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Swiss Bankers Association Publishes Updated Guidelines on Opening Banks Accounts for Companies with a Nexus to Distributed Ledger Technology

22 September 2019 by Dr. Manuel Meyer 4 Mins Read

On August 20, 2019, the Swiss Banking Association (“SBA”) released guidelines for member banks (in German with Italian, French and English versions to follow) about opening company accounts for companies with a nexus to distributed ledger technology (“DLT”). These guidelines update the SBA’s guidelines from September 21, 2018. The guidelines outline what banks should require of DLT-nexus companies in the account opening process to address risk management related to issues such as anti-money laundering (“AML”).…

Regulatory Aspects of ICOs in Switzerland

12 March 2018 by Dr. Matthias Courvoisier, Dr. Manuel Meyer, Dr. Ansgar Schott and Dr. Yves Mauchle 1 Min Read

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) is one of the regulatory bodies that has taken specific steps with respect to ICOs. In its recently published booklet, Regulatory Aspects of ICOs in Switzerland, Baker McKenzie’s Zurich office gives an overview of the regulation of ICOs in Switzerland.