Author Archives: Valentin Jentsch
Exemptions and Alleviations from the Duty to Publish a Prospectus under FinSA and FinSO – A Practical Perspective
On 1 December 2020, the revised duty to publish an approved prospectus in accordance with the Financial Services Act and the Financial Services Ordinance became fully effective. A remarkable novelty of the new Swiss prospectus regime is the introduced set of explicit exemptions and alleviations from the duty to publish a prospectus, which are largely in line with the Prospectus Regulation (earlier, the Prospectus Directive) of the European Union. This article discusses the exemptions and alleviations from the duty to publish a prospectus under the new Swiss prospectus regime from a practical perspective.
By Valentin Jentsch (Reference: CapLaw-2020-70)
Board Composition and Ownership Structure in Switzerland – The Empirical Evidence
The theory and practice of corporate governance and capital markets suggest that certain organizational structures of listed companies are to be considered superior to others or even best practice. This article critically reviews the mainstream doctrine and reports on the results of my own empirical research on corporate governance of publicly-traded companies with access to capital markets in Switzerland.
By Valentin Jentsch (Reference: CapLaw-2019-30)