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Swiss banks have built long-lasting relationships with clients from the EU over many years. Their international reputation, cross-border expertise, and individualized financial solutions have helped sustain these relationships. CRD VI is the new framework that fundamentally changes the conditions under which non-EU credit institutions may provide certain banking services in the EU. For Swiss lenders,...

Capital Requirements Directive VI, usually referred to as CRD VI, is reshaping how non-EU financial institutions may provide banking services to clients in the European Union. For international banks, lenders and financial groups, the key issue is no longer only where a transaction is booked, but whether the institution may legally deliver the relevant service...

The European Union continues to review the regulation of the financial sector, tightening provisions   for investment structures and management companies. The latest package of changes is regarded as the most significant reform of the sector in recent years and affects the operations of alternative investment funds, asset managers and cross-border transactions. For businesses, this means...

Custody arrangements—whether they concern financial assets, legal structures, family matters, property, or fiduciary service—are based on trust, responsibility, and long-term protection. A custodian may be responsible for safeguarding assets, rights, or obligations depending on the legal and commercial context. Because this role may involve significant authority and access, selecting the right custodian should not be...

The EU is revising its foreign direct investment (FDI) screening framework, intensifying regulatory oversight. Companies conducting or planning cross-border financial contributions into the EU should carefully assess the potential implications of the proposed reforms, particularly those that currently hold the benefit of FCA licensing, and should consider what the implications will be for their investment...

International investment remains one of the key drivers of the European economy. Regardless of ongoing international tensions, rising consumer prices, and affecting global supply chains, the European market continues to attract international capital. Investor support services play a significant role in this process, helping to mitigate regulatory and administrative risks when entering new markets. ELI...

Over the last few years, the European Union has been changing its approach to company law . Rather than replacing national company law, the European Union is pursuing greater harmonisation of key corporate law rules across Member States. Increasing attention is being paid to the creation of uniform mechanisms that allow companies to operate more...

Across Europe, governments are increasing control over foreign investments in businesses that play a key role in protecting public interests and economic resilience. The policy also includes the proposed Industrial Accelerator Act, introduced by the European Commission as part of wider efforts to modernize the framework for assessing foreign direct investment. Companies operating in advanced...

Stronger supervision in the European Union’s financial sector is slowly reshaping how banks and investment firms address sustainability matters. A major change has been the introduction of the CRD VI framework, which strengthens oversight of non-financial risks and officially requires environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors to be integrated into corporate management and decision-making processes....

In today’s global marketplace, highly interconnected, arbitration is certainly one of the most popular ways to resolve disputes involving parties originating from various nations. However, obtaining a ruling from an arbitrator is just one part of the whole journey. The real value of arbitration only becomes evident when the ruling is acknowledged and possesses legitimacy...

For many years, firms from different countries have mainly relied on international arbitration as the usual method for settling business disputes across borders. However, simply having tribunal-issued determinations does not automatically ensure that the money will actually be collected or paid. The key problem appears when the award must be officially accepted and put into...

The recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in Sweden is a tool that directly impacts the ability to actually recover debts. The services provided by ELI United Kingdom are specifically designed to address these objectives: assessing the prospects of success, supporting the recognition process, and seeing the case through to the stage of actual...