Investment Funds
Global Guide 2024 : Switzerland
Band 2
Email address
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+41 58 800 8000About
Provided by Niederer Kraft Frey
Niederer Kraft Frey offers the full range of services to Swiss and non-Swiss fund management companies, SICAVs, SICAFs, limited partnerships for collective investment and similar, as well as to asset managers of collective investment schemes, distributors or representatives of foreign collective investment schemes.
Examples of our advisory services include:
- Structuring, setting-up, and distribution of Swiss and non-Swiss (UCITS and non-UCITS) collective investment schemes, including registration with the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) and listing on the SIX Swiss Exchange (ETFs)
- Advising in all supervisory-law matters. Among other things, we are represented on the legal committee of the Swiss Funds Association, the leading industry organisation for collective investment schemes in Switzerland, which plays a decisive role in shaping the regulatory environment for collective investment schemes in cooperation with FINMA
Chambers Review
Niederer Kraft Frey advises investment banks and pension funds on the launch of investment foundations, product approval proceedings and licensing issues. The law firm also acts on the registration, structuring and distribution of funds. The team additionally assists fund management companies with collective investment regulatory matters.
Work Highlights
- Niederer Kraft Frey represented Allianz Global Investors in the structuring of foreign collective investment schemes.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The Niederer Kraft Frey team understand the funds industry very well and drill down to the key legal questions very fast."
"The law firm is able to handle complex and sophisticated matters."
"Niederer Kraft Frey are very responsive with a very good level of service."
"The Niederer Kraft Frey team have a very high level of understanding of complex regulatory matters."
"The Niederer Kraft Frey team understand the funds industry very well and drill down to the key legal questions very fast."
"The law firm is able to handle complex and sophisticated matters."
"Niederer Kraft Frey are very responsive with a very good level of service."
"The Niederer Kraft Frey team have a very high level of understanding of complex regulatory matters."
Notable Practitioners
Sandro Abegglen is a popular choice for asset managers and has market-leading experience in the distribution, launch and registration of funds. He also advises clients on licensing issues.
"I like Sandro Abegglen a lot, he is honestly brilliant."
"Sandro Abegglen is one of the leading individuals in regulatory matters."