1 Ina permissiun da la FINMA basegnan instituts da finanzas cun sedia a l’exteriur (instituts da finanzas esters) che vulan installar en Svizra ina succursala, en la quala ellas occupan persunas che fan – en num da l’institut da finanzas ester respectiv – a titel professiunal e permanentamain il suandant en Svizra u da la Svizra anora:
2 Direcziuns da fonds estras na dastgan installar naginas succursalas en Svizra.
3 Il Cussegl federal po far contracts internaziunals che prevesan che instituts da finanzas dals stadis contractants pon installar ina succursala senza permissiun da la FINMA, sche tuttas duas varts contractantas renconuschan sco equivalentas la regulaziun respectiva da l’activitad d’instituts da finanzas e las mesiras da surveglianza.
1 Authorisation from FINMA is required by financial institutions that have their registered office abroad (foreign financial institutions) and that wish to establish a branch in Switzerland that employs persons who perform any of the following activities in the name of the foreign financial institution on a permanent commercial basis in Switzerland or from Switzerland:
2 Foreign fund management companies may not establish branches in Switzerland.
3 The Federal Council may sign international treaties allowing financial institutions from the treaty states to open a branch without requiring authorisation from FINMA if both sides recognise the equivalent nature of the respective regulation of financial institutions' activity and the supervisory measures.
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