FINMA approves Switzerland’s first Bitcoin ETF
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has approved the first retail fund to invest directly in Bitcoin, prioritising investor protection and transparency.
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FINMA completes annual assessment of emergency plans of ZKB, Raiffeisen and PostFinance
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has completed its annual assessment of the emergency and recovery plans for the domestic systemically important banks.
Swiss financial regulator adopts partially revised rules for video and online identification
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has partially revised its practice in Circular 2016/7 “Video and online identification”.
FINMA concludes proceedings against Swiss Fund Management and BZ Berater Zentrum
FINMA has concluded proceedings against Swiss Fund Management AG (in liquidation) and BZ Berater Zentrum AG and has enforced rules of conduct in the financial services sector.
Swiss FINMA grants recognition to Dubai Financial Market as foreign trading venue
Recognition enables FINMA-supervised Swiss financial institutions to gain direct access to DFM, and allows trading of equity securities of Swiss-incorporated companies on the market.
Swiss FINMA concludes proceedings against Wendelspiess Partners AG
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has concluded enforcement proceedings against Wendelspiess Partners AG.
SIX obtains regulatory approval to merge SIX Digital Exchange AG into SIX SIS AG
SIX has received approval from the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) to merge its digital CSD SIX Digital Exchange AG into SIX SIS AG.
FINMA’s liquidation order against MBaer Merchant Bank AG gets into effect
The Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) of Switzerland has updated on its proceedings against MBaer Merchant Bank AG.
Federal Administrative Court finds write-off of Credit Suisse AT1 capital instruments was unlawful
The write-off of the Credit Suisse AT1 capital instruments as ordered by FINMA in March 2023 lacked legal basis.
Swiss regulator finds UBS’s emergency plan largely fulfills current statutory requirements
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has identified further progress in UBS’s resolvability.
