Regulatory Banking Service (RBS)

Your direct access to regulatory expertise

In the dynamic landscape of Swiss financial regulations, navigating complex regulatory requirements is a demanding task for banks and financial institutions. Are you seeking quick, accessible support for regulatory banking queries? Need a reliable second opinion or a market view from an expert? Our Regulatory Banking Service offers a comprehensive solution to these challenges, providing expert guidance with ease and efficiency.

How does our service work?

Our service is straightforward and user-friendly. Once you enroll, you can reach out to us with your regulatory queries either via email or a quick phone call. Our team of Risk and Compliance experts promptly responds, ensuring you get the support you need in various regulatory topics.

Our service

We provide an integrated suite of services tailored to Swiss regulatory mandates, specifically designed for FINMA-regulated entities like banks, securities firms and financial intermediaries under the Anti-Money Laundering Act. Our areas of expertise include:

Your benefits

Why our regulatory banking service is the right choice for you?

A network of specialists

You will get direct access to a network of specialists with first-hand experience of the regulatory banking world gained in our Swiss practice from advising and auditing financial institutions on a daily basis.

Market insights

In addition to the direct experience and knowledge of our team of specialists, you will get market insights and latest developments.

Reducing risk and costs

Moreover, by reaching out to us first, you will reduce your regulatory non-compliance risk thus potentially reducing additional costs you might incur.

Potential challenges

Have you ever found yourself wondering where to turn for quick and easy support on complex regulatory banking questions and issues? Our services are designed to tackle a wide variety of challenges you may encounter in this area. Some of the potential problems we can help you with include:

How do I accurately complete SNB reporting forms for capital adequacy and large exposures? Are there specific nuances or common pitfalls I should be aware of?

Can you provide guidance on the application of new anti-money laundering regulations, particularly regarding the identification of beneficial owners from trusted sources and the requirements for regularly updating customer documentation?

How should the new Basel III operational risk calculation be implemented, especially considering the inclusion of operational losses over the past 10 years? What are best practices for its application?

What are the key duties for a bank under the new FINMA circular on operational risk and resilience? How can we ensure our practices are fully compliant? How do I manage cyber risks?

We need an assessment of our current regulatory compliance approaches. Are they effective and in line with the latest regulations? What improvements can be made? Can you perform a IRRBB validation?

Regulatory Banking Service (RBS)

Further information around our services, including pricing models, can be found in our flyer.

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Get in touch

If you are interested in our Regulatory Banking Service, please register your interest through the form below and we will contact you.

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Contact us

Tobias Scheiwiller

Partner, Risk & Regulatory, PwC Switzerland

+41 58 792 22 03

Andrin Bernet

Managing Partner, Leader Assurance & Member of the Management Board, Zürich, PwC Switzerland

+41 58 792 2444

Alexandra Burns

Partner, Leader Financial Services Risk Consulting & Internal Audit, PwC Switzerland

+41 58 792 46 28

Dr. Jean-Claude Spillmann

Partner, Head Asset & Wealth Management and Banking Regulatory, Legal, Zurich, PwC Switzerland

+41 58 792 43 94

Martin Burri

Partner, Corporate Tax and Financial Services, Zurich, PwC Switzerland

+41 58 792 45 00

Philippe Bochud

Partner Assurance, Geneva, PwC Switzerland

+41 58 792 95 76

Luca Bonato

Director, Compliance & Regulation, PwC Switzerland

+41 58 792 46 69

Patrick Wiech

Director, Risk & Regulatory, PwC Liechtenstein, Zurich, PwC Switzerland

+41 58 792 29 95

Alena Steffen

Senior Manager, Risk & Regulatory, Zurich, PwC Switzerland

+41 58 792 68 99