Data protection
Direct transmission of information to the SEC
Célian Hirsch
— 24 August 2021
In a Memorandum dated 25 June 2021, the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner gives his opinion on the lawfulness of the transfer of personal data to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by Swiss companies registered with this American authority. The SEC contacted the Federal Commissioner in December 2020 to find out if and under what conditions Swiss companies could transmit personal data to it as part of its oversight. Even if the Memorandum does not specify it, one[...]