🇨🇭 Registry1 Oct 2026
Switzerland's transparency register goes live, starting the clock on beneficial owner filings
Switzerland's Transparency Act and the revised Anti-Money Laundering Act took effect on 1 October 2026, as the Federal Council decided on 12 June 2026, and the federal transparency register started operating the same day. Reporting deadlines for legal entities to file their beneficial owners now run, from one month to two years depending on the entity. The Federal Office of Justice ran a pilot of the register from June 2026.
On 12 June 2026 the Federal Council set the in-force date and adopted the implementing ordinance. The Federal Office of Justice tested the register in a pilot from 16 June 2026.
What changed
- The Transparency Act, its ordinance and the revised Anti-Money Laundering Act are in force from 1 October 2026. The provisions on official notaries come later, once cantons have changed their laws.
- The transparency register is operating.
- Deadlines for reporting beneficial owners started on 1 October 2026 and range from one month to two years, depending on the entity. Entities whose beneficial owners already appear in the commercial register get the longest.
- The cantonal commercial registries take on new tasks, simplified after the consultation.
What to do
Work out each Swiss entity's reporting deadline and gather the details of its beneficial owners now.