Switzerland: Compliance

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 Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA has opened a consultation on revising its Circular 2017/6 regarding direct transmission of non-public information to foreign authorities.

Advestra's legal team, including Prof. Dr. Rashid Bahar, Dr. Sandro Fehlmann, and Dr. Fabian Loretan, provides insights on critical regulatory developments affecting Swiss financial markets. Recent publications examine FINMA's consultation on revised direct transmission rules and the implications of disclosing internal investigation reports under the Federal Act on Data Protection.

Companies making circularity claims about their products or services must provide robust evidence to support these assertions. This article examines the evidentiary requirements and legal standards that apply when businesses promote circular economy practices, exploring what constitutes sufficient substantiation in an increasingly regulated landscape.

The European Union's Digital Product Passport (DPP) and Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) are introducing sweeping changes to how companies manage product information throughout the entire lifecycle. These regulatory frameworks mandate comprehensive digital documentation of products' environmental impact, materials, and circularity potential. Organizations across industries must now prepare for unprecedented transparency requirements that will fundamentally reshape product development, su

The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) is transforming how businesses approach packaging design and compliance across the European Union. This third installment of our mini-series examines the immediate impacts and practical changes companies are implementing today in response to these evolving regulatory requirements.

Switzerland's new investment screening regime introduces targeted oversight of foreign state-controlled investments in sensitive sectors. While maintaining an open investment environment, the framework establishes approval requirements for acquisitions by foreign state investors in defense, critical infrastructure, and strategic technology sectors, with exemptions for EU/EEA countries.

The EU AI Act introduces a risk-based regulatory framework for artificial intelligence systems, with particular implications for arbitration proceedings. Sixteen leading arbitral institutions have jointly challenged the European Commission's draft guidelines, arguing that regulatory obligations risk being imposed on the wrong actors in the arbitral process.

Mirjam Vögeli, partner at Blum&Grob, reflects on why philanthropy and charitable foundations have become an increasingly important part of sophisticated wealth and succession planning.