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Your direct access to regulatory expertise

Regulatory Banking Service (RBS)

Your direct access to regulatory expertise

In the dynamic landscape of Swiss financial regulations, navigating complex regulatory requirements is a demanding task for banks and financial institutions. Are you seeking fast, accessible support on regulatory banking queries? Do you need a reliable second opinion or a market view from an expert? Our Regulatory Banking Service offers a comprehensive solution to such challenges, providing expert guidance easily and efficiently.

How does our service work?

Our service is straightforward and user-friendly. Once enrolled, you can simply reach out to us with your regulatory requests at any time, for example via email or a quick phone call. Our team of risk and compliance experts will promptly respond, ensuring you get the timely support you need across various regulatory matters.

Scope of our service

Our Regulatory Banking Service is specifically designed to address Swiss regulatory requirements of FINMA-regulated entities such as banks, securities firms, and financial intermediaries. Our comprehensive regulatory support suite includes the following areas of expertise:

Why our Regulatory Banking Service is the right choice for you

You gain direct access to a network of specialists with first-hand experience of the Swiss regulatory framework and established market practices, drawn from our daily audit and advisory practice within the Swiss financial sector.

Additionally, you benefit from insights into the latest market and regulatory developments, derived from our expert team’s continuous and close dialogue with the industry and the regulatory authorities.

Moreover, by reaching out to us first, you reduce your regulatory non-compliance risk.

Potential challenges

Have you ever found yourself wondering where to turn for quick and easy support on complex regulatory banking questions and issues? Our services are designed to tackle a wide variety of challenges you may encounter in this area. Some of the potential problems we can help you with include:

How do I accurately complete FINMA reporting forms for capital adequacy and large exposures? Are there specific nuances or common pitfalls I should be aware of?

Can you provide guidance on the application of new anti-money laundering regulations, particularly regarding the identification of beneficial owners from trusted sources and the requirements for regularly updating customer documentation?

We look to enter the Swiss repo market. Could you provide a holistic guidance on the required accounting treatment and the regulatory considerations concerning this business plan?

What are the key duties for a bank under the new FINMA circular on operational risk and resilience? How can we ensure our practices are fully compliant? How do I manage cyber risks?

We need an assessment of our current regulatory compliance approaches. Are they effective and in line with the latest regulations? What improvements can be made? Can you perform a IRRBB validation?

Can you review the newly required secured depositor list that we implemented? Do our preparatory measures for ensuring an orderly payout of the protected and privileged deposits meet the industry standards and regulatory expectations?

Regulatory Banking Service (RBS)

Further information around our services can be found in our flyer.

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Get in touch

If you are interested in our Regulatory Banking Service, please register your interest through the form below and we will contact you.

https://pages.pwc.ch/core-contact-page?form_id=7014L000000IIfcQAG&embed=true&lang=en

Contact us

Tobias Scheiwiller

Partner, Risk & Regulatory, PwC Switzerland

+41 58 792 22 03

Andrin Bernet

Managing Partner, Leader Assurance & Member of the Management Board, Zürich, PwC Switzerland

+41 58 792 2444

Alexandra Burns

Partner, Leader Financial Services Risk Consulting & Internal Audit, PwC Switzerland

+41 58 792 46 28

Dr. Jean-Claude Spillmann

Partner, Legal, PwC Switzerland

+41 58 792 43 94

Martin Burri

Partner, Corporate Tax and Financial Services, Zurich, PwC Switzerland

+41 58 792 45 00

Luca Bonato

Director, Compliance & Regulation, PwC Switzerland

+41 58 792 46 69

Patrick Wiech

Director, Risk & Regulatory, PwC Liechtenstein, Zurich, PwC Switzerland

+41 58 792 29 95

Alena Steffen

Senior Manager, Risk & Regulatory, Zurich, PwC Switzerland

+41 58 792 68 99

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