Publications

Webinar, 15 October 2021

CROSS-BORDER FUND DISTRIBUTION INTO SWITZERLAND UNDER THE (NEW) SWISS FINANCIAL SERVICES ACT (FinSA) – In this webinar, Naegeli & Partners' Christoph Rohr and Dechert's Abigail Bell and Craig Borthwick take a deep dive into the new regulatory requirements imposed under the Swiss Financial Services Act (FinSA) and Swiss Financial Institutions Act (FinIA), as well as what offering funds need to do to ensure compliance by 31 December 2021.

Fund Circular #37, 12 November 2019

NEW SWISS FINANCIAL MARKETS REGULATION – Ordinances to the Financial Services Act (“FinSA”) and the Financial Institutions Act (“FinIA”) finally resolved by Swiss Federal Council / Impacts on foreign Fund Providers, Asset Managers and Investment Advisers

Fund Circular #36 / Derivatives Circular #4, 2 November 2018

NEW SWISS FINANCIAL MARKETS REGULATION – Paradigm Shift in Draft Ordinances to the Financial Services Act (“FinSA”) and the Financial Institutions Act (“FinIA”)

Fund Circular #35, 2 October 2017

EVOLVING NEW SWISS FINANCIAL MARKETS REGULATION – Selected areas of expected impact on foreign fund providers and foreign asset managers

Derivatives Circular #3, 2 October 2017

EVOLVING NEW SWISS FINANCIAL MARKETS REGULATION – Selected Impacts on Swiss Structured Products and Warrants Business

Fund Circular #34, 4 November 2016

EVOLVING NEW SWISS FINANCIAL MARKETS REGULATION – Prominent Political Hurdle Taken

Derivatives Circular #2, 4 November 2016

EVOLVING NEW SWISS FINANCIAL MARKETS REGULATION – Prominent Political Hurdle Taken

Fund Circular #33, 13 March 2015

Swiss Funds & Asset Management Association SFAMA-Model Annex "Additional information for investors in Switzerland” for prospectus-es of foreign collective investment schemes („CIS“) distributed in Switzerland finally released

Fund Circular #32, 21 November 2014

100 DAYS LEFT UNTIL EXPIRY OF TRANSITION PERIOD FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE NEW REQUIREMENTS REGARDING DISTRIBUTION OF FOREIGN COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT SCHEMES (“foreign CIS”) TO QUALIFIED INVESTORS IN SWITZERLAND

Derivatives Circular #1, 10 September 2014

SBA & SSPA - REVISED GUIDELINES ON INFORMING INVESTORS ABOUT STRUCTURED PRODUCTS PUBLISHED TODAY

Fund Circular #31, 1 July 2014

New self-regulatory guidelines of the Swiss Funds & Asset Management Association SFAMA (“SFAMA”) effective as from today

Fund Circular #30, 15 November 2013

Protocol requirements under Article 24 para. 3 CISA (effective as from 1 January 2014): FINMA recognises SBA-Guidelines as a minimum standard