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Legal

On the safe side

 
In all our activities we stay firmly on the safe side.

In every country in which VP Bank Group operates, our business activities are supervised by the authorities of the local jurisdiction. Our task is to serve our clients by ensuring that our services are legally compliant at all times. Although market regulations are constantly evolving, our dynamic structures and measures enable us to respond flexibly to these developments at all times.

As an international financial service provider based in Liechtenstein, we are governed by the following institutions:

Responsibilities

Financial Market Authority
The parent company of VP Bank Group is VP Bank Ltd in Vaduz. Accordingly, it is subject to supervision by the Liechtenstein Financial Market Authority (FMA).
Stock exchange
As the parent company's registered shares "A" are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange, VP Bank Group is subject to the applicable provisions of Swiss federal law and the ordinances on financial market infrastructures and market conduct in securities and derivatives trading.
International
In every country in which VP Bank Group's subsidiaries and representative offices are active, the Group's business activities are supervised by the competent authorities.

Relevant laws and ordinances

In doing business, VP Bank must observe, in particular, the following laws and related ordinances:

  • Act on Banks and Investment Firms (Banking Act; BankA)
  • Act on the Supplementary Supervision of Undertakings in a Financial Conglomerate (Financial Conglomerates Act; FCA)
  • Act on Deposit Insurance and Investor Compensation at Banks and Securities Firms (Deposit Insurance and Investor Compensation Act; DIICA)
  • Act on the Recovery and Resolution of Banks and Securities Firms (Bank Recovery and Resolution Law; BRRA)
  • Act on Professional Due Diligence to Combat Money Laundering, Organised Crime and Terrorist Financing (Due Diligence Act; DDA)
  • Payment Services Act (PSA)
  • Act on Settlement Finality in Payment and Securities Settlement Systems (Finality Act)
  • Act on the Implementation of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 on Market Abuse (EEA Market Abuse Regulation Implementation Act; EWR-MDG)
  • Act on the Disclosure of Information Concerning Issuers of Securities (Disclosure Act, DA)
  • Investment Undertakings Act (IUA)
  • Act on Certain Undertakings for Collective Investments in Transferable Securities (UCITSA)
  • Act on Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFMA)
  • Persons and Companies Act (PCA)