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Private Credit's Rise And The Expanding Role Of Debt Advisory

Traditional bank lending no longer dominates the middle-market capital landscape. Over the past decade, private credit has evolved into a significant and increasingly sophisticated source of financing for privately...

Switzerland Finance

GGI Global Alliance

Five × Five: Middle East Developments Driving Capital Reallocation Toward Stable Jurisdictions

The escalating conflict in the Middle East — triggered by U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran and subsequent Iranian attacks on Gulf states in early March 2026 — has set in motion...

Switzerland Wealth Mgt

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LINDEMANNLAW

The Berne Financial Services Agreement Between Switzerland And The United Kingdom: Overview And Key Takeaways

The Berne Financial Services Agreement (BFSA) entered into force on 1 January 2026.

Switzerland Finance

SKANDAMIS AVOCATS

Transparency Of Legal Entities And Enhanced Obligations For Advisors: A New Regulatory Era

Transparency of Legal Entities and Enhanced Obligations for Advisors: A New Regulatory Era, Newsletter Association suisse des gestionnaires de fortune (ASG/VSV), March 30 2026 Newspaper

Switzerland Finance

BK

Bär & Karrer

The Swiss Passporting Regimefor Foreign Prospectuses

Switzerland Commercial

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

The Swiss Investment Advisory Model: A Practical Route To Managing Luxembourg Funds

European Union Finance

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Loyens & Loeff

The Swiss Federal Supreme Court Rules On The Duty To Hand Over Retrocessions And Distribution Fees To Clients In Execution-Only Relationships

Switzerland Finance

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Advestra AG

Das Schweizerische Bundesgericht entscheidet über die Pflicht zur Herausgabe von Retrozessionen und Vertriebsgebühren an Kunden bei Execution-Only-Beziehungen

Switzerland Finance

AA

Advestra AG

Credit Suisse AT1 Bonds: Federal Supreme Court To Review FINMA Write-Off (Video)

Switzerland Finance

LL

LINDEMANNLAW

Open Banking And Open Finance In Switzerland

Switzerland Finance

RUGGLE Partner

Vernehmlassung TJPV

Switzerland Finance

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Bär & Karrer

Retrocessions – Supreme Court Confirms No Duty To Return Retrocessions In Execution Only Relationships

Switzerland Finance

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Swiss Federal Supreme Court Ends The Retrocession Saga: No Restitution Duty In Execution-only Relationships

Switzerland Finance

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Bär & Karrer

Switzerland: A Banking & Finance Overview - Current Status And Outlook For 2026

Switzerland Finance

BK

Bär & Karrer

The Swiss Passporting Regimefor Foreign Prospectuses

Switzerland Commercial

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

The Berne Financial Services Agreement Between Switzerland And The United Kingdom: Overview And Key Takeaways

Switzerland Finance

SKANDAMIS AVOCATS

Individualbesteuerung In Volksabstimmung Angenommen

Switzerland Tax

BK

Bär & Karrer

Technology Proof-of-Concept Agreements: 6 Legal Issues Businesses Often Miss

Switzerland Technology

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Logan & Partners

Corporate Governance 2026

Switzerland Commercial

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Bär & Karrer

Swiss Supreme Court Clarifies The Legal Regime Applicable To Retrocessions In Execution-Only Relationships

In a landmark and long-awaited decision dated January 12, 2026 (4A_149/2025), the Swiss Supreme Court has ruled that banks are not required to credit to clients retrocessions received from third parties in execution-only relationships...

Switzerland Litigation

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Lenz & Staehelin

No Duty To Return Retrocessions In Execution-Only Banking Relationships

Published today, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court's decision of 12 January 2026 provides for a much-awaited clarification on the treatment of retrocessions in execution-only banking relationships.

Switzerland Wealth Mgt

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Borel & Barbey

Swiss Alternative Investments Forum 2026 - "Resilience, Sovereignty And New Asset Classes In Dialogue"

On 4 February 2026, the Swiss Alternative Investments Forum convened leading voices from capital markets, energy, real estate, venture capital and other alternative asset classes at the Zunfthaus zur Zimmerleuten in Zurich.

