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Debanking: A Global Issue, A Swiss Perspective

Debanking first began reaching an international audience in 2023 as the British politician Nigel Farage revealed that his long-standing banker, had decided to abruptly close his accounts and show him the way out.

Switzerland Finance

SKANDAMIS AVOCATS

Digital Onboarding Revisited - FINMA Proposes Amendments To Its Circular On Video- And Online Identification

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has opened a consultation on a proposed revision of its Circular 2016/7 on video and online identification (the Circular)...

Switzerland Finance

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Loyens & Loeff

Collective Investment Schemes

The commentary on Arts. 119–122 CISA/KAG analyses the Swiss market-access regime for foreign collective investment schemes.

Switzerland Finance

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Bär & Karrer

EU - UK - Swiss Stock Exchange Equivalence: Legal And Tax Implications

Two recent developments have further strengthened the international standing of Swiss stock exchanges. On 1 May 2025, the Swiss Federal Council lifted...

European Union Finance

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Loyens & Loeff

Loans In Times Of Crisis: Between Hopes For Restructuring And Subordination

Switzerland Finance

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Vischer AG

Le Berne Financial Services Agreement (BFSA) Entre La Suisse Et Le Royaume-Uni

Switzerland Finance

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

The Berne Financial Services Agreement (BFSA) Between Switzerland And The UK

Worldwide Finance

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Das Berne Financial Services Agreement (BFSA) zwischen der Schweiz und dem Vereinigten Königreich

Switzerland Finance

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

The UK-Swiss Berne Financial Services Agreement: Convergence Of Two Major Financial Markets

Switzerland Finance

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Loyens & Loeff

Legislative And Regulatory Updates For 2026

Switzerland Finance

BB

Borel & Barbey

Das Risiko der faktischen Organschaft bei beaufsichtigten Finanzinstituten

Switzerland Finance

KC

Kellerhals Carrard

Banking Regulation 2026

Switzerland Finance

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Loyens & Loeff

London Calling - Financial Services Agreement Between Switzerland And The United Kingdom To Enter Into Force (Part 1)

European Union Finance

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Vischer AG

Climate And Environmental Risks Of Financial Institutions – The New EU And Swiss Supervisory Focus

European Union Finance

LL

Loyens & Loeff

Navigating FinTech Regulation In Europe: A Strategic Guide For Cross-Border Compliance

Switzerland Technology

RUGGLE Partner

FINMA Publishes Guidance 01/2026 On The Custody Of Crypto-Based Assets

Switzerland Technology

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Bär & Karrer

EU - UK - Swiss Stock Exchange Equivalence: Legal And Tax Implications

European Union Finance

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Loyens & Loeff

FinTech Comparative Guide

Switzerland Technology

RUGGLE Partner

Banking Regulation 2026

Switzerland Finance

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Loyens & Loeff

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Capital Adequacy/BASEL

Newsletter du 8 au 12 juillet 2024 | n° 82

La présente Newsletter de Monfrini Bitton Klein vise à offrir, de manière hebdomadaire, un tour d'horizon de la jurisprudence rendue...

Switzerland Insolvency

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Monfrini Bitton Klein

Das Risiko der faktischen Organschaft bei beaufsichtigten Finanzinstituten

Beaufsichtigte Finanzinstitute, die unter einheitlicher Leitung einer Unternehmensgruppe stehen, sind sich des Risikos einer faktischen...

Switzerland Finance

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Kellerhals Carrard

Climate And Environmental Risks Of Financial Institutions – The New EU And Swiss Supervisory Focus

While the buzz around sustainability reporting is fading, the supervisory dimension of environmental risks looms on the horizon. This trend is underscored by a recent ECB decision on 10 November 2025...

European Union Finance

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Loyens & Loeff

Payroll Set-up: Challenges With Short-term Project Assignments

Switzerland Employment

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CONVINUS

New Licences For Switzerland's Financial Market – Overview By KC

Switzerland Finance

KC

Kellerhals Carrard

Switzerland Finance

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Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

Basel Innovation Credit: Overview Of Key Terms

Switzerland Finance

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Vischer AG

Banking Regulation 2025

Worldwide Finance

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Bär & Karrer

Regulatory Milestones And Projects In Swiss Financial Market Regulation In 2025

Switzerland Finance

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Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

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Debt Capital Markets

NEWSLETTER Du 12 Mai Au 23 Mai 2025 | N° 105

Le Tribunal fédéral n'a pas suivi ce raisonnement.

