Banking and finance

Our firm provides advice for numerous Swiss and foreign banks, financial institutions as well as financial intermediaries, independent asset managers, fund managers and investment companies. We assist them in setting up and organizing their corporate structure to improve corporate governance, in obtaining the relevant Swiss licences as well as in their dealings with clients, partners in the industries and regulatory authorities.

Our main activities encompass:

  • Applications for Banking, Fintech and Financial institution
  • Applications for affiliation to self-regulatory organisations (SRO) and to FINMA
  • Structuring financial investments at Swiss and international levels
  • Drafting internal regulations and procedures
  • Implementation of financial regulations including environmental and Social governance (ESG)
  • Advice to Fintech and Regtech companies
  • Compliance and measures against money laundering, corruption and the fight against financing of terrorism
  • Setting up investment funds and other investment vehicles
  • Banking and financial agreements
  • Litigation in banking and financial matters
  • International administrative assistance, Finma enforcement proceedings