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B-18-02 FINMA Circ. 18/2

Duty to Report Securities Transactions

  • FR DE EN IT
  • FINMA
  • Securities trading
  • Status as of 1 January 2020
  • Original date : 25 January 2017
  • Last modified : 4 November 2020
  • History
  • Amendment of 04.11.2020: FINMA retroactively adjusted the references and terms upon the entry into force of FinIA and FinSA on 01.01.2020.
  • FR DE EN IT
  • FINMA
  • Securities trading
  • Status as of 1 January 2020
  • Original date : 25 January 2017
  • Last modified : 4 November 2020
  • History
  • Amendment of 04.11.2020: FINMA retroactively adjusted the references and terms upon the entry into force of FinIA and FinSA on 01.01.2020.
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