Regulation
Swiss regulation
MWC Group is the trading name of Manentia Wealth Consulting Group AG, a Swiss company, and of its subsidiary Manentia Wealth Consulting Group Ltd, a Maltese company. In Switzerland, Manentia Wealth Consulting Group AG, Ober Altstadt 18, 6300 Zug (UID CHE-116.117.306), is licensed by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA as a portfolio manager and is supervised on an ongoing basis by the supervisory organisation AOOS – Schweizerische Aktiengesellschaft für Aufsicht. It is also registered with FINMA as a non-tied insurance intermediary. Below is an overview of these bodies, with links to our entries in their registers.
FinSA/FinIA (FIDLEG/FINIG)
The Financial Services Act (FinSA) and the Financial Institutions Act (FinIA) entered into force on 1 January 2020, and their transitional periods have ended. MWC Group’s Swiss business is subject to these provisions. FinSA sets out rules on the provision of financial services and the offering of financial instruments, with the aim of improving investor protection. Its content is closely based on the MiFID II reforms in the EU.
The full text of FinSA is available on Fedlex, the official publication platform for Swiss federal law:
https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/2019/758/en
Policies and complaints
Summaries of our complaints, conflicts of interest and order transmission policies, including how to complain and how to contact the Swiss financial ombudsman FINOS, are on our Policies & Disclosures page.
FINMA is Switzerland’s independent financial-markets regulator. Its mandate is to supervise banks, insurance companies, exchanges, securities dealers, collective investment schemes, and their asset managers and fund management companies. It also regulates distributors and insurance intermediaries. It is charged with protecting creditors, investors, and policyholders. FINMA is responsible for ensuring that Switzerland’s financial markets function effectively.
Manentia Wealth Consulting Group AG is licensed by FINMA as a portfolio manager under the Financial Institutions Act (FinIA) and appears on FINMA’s list of licensed portfolio managers and trustees.
FINMA list of licensed portfolio managers and trustees
As a non-tied insurance intermediary registered with FINMA, MWC Group is not tied to any insurance company and selects from a broad range of providers with which it has direct terms of business.
MWC Group Entry in the FINMA register (no. F01041698)
MWC Group is member of the following professional associations:
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Chartered Insurance Institute (CII)
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Swiss portfolio managers association (VSV/ASG)
European regulation
If you would like more information on the regulations applicable to the different MWC Group entities, please click on the following link(s):
