Fit and proper enquiries from foreign authorities

Foreign financial market supervisory authorities can submit their fit and proper enquiries to SFMA. They should use the form below for this.

  • Further information regarding supervisory organizations (AO)
  • Further information regarding self-regulatory organizations (SRO)
  • Further information regarding asset managers and trustees

As a foreign authority, you can request information from SFMA that is required to assess the fitness and properness of individuals or companies with links to Switzerland in the financial market supervised by the requesting authority. Please use the form below for your enquiry. SFMA guarantees that the information provided will be treated confidentially and used only for the intended purpose. You can find further information on legal entities in the Central Business Name Index zefix.ch.

Bilateral MoU with SFMA
IAIS MMoU
IOSCO MMoU
IOSCO EMMoU
Other
Person is domiciled in Switzerland
Company is domiciled in Switzerland
The company is a licensed institution in Switzerland
Other basis
Bilateral MoU with SFMA: Confidentiality and the use of the information provided solely for the intended purpose under the applicable bilateral MoU are expressly guaranteed.
Confidentiality and the use of the information provided solely for the intended purpose under Article 5 of the IAIS MMoU are expressly guaranteed.
IOSCO MMoU: Confidentiality under Article 11 of the IOSCO MMoU and the use of the information provided solely for the intended purpose under Article 10 of the IOSCO MMoU are expressly guaranteed.
IOSCO EMMoU: Confidentiality under Article 7 of the IOSCO EMMoU and the use of the information provided solely for the intended purpose under Article 6 of the IOSCO EMMoU are expressly guaranteed.
Other basis: The confidentiality of the information provided and its use solely for the enforcement of financial market law within the scope of the purpose stated in the fit and proper enquiry are expressly guaranteed.
Yes
No
Yes
No
Consent for SFMA to obtain the requested information from the SO
No consent to obtain information from the SO
Consent to obtain the requested information from the SRO
No consent to obtain information from the SRO