Switzerland Criminal

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Monfrini Bitton Klein

Newsletter Du 22 Au 26 Juillet 2024 | N° 84

Qualité pour recourir refusée au père du fœtus dont la grossesse de la mère a été interrompue...

Switzerland Criminal

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Monfrini Bitton Klein

Newsletter Du 15 Au 19 Juillet 2024 | N° 83

La présente Newsletter de Monfrini Bitton Klein vise à offrir, de manière hebdomadaire, un tour d'horizon de la jurisprudence rendue par le Tribunal fédéral dans les principaux domaines d'activité de l'Etude...

Switzerland Criminal

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Monfrini Bitton Klein

Newsletter Du 6 Mai Au 10 Mai 2024 | N° 74

Switzerland Criminal

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Monfrini Bitton Klein

Newsletter Du 11 Au 22 Décembre 2023 | N° 59

Switzerland Finance

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Monfrini Bitton Klein

Newsletter Du 26 Au 30 Juin 2023 | N° 38

Switzerland Criminal

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Monfrini Bitton Klein

Private Debt In Switzerland – Practitioners' Perspective | Key Considerations And Practical Solutions

Switzerland Finance

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Borel & Barbey

Recent Case Law On The CS/UBS Emergency Merger: What Do BGer 2E_1/2024 And The SDNY Decision Of September 30, 2025 Mean?

Worldwide Finance

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LINDEMANNLAW

GCG Deal Announcement | Sentio Partners LLP Advised Trutex

Worldwide Commercial

GGI Global Alliance

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Charges, Mortgages, Indemnities

NEWSLETTER Du 9 Au 20 Juin 2025 | N° 107

La présente Newsletter de Monfrini Bitton Klein vise à offrir, de manière hebdomadaire, un tour d'horizon de la jurisprudence rendue par le Tribunal fédéral dans les principaux domaines d'activité de l'Etude, soit le droit pénal économique et le recouvrement d'actifs (asset recovery).

Switzerland Criminal

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Monfrini Bitton Klein

Legislative And Regulatory Updates For 2026

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

Switzerland Finance

BB

Borel & Barbey

FINMA Risk Monitor 2025: FINMA Flags Nine Principal Risks, Among Which AML Risks And Outsourcing Risks

FINMA published its Risk Monitor 2025 on 17 November 2025 (Risk Monitor), in which it identifies the following nine principal risks as "high": (i) risks in connection with real estate and mortgages...

Switzerland Finance

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Private Debt In Switzerland – Practitioners' Perspective | Key Considerations And Practical Solutions

Switzerland Finance

BB

Borel & Barbey

Fixed-rate Mortgages And Early Termination

Switzerland Finance

BK

Bär & Karrer

Land Register Law: Trust With Reservation – What You Need To Know

Switzerland Real Estate

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LINDEMANNLAW

Lending & Secured Finance 2024

Switzerland Insolvency

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Bär & Karrer

Die Auswirkung der Erhöhung des Referenzzinssatzes und der Teuerung auf den Mietzins

Switzerland Real Estate

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Bär & Karrer

Swiss Marketplace Lending Report 2021: Key Findings

Switzerland Finance

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TMF Group BV

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Financial Services

Neue Schweizer Regulierung für Stablecoins und KryptoDienstleister

Der Schweizer Gesetzgeber schlägt eine Lösung vor für in der Schweiz ausgegebene Stablecoins, die eine staatliche Währung referenzieren. Emittenten solcher Instrumente sollen von...

Switzerland Technology

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Debanking: A Global Issue, A Swiss Perspective

Debanking first began reaching an international audience in 2023 as the British politician Nigel Farage revealed that his long-standing banker, had decided to abruptly close his accounts and show him the way out.

Switzerland Finance

SKANDAMIS AVOCATS

Swiss Transparency Register – New Regime, New Obligations

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

Switzerland Commercial

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Altenburger

The EU Withdrawal Button Is Coming: New Rules And What Retailers Must Change

European Union Consumer

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Logan & Partners

Digital Onboarding Revisited - FINMA Proposes Amendments To Its Circular On Video- And Online Identification

Switzerland Finance

LL

Loyens & Loeff

Collective Investment Schemes

Switzerland Finance

BK

Bär & Karrer

Navigating FinTech Regulation In Europe: A Strategic Guide For Cross-Border Compliance

Switzerland Technology

RUGGLE Partner

Switzerland Lowers Maximum Interest Rates On Consumer Credit: Legal And Economic Implications From 1 January 2026

Switzerland Consumer

LL

Loyens & Loeff

EU - UK - Swiss Stock Exchange Equivalence: Legal And Tax Implications

European Union Finance

LL

Loyens & Loeff

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