Welcome to the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA

Prof. Anne Héritier Lachat

"FINMA's mandate is to protect creditors, investors and policy holders and ensure the smooth functioning of the financial markets. Through consistent supervision and predictable regulation, we make an important contribution to safeguarding the stability and good reputation of the Swiss financial centre, and consequently to enhancing its competitiveness."

26.03.2013

	FINMA Annual Report 2012 +++ FINMA annual financial statements 2012 +++ Press release +++

03.05.2013
NZZ article by Patrick Raaflaub and Mark Branson: "Recovery and resolution for systemically important banks"
(in German)

28.02.2013
Report on FINMA's Personnel Politics 2012
(in German)

21.11.2012
FINMA's Strategic Goals 2013 to 2016   

• 07.05.2013Änderung des Anhangs 7 der Verordnung vom 8. Juni 2012 über Massnahmen gegenüber Syrien (SR 946.231.172.7)+++
• 07.05.2013Änderung des Anhangs der Verordnung vom 22. Juni 2005 über Massnahmen gegenüber der Demokratischen Republik Kongo (SR 946.231.12)+++
• 07.05.2013Änderung des Anhangs 2 der Verordnung über Massnahmen gegenüber Personen und Organisationen mit Verbindung zu Usama bin Laden, der Gruppierung "Al-Qaïda" oder den Taliban (SR 946.203)+++

• 08.05.2013Eugenio Brianti announces his departure from the FINMA Board of DirectorsEugenio Brianti will step down from the Board of Directors of the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA at the end of June 2013. +++
• 01.05.2013Partial revision of Article 11 para. 2 of the FINMA Stock Exchange Ordinance: Disclosure requirements now also apply to companies domiciled abroadSubsequent to the revision of the Stock Exchange Act, an adjustment has been made to the FINMA Stock Exchange Ordinance. The obligation to notify now also applies to companies domiciled abroad whose equity securities are, in whole or in part, mainly listed in Switzerland. The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA has therefore amended Article 11 para. 2 of the FINMA Stock Exchange Ordinance. All the revised legislation, i.e. the Stock Exchange Act, the Stock Exchange Ordinance and the FINMA Stock Exchange Ordinance, comes into force on 1 May 2013. +++
• 15.04.2013Consultation on FINMA Circular "Distribution of collective investment schemes"The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA is fully revising FINMA Circular 2008/8 on "Public advertising – collective investment schemes" and is opening a consultation to this purpose. The new Circular will now be entitled "Distribution of collective investment schemes" and will take account of the revised Collective Investment Schemes Act (CISA) and the Collective Investment Schemes Ordinance (CISO) that came into force on 1 March 2013. The consultation will run until 3 June 2013. +++
• 27.03.2013Notification of bankruptcy proceedingsThe Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA has opened bankruptcy proceedings. +++
• 27.03.2013FINMA opens consultation on fully revised circular "Market conduct rules"The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA can now take action against all persons who use insider information or engage in market manipulation. Following the revision of the Stock Exchange Act and the Stock Exchange Ordinance, FINMA is fully revising Circular 08/38 on "Market conduct rules". Together with the section on general market supervision, the full revision also includes the part on specific organisational provisions for FINMA-supervised institutions. The consultation runs until 13 May 2013.
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