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Swiss bank regulator pleased with plan to hand it stronger powers
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on June 6, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on June 6, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
Swiss regulator FINMA supports government proposals for stronger financial oversight, including new powers to fine institutions and prevent crises.
ZURICH (Reuters) -Swiss financial market supervisor FINMA welcomed proposals announced by the government on Friday to give it stronger powers to regulate the financial industry.
Among the proposals was a senior managers regime, to hold executives to account for their actions and claw back bonuses in the case of misconduct, as well as giving FINMA the ability to fine offending institutions.
"FINMA welcomes the planned introduction of several preventive and disciplinary instruments that will set the right incentives for supervised institutions," it said.
The proposals would "make a decisive contribution to reducing the likelihood of crises and resolution occurring in the Swiss banking centre," it added.
FINMA, which has come under fire for its handling of Credit Suisse in the run up to the bank's collapse, has been calling for stronger powers since the crisis in 2023.
The body also said it was pleased with the government's proposal for banks to increase their plans for recovery and resolution in future.
"The range of crisis instruments will be expanded, giving FINMA the power to order measures to remedy deficiencies in recovery planning," it said.
(Reporting by John Revill, Editing by Miranda Murray)
The Swiss government announced proposals to give FINMA stronger powers, including a senior managers regime to hold executives accountable and the ability to fine offending institutions.
FINMA has been calling for stronger powers since the crisis in 2023, particularly in light of its handling of Credit Suisse prior to the bank's collapse.
The senior managers regime aims to hold executives accountable for their actions and allow for the clawback of bonuses in cases of misconduct.
The proposals are expected to significantly reduce the likelihood of crises and resolutions occurring in the Swiss banking center by expanding the range of crisis instruments available to FINMA.
FINMA expressed satisfaction with the government's proposal for banks to enhance their recovery and resolution plans, emphasizing the importance of having robust measures in place.
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