Switzerland

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  • Service: Tax, Legal, Corporate Governance & Compliance
  • Type: Business and industry issue
  • Date: 2/24/2012

Revision of the Stock Exchange Act 

In its dispatch of August 31, 2011, the Swiss Federal Council proposed a tightening of the Federal Act on Stock Exchanges and Securities Trading (Stock Exchange Act). The Committee for Legal Affairs of the Council of States has proposed this bill to be approved without amendment.
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The bill is aimed at creating standards in both criminal and regulatory law that efficiently sanction market abuse and accommodate international regulations. This is intended to strengthen the integrity and competitiveness of the Swiss financial market.

 

German and French versions of the publication entitled Chancen und Risiken rechtlicher Neuerungen 2011/2012 may be ordered from Schulthess Verlag.

 

Opportunities and Risks of Legal Changes 2011/2012

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The yearly published book «Chancen und Risiken rechtlicher Neuerungen» provides an overview of key developments in the Swiss law.

Corporate Governance & Compliance

Compliance refers to a company's compliance with the applicable standards.