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Editorial

Am 23. September 2020 fand die 12. Tagung «Quo Vadis – Finanzplatz Schweiz?» unter der Leitung von Rolf Sethe und Christoph B. Bühler statt.

Schutz von Bankmitarbeiterdaten in Amtshilfeverfahren

In a landmark decision at the end of 2017, the Federal Supreme Court stated that in administrative assistance documents the names of bank employees must always be redacted. In July 2020, it took two further landmark decisions on the legal position of bank employees and other third parties in administrative assistance proceedings. Firstly, it concluded that, in general, an intended data transfer…

Die schleichende Erodierung des Bankkundengeheimnisses

This article shows how Swiss banking secrecy, which was primarily intended to protect privacy and was enshrined in law in response to the banking crisis of 1931, has been gradually eroded under increasing international pressure and adapted to international standards. In stark contrast to this, it continues to be valid at home. However, the existing legal obligations to inform and report to the…

Editorial | Éditorial

Am 24. August 2017 fand die neunte Tagung «Quo Vadis – Finanzplatz Schweiz?» statt. Das Tagungs­thema «Vertrauen im Finanzmarkt – Schlagwort oder reale Grundlage?» bezweckte bewusst die Diskussion…

Vertrauen in Geld

Money plays a crucial role in the traditional and in the digital economy. But money only constitutes a value if civil society has trust and confidence in the realizability of currency «investments» (acceptance of money, exchange partner, stability of currency). Recently proposals have been made to redefine the monetary instruments and to eliminate cash; notwithstanding the economic background of…

Kundenvertrauen in Banken

Banking’s most important currency is customer trust. Two recent surveys show that customer trust is multifaceted and includes a foundational, an integrity-related, a practical and a strategic dimension. The strategic dimension is the most important, as it relates to the customers’ trust that the bank puts their needs and interests at the center of its activity. This contribution analyzes the…

Ist Art. 42a Abs. 4–6 FINMAG (Einschränkung des Kundenverfahrens im Rahmen der internationalen Finanzmarkt-Amtshilfe) verfassungskonform?

More or less unnoticed from the general Swiss population the Swiss legal provisions concerning international administrative assistance in stock market supervision underwent certain revisions that entered into effect on 1 January 2016. Particularly, in contrast to the old rules the Swiss financial markets supervisory authority FINMA now has the possibility, exceptionally, to transmit information…

Verfassungsrechtliche Erwägungen zu Informationsverboten der Finanz­marktaufsicht

Im Zusammenhang mit dem grenzüberschreitenden US-Kundengeschäft der Bank Frey & Co. AG (Bank Frey)¹ erliess die FINMA am 30. August 2013 eine ­Verfügung, die unter anderem die folgenden Ziffern…