Switzerland
AIFMD passport denial will impact Asian managers most
Hedge fund industry decries Esma's shutting of door on most offshore funds
Target2-Securities: so far, so good as first systems go live
Pan-European securities settlement platform goes live on time and with minimum disruption
Q&A: Finma’s Branson on Swiss banks and the Swiss franc
CS and UBS have "reshaped and resized", but risk to Swiss economy needs to be cut further
Q&A: SNB's Danthine on the Swiss franc and market risk
Market participants "must ensure they are capable of bearing losses", says SNB vice-chair
SNB’s Danthine: traders wrong to paint Sfr surge as black swan
It was “absolutely certain” that SNB would end Swiss franc floor, says vice-chair
Uneven growth in European listed markets
Multi-issuer platforms a growing alternative to listed exchanges
Banks ignoring business continuity management
Business continuity slipping down the agenda for financial institutions
Compliance culture an issue for non-US banks, expert warns
Foreign banks struggling to comply with US rules, as BNPP fine shows
Leveraged products lead recovery in Europe's structured investment market
Europe sees sharp rise in leveraged structures as yield hunt continues and CFDs lose popularity
Banks welcome FCA focus on commodity trading houses
UK regulator right to question risk posed by commodity trading houses, bankers argue
Twitter structured products less popular than those linked to Facebook
Social media stocks vie for popularity as underlyings
Best in Switzerland – Vontobel
Best in Switzerland
Fatca FFI draft agreement finally released
Long-awaited document sheds light on compliance requirements
Six Swiss Exchange readies launch of delayed OTC platform
The XBTR electronic trading platform is scheduled for launch on August 18 and aims to improve the buying, selling and settling of OTC trades in Switzerland
Commodity derivatives regulation gathers pace outside EU and US
Although much of the recent focus has been on rules in the European Union and the US, other jurisdictions across the globe are also weighing changes to the way they regulate over-the-counter commodity derivatives. In some cases, these could have…
Astellon Special Opportunities Fund: Astellon Capital Partners
13th Annual European Single Manager Awards
Q&A: Mark Branson on the too-big-to-fail problem, modelling and Basel III
Switzerland went first – and furthest – on post-crisis banking reforms, making its industry a test case for the impact of the new regime. But it has not yet solved the too-big-to-fail problem, Mark Branson, chief bank supervisor at Eidgenössische…
Scoach: where next after Six ends partnership with Deutsche Börse?
Scoach partnership runs out of road
Germany in no hurry to sign its Fatca IGA, expert says
One of the original five Fatca partners likely to take its time over signing IGA, expert warns
Swiss structured products market boosted by the hunt for yield
Investors in Switzerland turn towards equity-linked products to beat fixed-income returns
Final Fatca regulations fail to include draft FFI agreement
Hotly anticipated final Fatca regulations leave industry disappointed and without an agreement for non-IGA FFIs
US continues to pursue Wegelin executives after bank pleads guilty on tax evasion
Swiss bank will finally close and may face $40m fine
Mandate watch: BNY Mellon wins four mandates from Touchstone
Touchstone appoints BNY Mellon to four more funds as the year ends with a steady stream of securities services mandates