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Autor: Gion Christian Casanova , Alexander Flink
Paper: GRR’s Special Report - The European, Middle Eastern and African Restructuring Review
09.11.2016

Freezing Orders and Asset Tracing

Switzerland is home to more than 260 banks, with an aggregate balance sheet total of approximately 3 trillion Swiss francs. A considerable part of the assets managed in Switzerland belong to non-domestic clients. This makes Switzerland not only a major financial centre, but also a hub for the global wealth management business. Against this backdrop, it goes without saying that obtaining provisional relief affecting property in Switzerland, and bank accounts in particular, is of great significance from a practical point of view. Christian Casanova and Alexander Flink describe the process of obtaining freezing orders and tracing assets in Switzerland.