FINMA

23 briefs

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FINMA revokes Swiss Fund Management AG's licence and bans an executive over FinSA suitability and conflict-of-interest breaches

Swiss asset managers and portfolio managers must run genuine FinSA suitability and appropriateness checks and disclose affiliate conflicts — FINMA revoked a fund manager's licence, refused another's authorisation and confiscated commission for selling clients in-house illiquid bonds

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WBF amends Annex 2 of the Sudan sanctions ordinance, requiring Swiss financial intermediaries to freeze listed assets

Swiss financial intermediaries must implement the amended Sudan prohibitions, freeze the assets of the persons listed in the updated Annex 2 and report affected business relationships to SECO, with effect from 5 June 2026.

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Swiss Federal Department for Economic Affairs, Education and Research updates Annex 1 of Myanmar sanctions ordinance

Swiss financial intermediaries must freeze assets of newly listed Myanmar-sanctioned parties and report affected business relationships to SECO — effective 23:00 on 2 June 2026; SECO reporting does not discharge the separate GwG AML reporting obligation.