OANDA, New York based forex trading serving provider recently revealed in an announcement that it has made a new addition to its APAC region senior level leadership team. As per statement released by the firm…
FINMA Announces Urban Angehrn as CEO of Swiss…
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority has appointed Urban Angehrn as Chief Executive Officer following the Federal Council's approval. Starting on 1 November 2021, Urban Angehrn is currently a member of the Executive Committee and…
SEBA Crypto Obtains Banking and Securities Dealer License…
The FINMA license was in SEBA's sight right from the start as the CHF100 million raised in 2018 were used to build the first regulated bank to bridge the gap between the crypto and traditional financial…
Crypto App Aximetria Obtains Swiss Intermediary License
Aximetria, a crypto-centric personal finance app was officially recognized by Switzerland’s Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) with a Swiss Financial Services Standards Association (VQF) license. The authorization by the responsible for the supervision of AML…
Thomas Hirschi Appointed as Head of Asset Management…
As per the recent announcement made by the Swiss financial market supervisory Authority – FINMA, it has a new Head of Asset Management division. Thomas Hirschi, who has been hired by Swiss regulatory authority, will…
Initiation of consultation on amendment to Capital Adequacy…
Bern, 05.04.2019 - On 5 April 2019, the Federal Department of Finance (FDF) initiated the consultation on an amendment to the Capital Adequacy Ordinance (CAO). The proposal concerns three separate topics: the FDF wishes to simplify the requirements…
SIX Hosts World’s First Crypto Index ETP Listing…
SIX – which owns and manages the Swiss stock exchange – welcomes Swiss fintech Amun as a new Exchange Traded Product (ETP) issuer to its trading segment. The Amun ETP is the world’s first crypto…
Federal Council Increases Capital Requirements for Domestically Focused…
Bern, 21.11.2018 - During its meeting on 21 November 2018, the Federal Council adopted an amendment to the Capital Adequacy Ordinance. Accordingly, the three domestically focused systemically important banks will likewise have to hold so-called gone concern capital…
Federal Council Initiates Consultation on Ordinances to Financial…
Bern, 24.10.2018 - During its meeting on 24 October 2018, the Federal Council initiated the consultation on the three ordinances containing the implementing provisions for the Financial Services Act (FinSA) and the Financial Institutions Act (FinIA). The consultation…