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Revision of the Swiss Collective Investment Schemes Act

By Christian Koller On September 28, 2012 the Swiss Parliament passed the revision of the Swiss Collective Investment Schemes Act (“CISA”). For Swiss standards, this is a relatively swift conclusion of a law-making process which started with the initiation of … Continue reading

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Federal Council Adopts Dispatch on the Partial Revision of the Swiss Colletive Investment Schemes Act

By Christian Koller On March 2, 2012 the Federal Council adopted the dispatch on the partial revision of the Federal Act on Collective Investment Schemes (“CISA“) which shall enter into force in 2013 following its parliamentary consultation. In our view, … Continue reading

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Increased Dynamics in the Regulation of Independent Asset Managers

By Christian Koller (This subject was also discussed in an article published in ROI (Finanz und Wirtschaft) n. 2 of June 20, 2012) Our article of June 14, 2011 headed “Swiss Regulation of Independent Asset Managers at a Turning Point” … Continue reading

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Swiss Regulation of Independent Asset Managers at a Turning Point

by Christian Koller (A short version of this article was published in “Banking Law News” of September 2011) Contrary to asset managers of most major financial markets Swiss independent asset managers are generally not subject to a registration duty or … Continue reading

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The EU-Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers – New Challenges for the Funds Industry

by Christian Koller Swiss mangers of alternative investment funds (“AIF”) not domiciled in Switzerland are not subject to special regulation and state supervision if such funds are not distributed publicly in or from Switzerland: neither does Swiss legislation provide for … Continue reading

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