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Fabian Schmid is the head of the Regulatory & Compliance Financial Services division.

Professional experience

Fabian Schmid has over 15 years of professional experience in financial markets law. Together with his team, he supports the auditing of all regulatory matters and acts as the consulting expert in the Regulatory & Compliance Financial Services division, particularly on the topics of the Financial Institutions Act (FinIA), Financial Services Act (FinSA), CISA, AMLA and corporate governance. Compliance services for smaller and medium-sized banks and asset managers are a particular focus. In addition to setting up dedicated outsourcing services in the areas of ICS, compliance and risk management for asset managers, he has led various FINMA investigative mandates and special audit mandates in the banking sector in the past.

Professional qualifications and memberships

Fabian Schmid earned his doctorate in law (Dr. iur.) at the University of Bern with a dissertation in the field of financial markets law/asset management law.

Languages

In addition to his native language of German, Fabian Schmid is fluent in English and speaks very good French and Spanish.

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Qualifications

Dr. iur.

Latest Articles

Regulatory & Compliance Challenges for audit firms in auditing AI-enabled business models

The FINMA requirement for explainability of AI-supported business models in the financial industry presents auditors with new challenges.

Dr. Fabian Schmid

| Less than a minute | 02 Oct 2024

Regulatory & Compliance Draft of the new FinSA Circular - Specification of the duties of conduct

This article informs you about the recently published draft of the new FINMA circular on the duties of conduct under the FinSA (Financial Services Act). On the one hand, this circular represents an important step towards further clarifying the existing regulations and facilitating their practical implementation; on the other hand, its implementation will lead to a need for adaptation on the part of most financial service providers. The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) is ultimately aiming to increase legal certainty for financial service providers and improve investor protection.

Dr. Fabian Schmid

| 5 min read | 11 Jun 2024