Switzerland: Financial Services

The payment system stands at the center of financial system transformation, serving as trust infrastructure that must function correctly and securely at all times. This multi-layered organization distinguishes between infrastructure, payment system operators, and application levels, where innovation primarily occurs. With digitalization, the trust dimension gains further significance as cybersecurity becomes an integral part of the product rather than a cost factor.

Switzerland's Federal Council has adopted a dispatch to revise the Federal Act on Banks and Saving Banks, requiring systemically important banks like UBS to fully back foreign subsidiary participations...

Debt does not have a specific definition for Swiss tax purposes, which would differ from its interpretation under Swiss commercial law. However, due to the various forms of debt, different Swiss tax implications can arise depending on the specific type of debt...

In dieser Ausgabe von Advestra Insights besprechen wir einen kürzlich ergangenen Entscheid des Schweizerischen Bundesgerichts (4A_149/2025 vom 12. Januar 2026), der die Behandlung...

As mentioned in an article in the FuW: The write-off of Additional Tier 1 (AT1) bonds issued by Credit Suisse remains one of the most controversial aspects of the bank's emergency rescue in March 2023.

Regulatory Restraint, Legal Complexity and Strategic Positioning...

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

The BFSA will go live in January 2026, defining areas of financial and insurance services regulation as well as areas of banking, asset management...