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Circulars

In accordance with Art. 7 para. 1 lit. b of the Financial Market Supervision Act, FINMA regulates through circulars on the application of financial market legislation.

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FINMA-Circ. Date Short Title Title
FINMA-Circ. 12/1 29.06.11 Credit rating agencies Recognition of institutions that assess creditworthiness (credit rating agencies)
FINMA-Circ. 11/3 30.06.11 Provisions in reinsurance Technical provisions in reinsurance
FINMA-Circ. 11/2 30.03.11 Capital buffer and capital planning – banks Capital buffer and capital planning in the banking sector
FINMA-Circ. 11/1 20.10.10 Financial intermediation under AMLA Additional information on the Ordinance on the Professional Practice of Financial Intermediation
FINMA-Circ. 10/3 18.03.10 Health insurance under ISA Supplementary social health insurance and special issues in relation to private health insurance
FINMA-Circ. 10/2 17.12.09 Repo/SLB transactions Repurchase & reverse repurchase transactions and securities lending & borrowing transactions (Repo/SLB transactions)
FINMA-Circ. 10/1 21.10.09 Remuneration schemes Minimum standards for remuneration schemes of financial institutions
FINMA-Circ. 09/1 18.12.08 Guidelines on asset management Guidelines for the recognition of self-regulation in asset management as minimum standard
FINMA-Circ. 08/44 28.11.08 SST Swiss Solvency Test (SST)
FINMA-Circ. 08/43 20.11.08 Technical provisions – life insurance Technical provisions in life insurance
FINMA-Circ. 08/42 20.11.08 Technical provisions – non-life insurance Technical provisions in non-life insurance
FINMA-Circ. 08/41 20.11.08 Audit matters Limited continued application of the Circulars of the Swiss Federal Banking Commission, the Federal Office of Private Insurance and the Anti-Money Laundering Control Authority with regard to audit matters
FINMA-Circ. 08/40 20.11.08 Life insurance Life insurance
FINMA-Circ. 08/39 20.11.08 Unit-linked life insurance Unit-linked life insurance
FINMA-Circ. 08/38 20.11.08
(amended
26.11.08)
Market conduct rules Market conduct rules for the securities market
FINMA-Circ. 08/37 20.11.08 Delegation by fund management companies / SICAVs Delegation of tasks by fund management companies and SICAVs
FINMA-Circ. 08/36 20.11.08 Financial reporting – occupational pension schemes Financial reporting within the framework of occupational pension schemes
FINMA-Circ. 08/35 20.11.08 Internal audit – insurers Internal audit within the insurance sector
FINMA-Circ. 08/34 20.11.08 Core capital – banks Determining regulatory capital in the banking sector using internationally accepted accounting standards
FINMA-Circ. 08/33 20.11.08 Capital requirement – reinsurance captives Risk-based capital requirement of reinsurance captives
FINMA-Circ. 08/32 20.11.08 Corporate governance – insurers Corporate governance, risk management and the internal control system within the insurance sector
FINMA-Circ. 08/31 20.11.08 Insurance group reports Business report for insurance groups and insurance conglomerates
FINMA-Circ. 08/30 20.11.08 Solvency I – insurance groups Solvency I for insurance groups and insurance conglomerates
Appendix 1
Appendix 2



FINMA-Circ. 08/29 20.11.08 Internal business transactions – insurance groups Reporting on internal business transactions of insurance groups and insurance conglomerates
FINMA-Circ. 08/28 20.11.08 Structure – insurance groups Reporting on the structure of insurance groups and insurance conglomerates
FINMA-Circ. 08/27 20.11.08 Organization – insurance groups Reporting on the organization of insurance groups and insurance conglomerates
FINMA-Circ. 08/26
(replaced by FINMA-Circ. 12/1)
20.11.08 Rating agencies Recognition of rating agencies for the assessment of capital adequacy requirements
FINMA-Circ. 08/25 20.11.08 Reporting obligation – insurers Independent obligation of insurance companies to report all events of supervisory relevance
FINMA-Circ. 08/24 20.11.08 Supervision and internal control – banks Supervision and internal control within the banking sector
FINMA-Circ. 08/23 20.11.08
(amended 17.11.10)
Risk diversification – banks Risk diversification within the banking sector
FINMA-Circ. 08/22 20.11.08
(amended 17.11.10)
Capital adequacy disclosure – banks Disclosure obligations regarding capital adequacy in the banking sector
FINMA-Circ. 08/21 20.11.08 Operational risks – banks Capital adequacy requirements for operationial risks within the banking sector
FINMA-Circ. 08/20 20.11.08
(amended 17.11.10, 22.12.10)
Market risks – banks Capital adequacy requirements for market risks within the banking sector
FINMA-Circ. 08/19 20.11.08 (amended 17.11.10) Credit risks – banks Capital adequacy requirements for credit risks within the banking sector
Mapping
Mapping SA-CH und SA-BIZ
Mapping IRB




FINMA-Circ. 08/18 20.11.08 Investment guideline – insurers Investment guideline for tied assets and the use of derivative financial instruments by insurers
FINMA-Circ. 08/17 20.11.08
(amended
20.10.10)
Exchange of information between SROs and FINMA Exchange of information between SROs and FINMA regarding affiliations, exclusions and withdrawals of membership of financial intermediaries
FINMA-Circ. 08/16 20.11.08 Responsible actuary Requirements applying to responsible actuaries
FINMA-Circ. 08/15 20.11.08 Mergers – health insurance companies Mergers, demergers, conversions, and transfers of assets and liabilities by health insurance companies under the Health Insurance Act in relation to supplementary health insurance under the Insurance Contracts Act
FINMA-Circ. 08/14 20.11.08 Supervisory reporting – banks Supervisory reporting for annual and semi-annual financial statements within the banking sector
FINMA-Circ. 08/13 20.11.08 Tariffication risk insurance – occupational pension schemes Tariffication of life insurance in case of death and disability within the framework of occupational pension schemes
FINMA-Circ. 08/12 20.11.08 Revolving-door principle – occupational pension schemes Surrender terms of occupational pension schemes in business plans and General Insurance Conditions
FINMA-Circ. 08/11 20.11.08 (amended 09.09.11) Disclosure requirements for securities transactions  Disclosure requirements for securities transactions 
FINMA-Circ. 08/10 20.11.08
(amended
01.02.12)
Self-regulation as a minimum standard Self-regulation recognised as a minimum standard by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority
FINMA-Circ. 08/9 20.11.08 Supervision of large banks Supervision of large banks
FINMA-Circ. 08/8 20.11.08 Public advertising – collective investment schemes Public advertising under the Collective Investment Schemes legislation
FINMA-Circ. 08/7 20.11.08 Outsourcing – banks Outsourcing of business areas within the banking sector
FINMA-Circ. 08/6 20.11.08 Interest-rate risks – banks Measurement, management and monitoring of interest-rate risks within the banking sector
FINMA-Circ. 08/5 20.11.08 Securities dealers Explanatory notes regarding definition of securities dealers
FINMA-Circ. 08/4 20.11.08 Securities journals Maintenance of securities journals by securities dealers
FINMA-Circ. 08/3 20.11.08
(amended
18.01.10)
Public deposits with non-banks Commercial acceptance of public deposits by non-banks under the Banking Act
FINMA-Circ. 08/2 20.11.08
(amended
04.03.11)
Accounting – banks Guidelines on accounting standards under art. 23 to 27 of the Banking Ordinance
FINMA-Circ. 08/1 20.11.08
(amended
01.01.09)
Authorisation and notification requirements – banks Matters requiring authorisation and notification for stock exchanges, banks, securities dealers and audit firms