FINMA Issues New Liquidity Ordinance for Swiss Banks and Firms
The Swiss financial regulator is transitioning its existing circular on liquidity risks into a binding ordinance.
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Elena Kovač · Central Banks Desk · 13 Aug 2026 · 1 min read
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has published a new ordinance governing the liquidity of banks and securities firms.
The regulatory update incorporates an existing circular concerning liquidity risks into the new ordinance framework. According to FINMA, the measure fulfills the requirement for format compliance of regulation stipulated under Article 7, paragraph 1 of the Financial Market Supervision Act.
This article was produced with AI assistance and edited by a Finance Review Daily journalist.
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Elena Kovač
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Elena covers macroeconomic data and policy across the eurozone, translating industrial output, inflation and growth figures into what they mean for markets.
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