| 18.02.2009 Regulatory – Opalesque Exclusive: New Swiss regulator FINMA contemplate the possibility of regulating all hedge fund managers based in Switzerland |
| By the Opalesque Team: The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), an independent supervisory authority, was approved by parliament in 2007 and launched on 1st January 2009, with the objective of grouping together under one authority the government supervision of banks, insurance companies, stock exchanges and securities dealers as well as other financial intermediaries in Switzerla |