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12 October 2020
Latest contribution of Dominique Christin in l'AGEFI
Within the AGEFI's monthly Supplément "Indices", Dominique Christin explains the importance for the pension funds of clearly defining their reinsurance strategy and the risks of a total or partial congruence.
New Data Protection Act for Switzerland
7 October 2020The Swiss parliament passed a new Data Protection Act for Switzerland at the end of September 2020. The new law creates new information obligations, sets higher standards for the documentation of data processing and introduces new instruments to protect the rights of data subjects. As a result, Swiss companies have to update their internal processes to implement the requirements of the new law. The law is not expected to enter into force before the second half of 2021. Since the new law does not provide for any transition periods, companies are advised to use the remaining time to implement the new requirements.
23 September 2020
Thomas Goossens’ participation at "Academy & Finance" seminar on the new Swiss regulatory regime
On 28 October 2020, Managing partner Thomas Goossens will be one of the speakers of the seminar organized by “Academy & Finance” on the main challenges brought by the new Swiss regulation of financial service providers. With other peers, he will analyze the implications of the new liability regime applicable to the supply and distribution of financial instruments.
17 September 2020
FinSA: what about private equity advice?
Within the AGEFI’s monthly supplement “Indices”, Thomas Goossens and Léa Dewaele highlight the applicability of the FinSA rules for companies active in the private equity sector. In this context, a distinction should be made between investment advice and corporate finance advice, which is often difficult to make in practice.
New challenges for international data transfers
11 September 2020The Swiss Federal Data Protection Commissioner published a statement on 8 September 2020, which creates new challenges for international data transfers out of Switzerland. The primary focus of the statement is the transfer of personal data to the US. From now on, the Swiss-US Privacy Shield no longer ensures adequate protection of personal data. Beyond that, international transfers of personal based on contractual garantees will require a risk assessment in advance.
28 August 2020
BianchiSchwald hosted Start-up Mansard Chats
BianchiSchwald had the pleasure to host the Start-up Mansard Chats in cooperation with KSquared on August 27, 2020. Thierry Burnens, Associate in BianchiSchwald’s IP/IT Team provided an overview about the important legal aspects related to IP protection. Sebastian Dudli, Partner with KSquared then moderated a panel discussion with entrepreneurs and investors. Last but not least, the participants had the opportunity to network and further experiences during the aperitif that followed. We thank everyone for joining the event and actively participating. And look forward to seeing you at our next Start-up Mansard Chat event!