Consultation Reports

The VQF is regularly asked to take a position on fiscal and regulatory issues as well as on topics relevant to compliance. The Association does this to protect Switzerland’s interests as a financial centre in addition to protecting the interests of its financial intermediaries, especially VQF members.

Consultations:

• March 2011
  Hearing to discuss the regulation of the production and distribution of financial products to retail clients (“FINMA Distribution Report 2010“)
• February 2011
  Strukturreform in der beruflichen Vorsorge - Verordnungsänderungen und neue Verordnung über Anlagestiftungen insbesondere Art. 48f E-BVV2: Vernehmlassung
• December 2010
  Teilrevision der FATF Standards (Consultation Paper October 2010): Input VQF an Forum SRO zu konsolidierte Vernehmlassung
• July 2010 
  Consultation on the FINMA Circular “Financial Intermediation under the Anti-Money Laundering Act”
• July 2010
  Consultation on the consolidation of the FINMA Ordinances on Money Laundering
• Arpil 2010
  Consultation on the Federal Act on Stock Exchange and Securities Trading (Stock Market Offences and Market Abuse) of the Federal Finance Administration
• July 2009
  Consultation on the drafting of an Ordinance on the applicability of Article 2 Section 3 of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of the Federal Finance Administration
• March 2008 
  Consultation on the parameters for the approval of Self-Regulatory Organisations for Asset Management in terms of a minimum standard (asset management standard) of the Federal Banking Commission 

Media Publications:

• Handelszeitung
  29.09.2010 From Tax Crime to Money Laundering
• NZZ
  04.09.2007 Boost for Switzerland as a Location for Trusts