Chambers and Partners, a legal research company, has released its Chambers Fintech 2024 guide, an annual report which recognizes the top fintech advisors and litigators worldwide. In this year’s Switzerland edition, Chambers and Partners ranked MME Legal | Tax | Compliance, MLL Legal, Baer and Karrer, and Lenz and Staehelin as the top Swiss law firms in the fintech legal category for 2024.
The co-heads of Bär & Karrer's White Collar Crime practice group delves into the intricate world of monitorships and addresses the complexities and evolving nature of Swiss compliance and how Switzerland navigates the delicate balance between national sov
June 01 2021
As the interest of institutional
and retail investors in crypto assets such as bitcoin or ether is gaining
further momentum, the regulation of virtual asset service providers providing
custody services for crypto assets (custodial wallet providers) has become a
priority issue for regulators and legislators around the world. While some
jurisdictions have put in place bespoke regulatory frameworks for custodial
wallet providers, other jurisdictions still struggle to determine the right measures
for a risk-based yet innovation-enabling regulation of custodial wallet
providers.
The Swiss Financial Market
Supervisory Authority FINMA, the Swiss watchdog for the financial industry at
large, pursues a technology-neutral ‘same risks, same rules’ approach and