Switzerland Finance

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LINDEMANNLAW

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

Switzerland Finance

SKANDAMIS AVOCATS

Swiss Transparency Register – New Regime, New Obligations

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

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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

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Loyens & Loeff

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

European Union Finance

LL

Loyens & Loeff

FinTech Comparative Guide

Switzerland Technology

RUGGLE Partner

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

Switzerland Finance

SW

Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

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

As of 1 January 2026, Switzerland adjusted the statutory maximum interest rates for consumer credit. The Federal Department of Justice and Police (FDJP) set the annual percentage rate (APR) ceiling at 10% for cash loans...

Switzerland Consumer

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Loyens & Loeff

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

LL

Loyens & Loeff

FinTech Comparative Guide

FinTech Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Switzerland, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Switzerland Technology

RUGGLE Partner

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

Le 21 décembre 2023, après un processus de négociation qui a duré plus de deux ans, la Suisse et le Royaume-Uni ont signé...

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 Risiko der faktischen Organschaft bei beaufsichtigten Finanzinstituten

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

Switzerland Finance

KC

Kellerhals Carrard

Banking Regulation 2026

Our banking regulation specialists contributed to the latest edition of the Chambers Global Practice Guide for Switzerland.

Switzerland Finance

LL

Loyens & Loeff

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

On 21 December 2023, the United Kingdom and Switzerland signed an agreement on mutual recognition in the area of financial services, the so-called Berne Financial Services Agreement (the "BFSA").

European Union Finance

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Vischer AG

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

The Relationship Between Depositary Bank And Wealth Manager: Selected Legal And Contractual Aspects (AML, FinSA)

Switzerland Finance

BK

Bär & Karrer

Aperçu des risques pénaux pour la fonction compliance

Switzerland Criminal

BK

Bär & Karrer

Blockchain & Crypto Assets Comparative Guide

Switzerland Technology

BK

Bär & Karrer

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

Switzerland Employment

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CONVINUS

Swiss Sanctions Against Russia – Further Alignment With The EU – Implementation Of The 18th Sanctions Package

Switzerland International

LS

Lenz & Staehelin

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

Switzerland Finance

BB

Borel & Barbey

Amendments To The Swiss Anti-Money Laundering Act

Switzerland Government

LS

Lenz & Staehelin

Litigation Funding Comparative Guide

Switzerland Finance

Swiss Legal Finance SA

FinIA Reform: New Licences For Payment And Crypto-institutions

Switzerland Technology

LL

Loyens & Loeff

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

Switzerland Finance

KC

Kellerhals Carrard

Consultation For Revised Swiss Rules On Stablecoins And Crypto-Assets

Switzerland Technology

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Réglementation suisse des marchés de gros de l'énergie

Switzerland Finance

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Regulierung der Schweizer Energiegrosshandelsmärkte

Switzerland Energy

SW

Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

High-yield Bonds In A Low-rate Switzerland: Opportunity Or Complexity?

Switzerland Finance

LL

Loyens & Loeff

The Swiss Federal Administrative Court Has Annulled FINMA's Decision On Credit Suisse AT1 Bonds (B-2334/2023)

Switzerland Government

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Borel & Barbey

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NEWSLETTER Du 9 Au 20 Juin 2025 | N° 107

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

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Newsletter Du 15 Au 19 Juillet 2024 | N° 83

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Newsletter du 8 au 12 juillet 2024 | n° 82

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

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NEWSLETTER Du 12 Février Au 23 Février 2024 | N° 66

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Newsletter Du 28 Au 29 Décembre 2023 | N° 61

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Newsletter Du 11 Au 22 Décembre 2023 | N° 59

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Newsletter du 4 au 15 septembre 2023 | n° 48

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Newsletter Du 26 Au 30 Juin 2023 | N° 38

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