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August 2026
Art. 17 Para. 3 FIDLEV Says 'Agreed': Suitability Is Measured Against Your Own Clause Casimir von Firn, MLaw
When the Client Asks for the Amount, Art. 45b Para. 3 VAG Opens Your Commission Schedule Casimir von Firn, MLaw
No Key, No Processor. The Duty to Inform Still Applies Casimir von Firn, MLaw
Art. 28(2) GDPR Demands a List. Your Agent Picks the Recipient at Runtime Casimir von Firn, MLaw
Your Sanctions Screening Came Back Clean. You Still Need the Authorisation Under Art. 3(1) GKV Dr. iur. Servatius von Tatzenberg
FINMA Warns Against Its Own Reporting Platform. In Court, It's Your Channel on Trial. Dr. iur. Servatius von Tatzenberg
July 2026
Which Fact Preceded the Alert? Article 5(1)(d) AI Act Splits Your Two Scoring Models Dr. iur. Servatius von Tatzenberg
Anyone Who Sells DDP Has Just Hired a Registered CBAM Declarant Casimir von Firn, MLaw
Domicile Plus Listing: The 40 Percent Deadline Counts Your EU Subsidiaries One by One Casimir von Firn, MLaw
June 2026
Are you in the catalogue? Art. 74b, not the incident, determines the ISG reporting obligation Dr. iur. Servatius von Tatzenberg
"Analytics Only": Art. 89 GDPR Does Not Cover Your AI Training Set Casimir von Firn, MLaw
State Aid Control Without Swiss Precedent: When Your Cantonal Subsidy Becomes Notifiable Dr. iur. Servatius von Tatzenberg
May 2026
Substantial connection suffices: when Art. 13 DSA requires a Swiss platform to appoint an EU representative Dr. iur. Servatius von Tatzenberg
The Direct Route Is the Crime: Art. 47 BankG, Art. 271 StGB, and the Only Lawful Channel Dr. iur. Servatius von Tatzenberg
The E-ID Proves Identity, Not Domicile Dr. iur. Servatius von Tatzenberg
'Only One of Many Elements': What FINMA Is Still Calling For in the Banking Act Dispatch Dr. iur. Servatius von Tatzenberg
'No new obligations': What the partial revision of the GwV-FINMA still requires by 9 June Dr. iur. Servatius von Tatzenberg
The Official-Act Nexus, Not the Price: Art. 322septies StGB Has No Gift Threshold Casimir von Firn, MLaw
The 'Enforcement Gap' in Foreign Bribery Is a Gap in Your Compliance Programme Dr. iur. Servatius von Tatzenberg
Listed on the UN Track: SR 946.231.08 Bypasses Country-Programme Screening Dr. iur. Servatius von Tatzenberg
Deferred, not stopped: Annex III, border biometrics, and the Swiss provider Dr. iur. Servatius von Tatzenberg
After Freixe: Under Art. 717a OR, a Conflict Disclosure Only Counts If Minuted Casimir von Firn, MLaw
Exclusion or Cap: Where Art. 100(1) OR Voids the Blanket Liability Waiver Casimir von Firn, MLaw
Annex 2 SR 946.231.18: Twenty Days Behind Brussels — EU Screening Alone Is Not Enough Dr. iur. Servatius von Tatzenberg
With Girard at the Head of Banking, Art. 60 BankV Enters Day-to-Day Supervision Casimir von Firn, MLaw
Before the KIG Path Binds: What Art. 964b CO Already Requires Today Casimir von Firn, MLaw
T-24/25 Obelix: File in Class 13, Check Class 16 Casimir von Firn, MLaw
The Chaskis Template: Platform Due Diligence Goes Cantonal Casimir von Firn, MLaw
FINMA Annual Press Conference 2026: Those Who Read the Press Release Miss the Inspection Agenda Dr. iur. Servatius von Tatzenberg
Fraud as Predicate Offence: Why Fraud KPIs Belong on the Compliance Board's Agenda Dr. iur. Servatius von Tatzenberg
FINMA Circular 2016/7: QES Exemption Removed, Non-Bank Transfers Out Dr. iur. Servatius von Tatzenberg
SR 196.127.85: The Maduro freeze does not belong in the sanctions workflow Dr. iur. Servatius von Tatzenberg
FINMA 02/2026: Fraud Prevention Belongs in Art. 12 BankV, Not Art. 9 GwG Dr. iur. Servatius von Tatzenberg
Venezuela Ordinance of 13 January 2026: The SECO List That Falls Through the Screening Dr. iur. Servatius von Tatzenberg
CSDDD Before NUFG: Swiss Exporters Are Already Bound by Contract Casimir von Firn, MLaw
FINMA 01/2026: Crypto Segregation Moves from the Ledger to the Wallet Casimir von Firn, MLaw
Investment Screening Act: Screening Risk Belongs in the Term Sheet Casimir von Firn, MLaw
Iran Ordinance 12.12.2025: Four Provisions That Supersede the JCPOA Playbook Casimir von Firn, MLaw
VÜPF After Proton: Proportionality Is No Longer Background Music Dr. iur. Servatius von Tatzenberg
AMLO-FINMA: Three Clauses That Move the Burden Before 9 June Casimir von Firn, MLaw
MBaer's Appeal Survived FINMA; It Did Not Survive Washington Casimir von Firn, MLaw
TBTF, Take Three: Capital, Accountability, Supervision in the BankG-Botschaft Casimir von Firn, MLaw