & Karrer, a Swiss law firm, provides comprehensive legal and business solutions. Contact their Zurich office for expert assistance with legal advice, business inquiries, and professional services tailored to your needs.

The disclosure of significant shareholdings in listed companies forms a cornerstone of a transparent Swiss capital market, with participation derivatives also subject to reporting obligations alongside shares. When rolling participation derivatives—replacing expiring options with new ones without crossing a threshold under Art. 120 Para. 1 FinfraG—a critical question arises: does such a transaction trigger a reporting obligation, either due to a "hypothetical" threshold crossing or due to change

Why comply with the Swiss Responsible Business Initiative? Isn't a company's goal just to maximize shareholder wealth.

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)...

On January 17, 2018, the Swiss Federal Government opened the formal consultation process aimed at implementing the most recent recommendations by the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes.

Bär & Karrer, a Swiss law firm, provides comprehensive legal and business solutions. Contact their Zurich office for expert assistance with legal advice, business inquiries, and professional services tailored to your needs.

As covered by Swiss media, the State secretary of economic affairs (SECO) has denied an export of surveillance technology to Turkey.

As the EU AI Act's transparency obligations take effect from August 2026, companies deploying AI tools across Europe face a critical compliance challenge: ensuring users know when they're interacting with artificial intelligence. Swiss companies operating in or targeting the EU market must now navigate specific disclosure requirements for AI-generated content, deepfakes, emotion recognition systems, and biometric categorisation, with implementation timelines demanding immediate action.

In recent years, private investors in Switzerland have increasingly sought to buy, renovate, and resell real estate for profit. However, (direct) real estate investments often require significant financial resources and expertise, which can limit individual investors.

Switzerland is introducing a central register of beneficial owners through the Federal Act on the Transparency of Legal Entities and the Identification of Beneficial Owners (LETA), effective October 1, 2026. This reform requires Swiss and certain foreign companies to identify beneficial owners, document their control, and report information to a new federal register administered by the Federal Office of Justice. Companies must prepare for these new governance, documentation, and compliance obligations by en

Already on September 1st 2015 the Federal Act on Private Security Services Provided Abroad PSSA entered into force.

Bär & Karrer, a Swiss law firm, provides comprehensive legal and business solutions. Contact their Zurich office for expert assistance with legal advice, business inquiries, and professional services tailored to your needs.

Already in 2021, the Swiss Supreme Court determined that the term of office for the board of directors of a Swiss corporation ends six months following the end of the relevant business year...