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Informationskonzept im neuen Aktienrecht

The information asymmetry between shareholders and managers calls for the implementation of an efficient information concept within stock corporations. In the course of the Swiss Stock Corporation Reform of 2020, the former information concept was partially revised. This article takes a critical look at the revised provisions and puts them in context.

Digitale Generalversammlungen und Verwaltungsratssitzungen

The 19 June 2020 revision of the provisions on the limited by shares company contains various facilitations for the use of technical means in the conduct of general meetings and board meetings. What are the concrete options available and what are the practical implications of these innovations? What do banks need to consider from a prudential perspective? After an overview of the digitization in…

Auskunfts- und Einsichtsrecht des Aktionärs – Durchzogene Bilanz der Aktienrechtsrevision

The revision of the Swiss Code of Obligations (CO) concerning the joint stock corporation – which will come into force on 1 January 2023 – substantially alters the shareholders’ rights to ask for information about the affairs of the company and to inspect its ledgers and files. Compared to the present legal situation, which only entitles a shareholder to obtain information during the course of a…

Moderne Formen der Generalversammlung im revidierten Aktienrecht 2020

The revision in 2020 of the Swiss law on companies limited by shares (Aktiengesellschaft) as created the legal basis for modernizing the annual general meeting (AGM) of shareholders of limited companies, also making it more flexible. Today’s electronic means of communication have opened up new possibilities for how AGMs can be conducted. Especially in large corporations, but also in smaller…

Vergütungstransparenz in Schweizer Aktiengesellschaften

Die B. AG ist eine Holdinggesellschaft mit einem Aktienkapital von CHF 600 000, welches in 600 000 Namenaktien mit einem Nennwert von je CHF 1 eingeteilt ist. Die Geschwister A.A., C.A. und D.A. sind…

Informationspflichten und Auskunftsrecht nach dem neuen Datenschutzrecht

The revision of the Data Protection Act aims to improve transparency for data subjects as to which of their data is processed and how. In order to achieve better transparency and to incorporate legislative developments at the European level, the information obligations for data controllers and the rights of data subjects to obtain information, have been strengthened in the course of the revision…

Dokumentenherausgabe nach FIDLEG vs. datenschutzrechtliche Auskunftserteilung

The claim for disclosure according to FinSA is supposed to enable the customer to obtain evidence to effectively enforce his or her rights from the contractual relationship with the financial service provider. The right to request information according to FADP is meant to enable the data subject to control his or her personal data and thus to protect and enforce his or her personal rights…

Gerichtliche Durchsetzung des Auskunftsrechts nach geltendem und künftigem Aktienrecht

Die C. AG ist eine Aktiengesellschaft, die im Bereich des Handels und der Fabrikation von elektronischen und mechanischen Erzeugnissen tätig ist. Das Aktionariat der C. AG setzt sich aus den drei…

Robot Recruiting

«Robot recruiting» refers to the automation of the recruiting process using data driven technologies. More than half of HR managers expect artificial intelligence to become part of their daily routine in just a few years’ time. Hiring algorithms are said to make hiring more consistent and efficient and even have the potential to remove interpersonal bias from the hiring process. But critics argue…

M&A-Transaktionsberatung im Grenzbereich von Auftrag und Mäklervertrag

Die C. AG bezweckt die Erbringung von Beratungs- und sonstigen Dienstleistungen im Bereich der Unternehmensübernahmen. A. war bis im Jahr 2013 Präsident des Verwaltungsrats und Aktionär der B. AG,…