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…
Gianna Abegg Appointed as Legal Counsel for Cardano…
Switzerland based Cardano Foundation, one of the three companies which contribute to development of crypto coin Cardano has made yet another addition to its firm this month. While earlier this month, Cardano announced that it…
The World Federation of Exchanges holds Working Committee…
Zürich, Wednesday 12 June 2019 – The World Federation of Exchanges ("WFE"), the global industry group for exchanges and CCPs, today held the second of its three annual 70-member Working Committee meeting. The meeting was hosted…
Switzerland and Netherlands Sign Protocol of Amendment to…
Bern, 12.06.2019 - On 12 June 2019 in the Hague, Switzerland and the Netherlands signed a protocol of amendment to the double taxation agreement with respect to taxes on income (DTA). The protocol implements the…
The Federal Council adopts dispatch on AEOI with…
Bern, 29.05.2019 - During its meeting on 29 May 2019, the Federal Council adopted the dispatch on the introduction of the automatic exchange of financial account information (AEOI) with 19 further partner states. Entry into force is planned…
SIX and Shanghai Stock Exchange sign an updated…
SIX and Shanghai Stock Exchange renewed their MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with the intention to further deepen their collaboration which was initiated in 2015. A Swiss delegation visited the Shanghai Stock Exchange today, where the…
Federal Council Receives Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein…
In the year marking the 300th anniversary of the establishment of the Principality of Liechtenstein, the Federal Council has invited His Serene Highness Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein to pay a state visit to Switzerland,…
CPMI-IOSCO assessment concludes that Switzerland has generally implemented…
An assessment report published today concludes that Switzerland's legal, regulatory and oversight frameworks for financial market infrastructures (FMIs) are generally consistent with the Principles for financial market infrastructures(PFMI), with some exceptions. The Implementation monitoring of PFMI: Assessment…