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Switzerland: new federal legislation on the custody and transfer of securities


International Bar Association – Securities Law Newsletter – December 2009
Frédérique Bensahel, Marco Villa


The concept of securities has considerably evolved during the last few decades, as well as their custody. Swiss law did not follow this evolution.

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