Financial Market division

The Financial Market department deals with regulatory requirements in the financial sector. The focus is on auditing financial intermediaries that are subject to FINMA supervision - in particular banks, securities dealers and insurance companies.

Ongoing technical work is coordinated by the Audit & Assurance department and takes place in specialized commissions: the Insurance Expert Commission (AHV, BVG, KVG, PV/SV), the Collective Investment Schemes Expert Commission and the Banking Audit Expert Commission. These bodies are in regular contact with FINMA. 

These expert commissions produce working aids for auditors in the financial market sector. In addition, opinions are prepared on draft regulations of national and international standard setters and regulators - in particular FINMA. The expert commissions also act as competent contacts for administrations and supervisory authorities. 

The Financial Market division is made up of the following committees:

Banking Audit Committee

12 Members

Sandro Schönenberger

President Expert Commission on Banking Audits

Philipp de Boer

Member Expert Commission on Banking Audits

Olivier Gauderon

Member Expert Commission on Banking Audits

Omar Grossi

Member Expert Commission on Banking Audits

Patrick Heiz

Member Expert Commission on Banking Audits

Adrian Huser

Member Expert Commission on Banking Audits

Didier Müller

Member Expert Commission on Banking Audits

Tobias Scheiwiller

Member Expert Commission on Banking Audits

Stephan Schmidli

Member Expert Commission on Banking Audits

Kurt Stoll

Member Expert Commission on Banking Audits

Insurance commission (AHV, BVG, KVG, PV/SV)

4 Members

Oliver Windhör

President Insurance Expert Commission

Patrik Schaller

Member Insurance Expert Commission

Olivier Schaller

Member Insurance Expert Commission

Marco Schmid

Member Insurance Expert Commission

Expert commission on old-age and survivors' insurance (AHV)

7 Members

Olivier Schaller

President Expert Commission on Old Age and Survivors' Insurance

Pascale Erni

Member Expert Commission on Old Age and Survivors' Insurance

Patrick Oliver Hildbrand

Member Expert Commission on Old Age and Survivors' Insurance

Sandra Leumann

Member Expert Commission on Old Age and Survivors' Insurance

Andreas Oester

Member Expert Commission on Old Age and Survivors' Insurance

Stefan Traber

Member Expert Commission on Old Age and Survivors' Insurance

Rico Zindel

Member Expert Commission on Old Age and Survivors' Insurance

Commission of Experts for Occupational Pension Funds (BVG)

7 Members

Patrik Schaller

President Technical Commission on Occupational Pension Schemes

Marcel Geisser

Member Technical Commission on Occupational Pension Schemes

Erich Meier

Member Technical Commission on Occupational Pension Schemes

Christophe Pitteloud

Member Technical Commission on Occupational Pension Schemes

Johann Sommer

Member Technical Commission on Occupational Pension Schemes

Andreas Thut

Member Technical Commission on Occupational Pension Schemes

Nicolas Pierre Girard

Secretary Technical Commission on Occupational Pension Schemes

Health Insurance Commission (KVG)

6 Members

Marco Schmid

President Health Insurance Expert Commission

Monika Löber

Member Health Insurance Expert Commission

Antonio Marin

Member Health Insurance Expert Commission

Martin Schwörer

Member Health Insurance Expert Commission

Jean-Marc Wicki

Member Health Insurance Expert Commission

Jasmin Bernhard

Secretary Health Insurance Expert Commission

Expert committee for personal and property insurance (PV/SV)

6 Members

Oliver Windhör

President Technical Committee for Personal and Property Insurance

Alexander Graf

Member Technical Committee for Personal and Property Insurance

Sandy Andreas Göbler

Member Technical Committee for Personal and Property Insurance

Monika Löber

Member Technical Committee for Personal and Property Insurance

Michael Stämpfli

Member Technical Committee for Personal and Property Insurance

Emil Walt

Member Technical Committee for Personal and Property Insurance

Commission for Collective Investment Schemes

9 Members

Sandor Frei

President Specialist Commission for Collective Investment Schemes

Alexander Kosovan

Member Specialist Commission for Collective Investment Schemes

Stefan Müller

Member Specialist Commission for Collective Investment Schemes

Tobias Schüle

Member Specialist Commission for Collective Investment Schemes

Raffael Simone

Member Specialist Commission for Collective Investment Schemes

Franco Straub

Member Specialist Commission for Collective Investment Schemes

Adrian Walder

Member Specialist Commission for Collective Investment Schemes

Thomas Wirth

Member Specialist Commission for Collective Investment Schemes

Yves Lauber

Secretary Specialist Commission for Collective Investment Schemes