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On 26 September 2025, the Swiss Parliament resolved to tighten the rules on combating money laundering and terrorist financing. In addition to the introduction of the transparency register through the new Federal Act on the Transparency of Legal Entities and the Identification of Beneficial Owners (LETA), the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA) was also subjected to a comprehensive revision.
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On 26 September 2025, the Swiss Parliament passed the new Federal Act on the Transparency of Legal Entities and the Identification of Beneficial Owners (LETA).
This new legislation establishes a central, non-public federal register of beneficial owners (Transparency Register) and introduces new identification and reporting obligations for Swiss companies, as well as certain foreign legal entities with links to Switzerland. On October 15, 2025, the Federal Council presented a draft of the implementing ordinance (LETO) and opened the consultation period, which will last until January 30, 2026.
LETA and LETO aim to increase transparency in ownership and control structures, strengthen the effectiveness of anti-money laundering measures, and align Switzerland with international standards, particularly the FATF recommendations and EU/EEA practices.
LETA is expected to come into force in 2026, with a series of transitional periods for existing companies.
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On 22 October 2025, the Swiss Federal Council opened the consultation process for a major amendment to the Financial Institutions Act, aiming to enhance Switzerland’s regulatory framework for fintech businesses, the issuance of stablecoins and the provision of crypto asset services. This move is designed to strengthen Switzerland’s position as a leading hub for fintech and blockchain innovation, while ensuring robust standards for financial stability, integrity, and investor protection. The consultation will run until 6 February 2025.
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Share buybacks have established themselves as an essential tool for balance sheet and capital structure management. Alongside dividend policy, they represent a flexible and strategically deployable means of returning value to shareholders, adjusting the equity ratio, and implementing corporate policy objectives.
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Whistleblowing1 has become a key tool in corporate governance. Driven by European standards, ESG expectations and ISO guidelines, whistleblowing has gone beyond the simple framework of compliance to become a lever for transparency, risk prevention and risk management.
In Switzerland, despite the absence of a uniform legal framework, many companies are taking the lead by setting up internal whistleblowing mechanisms, often on an anonymous basis. But for such a mechanism to be effective and legitimate, the following conditions have to be mastered: supervision of anonymous reporting, calibration of the admissibility threshold, and rigorous conduct of internal investigations.
This article explores how well-conceived whistleblowing can become a strategic asset in the service of responsible and proactive governance.
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