Swiss Banking Act
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Cross-border legal implications of recent rulings in the Credit Suisse AT1 bond saga
The US and Swiss decisions raise international considerations for investor protection, regulatory power in bank rescues, cross-border jurisdiction, and the hierarchy of claims in bank resolution cases.
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Switzerland seeks to balance stablecoin regulation with growth
The country has a strong history of stable and secure traditional banking; now, it wants to take that reputation into new tech and decentralized finance.
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Switzerland boosts administrative cooperation between international authorities
Clients could lose rights to be heard and appeal when a foreign authority requests international admin assistance on possible violation of market abuse provisions.
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Switzerland toughens “too big to fail” rules in wake of Credit Suisse crisis
UBS calls measures “extreme” and says they are “neither proportional nor internationally aligned.”
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Switzerland announces new cyber-attack reporting requirement for financial institutions
Ordinance sets out obligation to report cyberattacks on critical infrastructure.