From 2008 to 2026
| Date | Event | Part |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Global financial crisis; rescue of UBS | E |
| 18 February 2009 | UBS pays USD 780 million to the United States; handover of data | E |
| 2010 | Adoption of FATCA in the United States | E |
| 2012 | Creation of the Africa CEO Forum in Geneva | I |
| 29 August 2013 | US programme for Swiss banks | E |
| 1 January 2014 | Lombard Odier and Pictet become limited companies | D |
| 9 February 2014 | Acceptance of the initiative “Against mass immigration” | K |
| 2015 | Act on illicitly acquired assets | I |
| 2017–2018 | Implementation of the automatic exchange of information | E |
| 2018 | Foundation of Taurus in Geneva | K |
| 2019 | Launch of Building Bridges; banking licences for AMINA and Sygnum | K |
| 14 October 2019 | Conviction of Gunvor (CHF 94 million) | H |
| 1 January 2020 | Entry into force of the FinSA, the FinIA and the RFFA (rate of 13.99%) | E |
| 17 April 2020 | Hin Leong moratorium in Singapore; trade finance frauds | H |
| 29 November 2020 | Responsible Business Initiative rejected by the cantons | H |
| 2021 | Entry into force of the DLT Act; Taurus securities firm licence; Swiss Arbitration Centre | K, F |
| 26 May 2021 | Abandonment of the institutional framework agreement with the European Union | K |
| 28 February 2022 | Full adoption of the European Union’s sanctions against Russia | H |
| June 2022 | Launch of the Swiss Climate Scores | K |
| March 2023 | Takeover of Credit Suisse by UBS | E, K |
| 21 December 2023 | Signature of the Berne Financial Services Agreement with the United Kingdom | K |
| 1 January 2024 | Ordinance on climate reporting; OECD minimum tax | K, G |
| June 2024 | Bankruptcy of FlowBank | K |
| 5 August 2024 | Conviction of Glencore (compensatory claim of USD 150 million) | H |
| 18 December 2024 | FINMA guidance on artificial intelligence | K |
| 1 January 2025 | Final Basel III; revision of the Civil Procedure Code (English before the courts) | E, J |
| 31 January 2025 | Conviction of Trafigura (compensatory claim of USD 145 million) | H |
| 18 March 2025 | Authorisation of BX Digital, the first DLT trading facility | K |
| 2025 | Lombard Odier leaves the historic quarter for its Bellevue headquarters | D |
| 1 April 2025 | Russian assets frozen in Switzerland: CHF 7.4 billion | H |
| 1 May 2025 | Lifting of the stock exchange protection measure towards the Union | K |
| 26 September 2025 | Final votes on the LTPM, the revision of the AMLA and the automatic exchange on crypto-assets | E, H, K |
| 28 September 2025 | Acceptance of the Electronic Identity Act (50.39%) | K |
| 22 October 2025 | Consultation on licences for crypto-assets and digital assets | K |
| November 2025 | First monetary figures from the FSO on commodity trading (CHF 19.2 billion in 2024) | G |
| 30 November 2025 | Rejection of the inheritance tax initiative (78.3%) | E |
| 1 January 2026 | Entry into force of the Berne Financial Services Agreement | K |
| 2 March 2026 | Signature of the Switzerland–EU package in Brussels | K |
| 13 March 2026 | Federal Council dispatch on the Switzerland–EU package | K |
| March 2026 | OIF report 2026: 396 million French speakers | J |
| 22 April 2026 | Dispatch on the capital requirements of systemically important banks | K |
| 27 May 2026 | Hong Kong joins Switzerland in first place for cross-border wealth (BCG) | K |
| 14 June 2026 | Rejection of the initiative “No 10 million Switzerland!” (54.8%) | K |
| 10 September 2026 | Swiss ban on the purchase and import of Sudanese gold | H, I |
| 16 February 2026 | Pictet opens its first African office in Johannesburg | I |
| 16 September 2026 | GFCI 40 index: Casablanca 38th worldwide, first in Africa | I |
| 1 October 2026 | Entry into force of the transparency register for legal entities | E |
For general information only. This article does not constitute legal or tax advice, does not replace advice on an individual case and creates no lawyer-client relationship. It reflects the legal position as of September 2025.