Art. 42 al. 1 OBA-FINMA: "Les obligations de diligence des institutions d'assurance sont régies par les dispositions du Règlement du 22 juin 2018 de l'organisme d'autorégulation de l'Association Suisse d'Assurances pour la lutte contre le blanchiment d'argent."
Art. 42 al. 1 OBA-FINMA: "Les obligations de diligence des institutions d'assurance sont régies par les dispositions du Règlement du 22 juin 2018 de l'organisme d'autorégulation de l'Association Suisse d'Assurances pour la lutte contre le blanchiment d'argent."
On 28 February 2024, the Federal Office of Police's Interdepartmental Coordination Group on Combating Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism (Fedpol) presented its second report on the money laundering risks associated with digital assets (i.e. digital assets based on blockchain technology such as Bitcoin or Ethereum). The report is of interest to financial intermediaries active in this area - in particular compliance functions - and proposes various recommendations to improve the fight against money laundering. It also highlights certain[...]
In a recent ruling, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court upheld an insurance company's refusal to cover losses of more than 35 million dollars suffered by a Swiss bank forced to compensate unhappy investors at the end of legal proceedings in Dubai (ruling 4A_440/2022 of 16 November 2023). A bank established in Switzerland has a subsidiary in Dubai, company E. The subsidiary is subject to supervision by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) and is authorised to provide certain financial services,[...]
In ruling 6B_1176/2022 of December 5, 2023, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court overturns the acquittal of the former Chairman of the Board of Directors of a bank by the Court of Appeal of the Swiss Federal Criminal Court on the charge of violation of the duty to report under art. 37 para. 2 AMLA. The background is as follows. Albert was CEO of a bank from September 1, 2008 to September 30, 2012, before becoming Chairman of the Board of[...]
On October 19, 2023, the FATF published its fourth enhanced follow-up report on Switzerland since the 2016 mutual evaluation. The report is limited to Switzerland's progress in improving its compliance with Recommendations 10 (due diligence) and 40 (international cooperation). The FATF has highlighted three main improvements (two in connection with recommendation no. 10, one in connection with recommendation no. 40). The first is the amendment, with effect from January 1, 2023, of art. 4 para. 1 AMLA, which now expressly[...]
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Adrien Tharin
— 8 April 2024 
