Kategorie: Regulatory
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Proposed New Information Duties – Need for Limits
The draft changes proposed in the consultation on the amendment to the Financial Market Infrastructure Act seek to introduce wide-ranging information duties towards the Disclosure Office or FINMA. The nemo tenetur principle and other basic principles of the rule of law, however, warrant specific limits. By Benjamin Leisinger / Reto Ferrari-Visca (Reference: CapLaw-2024-84)
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M&A Transactions in the Swiss Financial Market – Part I: Acquiring a Qualified Participation in a Swiss Regulated Entity
The Swiss financial market laws provide for a number of regulatory notification and approval requirements which must be adhered to in the context of M&A deals involving entities prudentially supervised by FINMA. This article provides an overview of the relevant regulatory requirements applicable to an acquisition of a qualified participation in a Swiss regulated financial…