Listed Companies and Financial Service Providers

Stay ahead in the legal jungle

Tighter regulations and corporate governance requirements and the increasingly international nature of the law also entail greater legal risks. By using the right legal instruments you can spot the risks early on and keep them permanently under control.

The challenges you face

• You want to take sufficient account of corporate governance requirements
• You are faced with a specific situation involving capital market law
• You want to conduct a comprehensive review of your legal risks and take firm control of them

How PwC can support you

We offer you support in implementing and assuring compliance in the following areas:

• Capital market and stock exchange law: advice on disclosure and reporting requirements, reviews and advice on public takeover bids; legal support for private placements and national and international securities issues
• Corporate governance: legal advice on rapidly changing organisational and transparency requirements
• Legal advice on issues related to accounting and auditing law
• Legal support for financial service providers: clarifying questions of submission to specific legislation, support in applications for banking and trading licences and licences for Swiss and foreign investment funds, advice on regulatory matters
• Drafting legal opinions