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Five × Five: The Lex Koller Reform — A Legal Change Aimed At The Wrong Problem (Video)

Switzerland's Federal Council proposes a stricter Lex Koller that would subject listed real estate funds, SICAVs, and real estate companies to authorization requirements for the first time. The reform aims to address housing shortage concerns but faces criticism for treating capital market investments like direct land ownership, raising questions about enforceability, proportionality, and unintended consequences for the financial center.

Switzerland Real Estate

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LINDEMANNLAW

Das Schweizer Bundesgericht urteilt, dass Vermögensverkäufe während einer Nachlassstundung keiner Genehmigung durch die Aktionäre bedürfen

Advestra's legal team, including Dr. Roger Bischof, Prof. Dr. Rashid Bahar, Andreas Hinsen, and Dr. Thomas U. Reutter, provides insights on recent Swiss regulatory developments. The firm covers topics ranging from investment screening ordinances to FINMA guidance on discretionary asset management risks.

Switzerland Finance

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Advestra AG

EU Fund Managers - Marketing Private Funds To Swiss Investors: Mind The Swiss Marketing Rules

EU Fund Managers seeking to tap into Switzerland's attractive investor market must navigate a complex regulatory landscape that varies significantly based on investor sophistication.

Switzerland Finance

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Loyens & Loeff

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

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

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

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

Switzerland Finance

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LINDEMANNLAW

New Perspectives For Real Estate Investments In Switzerland – Club Deals And Pooling: Opportunities And Challenges For Private Investors

Switzerland Real Estate

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Bär & Karrer

Das Risiko der faktischen Organschaft bei beaufsichtigten Finanzinstituten

Switzerland Finance

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Kellerhals Carrard

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

Switzerland Finance

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Lindemannlaw Exploring The European Long-Term Investment Fund (ELTIF) Regime, And The Changes Introduced By ELTIF 2.0

Switzerland Finance

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LINDEMANNLAW

AIFMD In The EU: Scope, Compliance & Alternative Structures

Switzerland Finance

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LINDEMANNLAW

CONVINUS Global Mobility Alert 26.2026

Worldwide Immigration

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CONVINUS

Private M&A / PE Panel (Legal)

Switzerland Commercial

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Bär & Karrer

Five × Five: Forced Labour Or US Trade Policy? What Swiss Entrepreneurs Must Know About The New US Trade Measures (Video)

Switzerland International

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LINDEMANNLAW

New Act On The Transparency Of Legal Persons (TLPA): Entry Into Force On 1 October 2026

Switzerland Commercial

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Kellerhals Carrard

Control, Responsibility And Governance Of Autonomous AI Agents In Swiss Fintech

Switzerland Technology

RUGGLE Partner

Alternative Investment Funds Laws And Regulations Switzerland 2025

The establishment and operation of Alternative Investment Funds ("AIFs") (and their managers) is governed by the Federal Act on Collective Investment Schemes of 23 June 2006 ("CISA")...

Switzerland Finance

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Bär & Karrer

Deal Ticker: Kellerhals Carrard Advises LAIQON AG In The Acquisition Of The Portfolio Management Of Several Mutual And Special Funds Of The MainFirst Group

Kellerhals Carrard advises LAIQON AG in the acquisition of the Portfolio Management of several Mutual and Special Funds of the MainFirst Group...

Switzerland Finance

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Kellerhals Carrard

Insolvenz- und Sanierungsverfahren bei Finanzmarktinstituten

Nach der kürzlich in Kraft getretenen Revision der für Banken und Versicherungen anwendbaren Gesetze soll die Verordnung über Insolvenz...

Switzerland Insolvency

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Insolvabilité et assainissement des établissements financiers

Suite à la réforme de la procédure d'insolvabilité et d'assainissement des banques prévue par la loi fédérale sur les banques et les caisses d'épargne du 8 novembre 1934 (LB), entrée en vigueur le 1er janvier 2023...

