Transparency Register

The EU AI Act's general application date of 2 August 2026 has arrived with significant regulatory changes through the AI Omnibus amendment, deferring core high-risk AI obligations...

Switzerland's new Legal Entities Transparency Act introduces a centralised federal register of beneficial owners, fundamentally changing how Swiss companies must identify, document and report ultimate ownership and control structures. The regime imposes strict reporting deadlines beginning in late 2026, with criminal sanctions for non-compliance reaching up to CHF 500,000 for intentional breaches. Companies must now navigate complex look-through requirements, enhanced documentation obligations, and ongoing

Switzerland's new transparency regime for legal entities and beneficial owners enters into force on 1 October 2026, requiring companies to identify, verify, document and report their beneficial owners to a federal Transparency Register. With short transition periods and practical implications for banks, financial intermediaries and advisers, organizations need to understand who is affected, what must be reported, how the register will operate, and what steps to take now to prepare for compliance.

Over the past decades, the increasing internationalization and commercialization of professional football competitions have attracted a growing number of investors seeking to acquire stakes in football clubs.

The revised Swiss Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA) will extend comprehensive regulatory requirements to advisors involved in real estate transactions valued at CHF 5 million or more, effective October 1, 2026.

The regulatory environment in Switzerland to date continues to be investor-friendly for the following three main reasons: (i) limited investment restrictions (a notable exception being the Federal Law on Acquisition of Real Estate (the so-called Lex Koller)...

Die Revision des Schweizer Geldwäschereigesetzes unterstellt ab Oktober 2026 Berater bei Immobilientransaktionen über CHF 5 Mio. erstmals umfassenden Compliance-Pflichten.

For acquisitions of enterprises and M&A transactions (e.g. share or asset deals), the key source of law is the Swiss Code of Obligations (CO). Since the provisions of the CO (e.g. in the sales law)...

The FCPA enforcement pause ordered in February 2025 by President Trump is over. The new FCPA enforcement guidelines signal a more targeted enforcement approach by the DOJ, which may potentially be more vigorous than before...

In a communication dated 12 June 2026, the Swiss Federal Council confirmed that the revised Anti-Money Laundering Act (“AMLA”) and the new Federal Act on the Transparency of Legal Entities (“ATLE”) will enter...

In response no. 114 issued on May 23, 2024, to a request for a ruling, the Italian tax authorities provided clarifications on the value to be assumed for tax purposes in Italy for capital gains...

On January 1, 2025, the revision of the Federal Act on Private International Law (PILA) came into force, introducing new provisions on international inheritance law.

Currently, persons who acquire shares in a Swiss company and thereby hold at least 25% of its capital or voting rights...

These decisions reveal that Zurich tax authorities critically examine the tax domicile of holding companies which have their statutory seat in another canton but do have a close link...

When Swiss and other non‑EU nationals consider purchasing real estate in Greece, several legal and tax aspects should be taken into account.

In ambito internazionale, il tema dell'imposizione degli utili derivanti dal possesso di partecipazioni societarie (ossia, in particolare, dei dividendi) è assolutamente centrale.

In rental law, the principle that a lease agreement on real estate is generally transferred to the purchaser of the leased property in the event of a sale of the property applies.

Egal, ob Sie zum ersten Mal in Italien eine Immobilie kaufen oder bereits Erfahrung gesammelt haben – dieser kostenlose Leitfaden bietet Ihnen klare, umfassende Informationen...

Il dibattito sulla tassazione dei patrimoni è tornato al centro della scena politica italiana, dividendo l'opinione pubblica tra chi la considera uno strumento di redistribuzione della ricchezza e chi la ritiene un onere incompatibile con la crescita economica. La presente analisi esamina l'approccio di Italia e Svizzera alla tassazione patrimoniale, approfondendo le prospettive divergenti e le realtà fiscali di entrambi i Paesi.

This article provides an overview of the most relevant employment law judgments handed down by the Swiss Federal Supreme Court in 2024.