Suchergebnisse für Governance

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…

The double holding foundation model

The double holding foundation model is crucial in laying the groundwork for a sustainable steward-owned business. However, on its own, it is not entirely adequate and needs to be supplemented by diverse shares classes and governance control mechanisms. This entails integrating tailored provisions into the articles of association for both the company and its holding foundation(s), as well as…

Die Meldepflicht nach Art. 29 Abs. 2 FINMAG

This article examines the reporting obligation under article 29 para. 2 of the Financial Market Supervisory Authority Act (FINMASA). The contribution discusses the scope and limits of this reporting obligation, and includes relevant aspects of criminal and data protection law. The authors analyse materials, literature, FINMA practice and apply their experience as practicing attorneys to sharpen…

Klassiker der Banken-AGB: Vertragsänderungsvorbehalts- und Retrozessionsverzichtsklauseln

Zu diesem Beitrag Anlass gab ein Urteil des Handelsgerichts Zürich¹ («referierter Entscheid»), welches verschiedene höchstgerichtlich bis anhin nicht geklärte Fragen im Zusammenhang mit einseitigen Vertragsänderungsvorbehalten und dem Verzicht auf die Herausgabe von Retrozessionen erörtert. Interessant ist das Urteil insbesondere deshalb, weil es sich mit diesen Fragen hauptsächlich im Rahmen…

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…

Are Credit Institutions in the Banking Union (BU) Resolvable?

This study discusses whether credit institutions established in the Member States participating in the (European) Banking Union (BU) are resolvable. It is structured in five Sections: Section I provides an overview of the legislative acts which constitute the “EU banking resolution framework” (including the rules on credit institutions’ loss absorption and recapitalisation capacity), as these…

Bonus als Risiko – Zur Regulierung der variablen Vergütung von Bankorganen

The experience with the Credit Suisse crisis of confidence has once again shown that compensation systems are of considerable importance for the risk management of financial institutions. Inappropriate risks and wrong incentives can endanger the substance and profitability of a bank and thus its stability. This article focuses on the regulation of variable compensation of bank boards and analyzes…

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…