Switzerland Insolvency

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Cinq questions à cinq experts en matière de fondations: Droit des fondations et réforme

Switzerland Finance

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Alternative Investment Funds 2024

Switzerland Finance

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Bär & Karrer

Outsourcing: An Introduction For IT Service Providers With Specifi-Cations For Financial Institutions

Switzerland Finance

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Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

Der L-QIF – eine Innovation für den Schweizer Fondsmarkt

Switzerland Finance

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

The L-QIF – New Opportunity

Switzerland Finance

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Easing The Tax Exemption Practice For Foundations In The Canton Of Zurich

Switzerland Tax

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Wenger Vieli AG

New Fund Category L-QIF - Entry Into Force On 1 March 2024

Switzerland Finance

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Kellerhals Carrard

New Rules For The Creation Of Side Pockets

Switzerland Finance

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Kellerhals Carrard

Revised CISA And CISO Enter Into Force On 1 March 2024 – TO DO's And Deadlines

Switzerland Finance

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

L-QIF Goes Live On 1 March 2024

Switzerland Finance

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Advestra AG

New Fund Category L-QIF - Entry Into Force On 1 March 2024

On 31 Jan 2024 the Swiss Federal Council adopted the amended Collective Investment Schemes Ordinance bringing the legal basis for the Limited Qualified Investor Fund into force as of 1 March 2024.

Switzerland Finance

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Kellerhals Carrard

New Rules For The Creation Of Side Pockets

The Federal Council adopted the amended Collective Investment Schemes Ordinance (CISO) on 31 January 2024.

Switzerland Finance

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Kellerhals Carrard

Revised CISA And CISO Enter Into Force On 1 March 2024 – TO DO's And Deadlines

During its meeting on 31 January 2024, the Federal Council resolved to put the revised Collective Schemes Act (CISA) and the amended Collective Investment Schemes Ordinance (CISO)...

Switzerland Finance

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

L-QIF Goes Live On 1 March 2024

On 31 January 2024, the Federal Council decided to enact on 1 March 2024 the amendments to the Collective Investment Schemes Act and the Ordinance on Collective Investment...

Switzerland Finance

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Advestra AG

L-QIF: New Innovative Swiss Fund Structure – Final Rules Published

Switzerland Finance

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Lenz & Staehelin

Alternative Investment Funds 2022

The establishment and operation of Alternative Investment Funds ("AIFs") (and their managers) is governed by the Federal Act on Collective Investment Schemes of 23 June 2006...

Switzerland Finance

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Bär & Karrer

Banking Regulations 2022 - Switzerland: Trends & Developments

The new Swiss financial services legislation came into force at the beginning of 2020. After a transitional period of two years, which will come to an end on 31 December 2021...

Switzerland Finance

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Bär & Karrer

L-QIF: New Unregulated Fund Category In Switzerland

On August 19, 2020, the Federal Council submitted a draft legislation to Parliament in view of introducing a new unregulated fund category for qualified investors, the so-called Limited Qualified Investor Fund ...

Switzerland Finance

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Lenz & Staehelin

Alternative Investment Funds 2021

Investment companies that are incorporated as a Swiss corporation and that are either listed on a Swiss stock exchange or restricted to qualified investors do not fall within the scope of the CISA.

Switzerland Finance

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Bär & Karrer

Sustainable Finance – FINMA Introduces New Anti-Greenwashing Rules For Swiss Funds

Switzerland Finance

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Lenz & Staehelin

Asset Management Association Switzerland ("AMAS") Publishes Revised Self-Regulation

Switzerland Wealth Mgt

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Lenz & Staehelin

Publication Of Revised Guidelines By Asset Management Association Of Switzerland

Switzerland Finance

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Loyens & Loeff

Great Success For The Swiss Financial Sector: L-QIF Adopted Unanimously By Council Of States

Switzerland Finance

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Loyens & Loeff

Reverse Solicitation Under Swiss Law

Switzerland Finance

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Bär & Karrer

FINMA Publishes Its Ordinance On Financial Institutions

Switzerland Finance

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Lenz & Staehelin

Alternative Investment Funds Comparative Guide

Switzerland Finance

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First Independent Fund Services LTD.

Alternative Investment Funds 2020

Switzerland Finance

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Bär & Karrer

Deadlines For Registration With New Regulatory Bodies

Switzerland Finance

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Dillon Eustace

Project Finance 2020

Switzerland Finance

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Prager Dreifuss

Alternative Funds

Switzerland Finance

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Bär & Karrer

Swiss Regulator Further Restricts Mortgage Loan Requirements

Switzerland Finance

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Bär & Karrer

Alternative Investment Funds 2019

Switzerland Finance

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Bär & Karrer

Swiss Federal Council Opens A Consultation On The Introduction Of A New Fund Category

Switzerland Finance

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Charles Russell Speechlys

IFLR EMEA Fintech Special Focus 2019 Switzerland: A Licence For The Future?

Switzerland Technology

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Bär & Karrer

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