Morgan Lewis (JD Supra Switzerland)

Certain US sanctions on Iran may be lifted mid to late 2016 or even later. On August 13, Switzerland became the first country to formally lift certain sanctions on Iran, following the announcement of the Iran nuclear deal this past July. Switzerland is not a party to the Iran nuclear deal.

The Swiss private offering rules may soon require foreign funds to appoint Swiss distributors in order to sell fund interests to Swiss investors. Proposed amendments (the Proposal) to the Swiss Federal Act on Collective Investment Schemes (the CISA) issued on March 2 would impose additional requirements and restrictions on non-Swiss asset managers and distributors privately offering funds to