The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA has granted approval for the merger of FINcontrol Suisse AG with the Organisation de Surveillance Financière based in Neuchâtel (OSFIN). As soon as the merger of the two supervisory organisations has been completed, FINcontrol Suisse AG will be renamed OSFINcontrol AG.
In 2020, FINMA granted authorisation as a supervisory organisation (SO) to both the Organisation de Surveillance Financière based in Neuchâtel (OSFIN) and FINcontrol Suisse AG based in Zug. The two SOs have decided to merge and have submitted a corresponding application to FINMA. FINMA approved the merger on 27 November 2025.
The approved merger only becomes legally effective once it has been entered in the commercial register. With the completion of the merger, OSFIN will be dissolved and taken over by FINcontrol Suisse AG. At the same time, FINcontrol Suisse AG will be renamed OSFINcontrol AG.
Supervisory architecture for portfolio managers and trustees With the enactment of the Financial Institutions Act (FinIA) and the Financial Services Act (FinSA) the supervision of portfolio managers and trustees became subject to new regulation. Independent portfolio managers and trustees have required authorisation from FINMA since 1 January 2020. The SOs are responsible for ongoing supervision of compliance with the obligations laid down in the FinIA and FinSA, as well as compliance with AMLA rules. The SOs also require authorisation from FINMA and are supervised by FINMA. FINMA is responsible for enforcing financial market law in the event of non-compliance. |
