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The revised Swiss Anti-Money Laundering Act covers advisers since 1 October 2026. Those already active must apply to an SRO by 1 December 2026 to keep working.
AMLA advisers: SRO application by 1 December 2026: ReadFrom 1 January 2027 the BVG minimum interest rate rises to 2%, AHV pensions by about 1.59%, and BVG thresholds change. What Swiss employers update in payroll.
Swiss payroll 2027: BVG minimum rate rises to 2%: ReadThe Swiss Transparency Register started on 1 October 2026. Existing companies must report beneficial owners by deadlines from December 2026 to March 2027.
Transparency Register: deadlines for Swiss companies: ReadA Swiss holding company based in Zug has agreed to acquire a 50% stake in an established Romanian company, its first investment and market entry.
Goldblum advises on a holding company's Romanian stake: ReadGoldblum is advising a founding shareholder of a Zug technology company in a dispute between its equal shareholders over management and future ownership.
Goldblum advises a founding shareholder in a Zug dispute: ReadGoldblum advised the board of the Swiss parent of a US life-sciences group on corporate law matters arising from the group's cross-border financing structure.
Goldblum advises a life-sciences board on corporate law: ReadGoldblum is advising a tax recovery provider on its status under Swiss anti-money laundering law and the authorisation requirements for its business model.
Goldblum advises a tax recovery provider on regulation: ReadGoldblum and Partners is advising the founder of a UK technology company on a Swiss holding company in Zug and on the founder's relocation to Switzerland.
Goldblum advises a UK founder on a Swiss holding company: ReadGoldblum is advising the heirs of a US estate on assets held with a Swiss bank, covering their entitlement and the release of the assets by the bank.
Goldblum advises US heirs on an estate with Swiss assets: ReadGoldblum and Partners advised a Slovak company on the recovery of receivables from a Swiss logistics company in Swiss debt enforcement proceedings.
Goldblum advises a Slovak company on debt enforcement: ReadGoldblum advised a Warsaw-based consulting group in a dispute with the management of its Swiss subsidiary and on the reorganisation of its governance.
Goldblum advises a Polish group on its Swiss subsidiary: ReadA Serbian metal-processing manufacturer has entered into a settlement with a Swiss customer, securing receivables and the continuation of the relationship.
Goldblum advises a Serbian manufacturer on a settlement: ReadGoldblum advised a Swiss payment services company on its application for admission to a self-regulatory organisation under the Anti-Money Laundering Act.
Goldblum advises a payment company on SRO admission: ReadGoldblum advised a company in the Canton of Schwyz on appointing a foreign executive as chief executive officer, covering governance and the residence permit.
Goldblum advises a Swiss company on appointing a new CEO: ReadGoldblum advised a Japan-based investor on a supervisory complaint concerning the management of a Swiss foundation and the strategy before the authority.
Goldblum advises on a foundation supervisory complaint: ReadInternational investors have acquired all shares in Coin Bridge AG, a Swiss crypto payment provider and VQF member. Goldblum and Partners advised the seller.
Goldblum advises on the sale of Coin Bridge AG: ReadInternational legal rankings confirm the firm's advice every year. This year the Red Dot Award 2026 honoured our website and visual communication design.
A Red Dot Award for our design: ReadOn 18 March 2025 FINMA authorised BX Digital AG as Switzerland's first DLT trading facility, a landmark for tokenised securities under the DLT Act regime.
FINMA Grants Switzerland's First DLT Trading Facility: ReadFINMA Guidance 08/2024, published in December 2024, sets out risk-management and governance expectations for AI use in Swiss financial institutions.
FINMA AI Guidance: What Swiss Firms Must Know: ReadGoldblum and Partners acted as lead counsel to Coinbridge AG on VQF/SRO authorisation as a Swiss financial intermediary and its technology deal with Binance.
Goldblum advises Coinbridge on licensing & Binance tie-up: ReadFINMA's liquidation of MBaer Merchant Bank over sanctions and AML failures shows why compliance independence and sanctions screening cannot be optional.
MBaer Merchant Bank: FINMA liquidation and the AML lesson: ReadIFLR1000 again ranks Goldblum and Partners for Corporate / M&A and Restructuring & Insolvency, extending a run of recognition across editions since 2015.
Goldblum and Partners ranked again by IFLR1000: ReadFINMA Guidance 01/2026 sets supervisory expectations for crypto custody: foreign-custodian equivalence, key governance and insolvency protection. What to fix.
FINMA Guidance 01/2026: crypto custody expectations: ReadITR World Tax 2026 again recommends Goldblum and Partners for its Swiss tax practice — corporate tax, advance rulings, VAT and cross-border structuring.
Goldblum and Partners — Recommended Firm, ITR World Tax 2026: ReadFrom 1 January 2025, online platforms are deemed the supplier for Swiss VAT (Art. 20a VAT Act). Platform liability, the CHF 100,000 threshold and invoicing.
Switzerland's 2025 e-commerce VAT platform rules: ReadThe Federal Act on Combating Abusive Bankruptcies restricts transfers of over-indebted shell companies (Art. 684a CO) and ends retroactive audit opting-out.
Swiss law tightens shell-company transfers: ReadDescribe your situation in a line or two. A partner replies within one business day, in English, German, French, Spanish or Italian. The first conversation is free and carries no obligation.
