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Mathias Müller
Zurich
Director – Regulatory & Compliance Financial Services

Mathias Müller

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Mathias Müller is Director and Senior Legal Adviser of the Regulatory & Compliance Financial Services Division at Grant Thornton Switzerland/Liechtenstein in Zurich.

Professional experience

Mathias Müller specialises in Swiss financial market supervisory law, with a particular focus on anti-money laundering, sanctions compliance and combating corruption. He also has experience with FINMA investigation and inspection mandates.

Before moving to Grant Thornton Switzerland/Liechtenstein, Mathias Müller worked for four years as Senior Legal Adviser at an auditing and consulting firm, and prior to that for six years as Senior Legal Counsel at a major Swiss bank.

Professional qualifications and memberships

Mathias Müller holds a Master of Law (MLaw) and is an Attorney at Law.

Languages

In addition to his mother tongue German, Mathias Müller also speaks fluent English.

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  • Attorney at Law
  • Master of Law (MLaw)
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Sanctions/embargoes on FINMA’s risk monitor – a compliance challenge for financial institutions
Regulatory & Compliance Sanctions/embargoes on FINMA’s risk monitor – a compliance challenge for financial institutions
Sanctions and embargoes pose major challenges for financial institutions. National and international regulations require complex review processes, while violations harbour legal, financial and reputational risks.
Mathias Müller
Mathias Müller
| 5 min read | 27 Nov 2024
Cyber attacks - FINMA calls for increased cyber risk measures at supervised institutions
Regulatory & Compliance Cyber attacks - FINMA calls for increased cyber risk measures at supervised institutions
The number of successful cyber attacks has been increasing for years. Cyber attacks are therefore one of the main risks for FINMA-supervised institutions. The new FINMA Guidance 03/2024 now describes specific requirements for dealing with cyber risks and answers common questions about reporting obligations. Although it is aimed at larger and more highly regulated institutions such as banks, the principles are also applicable as a guidance to smaller and medium-sized portfolio managers (Art. 17 of the Financial Institutions Act [FinIA]). In particular, the boards of directors of the institutions must also be prepared.
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Marco Gagliardi
| 4 min read | 16 Jul 2024
Transparency register of beneficial owners and further developments in the fight against money laundering
Regulatory & Compliance Transparency register of beneficial owners and further developments in the fight against money laundering
At the end of May 2024, the Federal Council submitted the dispatch on the further development of the fight against money laundering to Parliament. The main objectives of the bill are the introduction of a transparency register for legal entities and the introduction of AML due diligence obligations for lawyers and advisors. The proposed legislation represents a significant adjustment to meet the increasing international requirements for combating money laundering and terrorist financing.
Mathias Müller
Mathias Müller
| 4 min read | 12 Jun 2024
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