Suchergebnisse für Genossenschaft

Ein Jahr nach der Aktienrechtsrevision

The revised Swiss corporate law came into force on 1 January 2023 and led to major changes covering all sorts of corporate aspects (from capital increases over general meetings of shareholders to financial distress). Many of those aspects must first be put into practice to see how and whether they work as intended by the legislator. This article sheds light mainly on the first season of general…

Le droit des sociétés 2023/2024 / Das Gesellschaftsrecht 2023/2024

Cette année (du 1^er avril 2023 au 31 mars 2024), la jurisprudence relative au droit des sociétés a été peu abondante et n’a pas tranché beaucoup de nouvelles questions. Le Tribunal fédéral a tout de…

FIDLEG-Verhaltenspflichten: Umsetzungsfragen und Weiterentwicklung nach der initialen Umsetzungsphase

Since the transitional period of the Financial Services Act (FinSA) expired on 31 December 2021, financial service providers have gained more than two years of experience with the new, cross-sectoral regulation. In practice, as well as through the first audits that have now taken place, it has become clear that many fundamental (interpretation) questions relating to the conduct duties of the…

Finanzmarktenforcement und Kommunikation: Zum Kommuni­kationsverhalten der FINMA hinsichtlich einzelner Enforcementverfahren

In the spring of 2023, the Swiss financial market saw the state-backed takeover of Credit Suisse by UBS, sparking global interest and retrospective scrutiny. The SNB, EFD and FINMA all faced criticism, but financial regulator FINMA in particular was condemned for perceived ineffectiveness and poor communication. Calls for legal reform aim to enhance FINMA’s ability to communicate enforcement…

Einberufung einer Generalversammlung

Die A AG (Gesuchgegnerin und Beschwerdeführerin) wurde im Jahr 2016 gegründet. Ihr Verwaltungsrat setzt sich aus C, Präsident, und D zusammen. C hält rund 70% der Namenaktien der A AG. Die restlichen…

Das schweizerische Bankprivatrecht 2022 | Le droit bancaire privé suisse 2022

Die Rechtsprechung zum privaten Bankrecht skizziert jeweils die neusten Entwicklungen in der richterlichen Rechtsfortbildung. Tatsächlich führen uns viele Entscheide aber auf eine Reise in die…

Welches «Too-big-to-fail»-Regime braucht die Schweiz?

On March 19, 2023, the Swiss Finance Minister together with the Swiss National Bank and the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA announced the rescue operation for Credit Suisse, the second largest Swiss banking group. After having lost the confidence of its customers, creditors and investors and unprecedented deposit outflows a rescue operation by involving the state of Switzerland…

Bail-in-Bonds

Following the financial crisis of 2007/08, the bail-in has established itself as the preferred resolution strategy for large banks throughout Switzerland and internationally. According to the concept, it is not the bank’s owners or the state that are to finance a resolution but the bank’s creditors. This is to be achieved by converting a certain type of debt called «bail-in-bonds» into equity…

Verfügt die FINMA über genügend wirksame und scharfe Instrumente gegen (höchste) Bankmanager?

In March 2023, Crédit Suisse (CS) had to be taken over by UBS. It was the first global systemically important bank to face imminent resolution since the financial crisis of 2007–2008. Unlike UBS in 2008, CS remained well capitalized until the end. But clients had lost confidence in the bank’s management. This led to a bank run and thus to the bank’s demise. The ongoing crisis of specialist and…

Floating Charge as Security in Debt Finance Transactions

The granting of security by the way of a floating charge is a common law concept which allows the entirety of a company’s assets to be used as collateral. Borrowers and lenders profit from this highly flexible means of providing a comprehensive security interest in debt finance transactions. This article examines whether the concept of floating charge is recognized under Swiss law or not. For…