Located in Geneva, Switzerland, an important banking and financial hub, Eardley Attorneys advises on the one hand banks, as well as financial institutions such as portfolio managers, trustees, securities firms and fund management companies, and on the other hand their institutional, professional and private clients, in their relations with their business partners, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) and supervisory and/or anti-money laundering self-regulatory bodies. We carefully monitor Swiss and international regulatory developments in order to anticipate the challenges of tomorrow’s banking and financial world, including measures against white-collar crime.
We assist our clients in setting up new business structures and in obtaining necessary authorizations and memberships. Our activities include the elaboration and update of financial contracts (deposit, management and advisory agreements, commission agreement, account opening documentation, etc.). We also provide expert advice on the regulation of financial products.
Eardley Attorneys is uniquely positioned on licensing matters before the FINMA on account of its vast experience in this field and its long-lasting professional ties with this regulator.