Switzerland: Alternative Investment Funds 2024

International Comparative Legal Guide (ICLG), 12th Edition, 2024 Journal

ICLG - Alternative Investment Funds 2024 - Promotional Guidelines provide an overview of the Swiss regulatory framework relevant to alternative investment funds ("AIFs"). It focuses in particular on the regulatory requirements applicable to the establishment and operation of AIFs as well as the regulatory landscape affecting their managers or advisers. The guide also contains a summary of the main legal structures used for AIFs and their managers or advisers, the laws governing the production and use of marketing materials, the types of investment activities that can be performed by AIFs, the obligations regarding the disclosure of information by AIFs to relevant parties and tax matters. Further, it informs about relevant ongoing legislative projects in Switzerland.