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Un changement de direction vient d'être publié. Vos dossiers KYC sur cette contrepartie sont peut-être obsolètes.

Under AMLA Art. 12 and FINMA guidance, a change in beneficial ownership, board composition, or legal domicile triggers a mandatory KYC refresh. The regulatory clock starts ticking the moment the SHAB publishes — not when your compliance team notices. KYC officers who monitor SHAB events in real time close the refresh loop in days. Those who rely on manual processes discover the gap during an examination.

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The timing advantage

Be the first to know. Be the first to call.

Regulatory risk in KYC is not about whether a counterparty changed — it is about how quickly you documented that change. The SHAB is the authoritative source of record for Swiss legal entity mutations. Monitoring it directly compresses the lag between a triggering event and your compliance action to hours, not weeks.

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The regulatory clock starts at SHAB publication

FINMA and AMLA do not measure KYC refresh timelines from when you noticed the change — they measure from when the change was publicly available. A SHAB notice is that moment. A 45-day lag between publication and your CDD update is a finding regardless of when your team first became aware.

2
Leadership changes alter the beneficial ownership picture

Un remplacement d'administrateur ou une nouvelle autorité de signature peut modifier qui contrôle l'entité et si votre détermination UBO existante est toujours valide. Détecter cela dès le premier jour vous permet de re-vérifier les listes de sanctions avant que de nouvelles transactions ne soient traitées — et non après.

3
Capital increases may introduce new beneficial owners

A share capital increase registered in the SHAB can reflect a new investor above the 25% threshold, triggering a full beneficial ownership re-documentation cycle. Identifying this event immediately lets you initiate the refresh process — and record that you did — before the next transaction clears your books.

Your signals

Which SHAB events matter for Compliance / KYC Officers

Three SHAB event types create mandatory or strongly advisable KYC refresh triggers under Swiss AML regulation. Each one opens a compliance window that needs to be acted on quickly.

👤 Leadership Change
HIGH SIGNAL
Un changement de directeur, une succession de PDG ou un nouveau signataire autorisé modifie qui contrôle la personne morale et qui peut agir en son nom. En vertu de la LBA Art. 12, vous êtes tenu de re-vérifier l'identité et les pouvoirs de toute nouvelle personne de contrôle. Ce type d'événement est le déclencheur de mise à jour KYC le plus courant pour les contreparties réglementées en Suisse.
🏢 Relocation
HIGH SIGNAL
Un changement de domicile — en particulier un déménagement intercantonal — impose la mise à jour de votre dossier CDD avec la nouvelle adresse enregistrée et une réévaluation du risque juridictionnel. Si le déménagement place l'entité dans un canton à risque plus élevé ou à proximité d'une partie liée à risque, la classification du risque elle-même devra peut-être être modifiée.
💰 Capital Increase
HIGH SIGNAL
Une augmentation de capital enregistrée au SHAB peut refléter l'entrée d'un nouvel investisseur franchissant le seuil de 25% de l'ayant droit économique. Si l'actionnaire entrant n'est pas encore documenté dans votre dossier UBO, cela déclenche un nouveau cycle d'identification et de contrôle. Le délai commence à la publication au SHAB, et non lorsque l'investisseur prend contact.
Real scenario
Leadership Change — Meridian Capital AG in Zurich — Day 1 vs Day 30

Un gestionnaire d'actifs zurichois change de directeur général. Le SHAB publie. Votre dossier KYC sur cette contrepartie a été actualisé il y a 14 mois. La suite dépend entièrement du moment où vous le signalez.

8:04 AM
The SHAB publishes. Leadership Change for Meridian Capital AG, Zurich — director substitution, new authorised signatory registered.
8:15 AM
Your Founders & Movers brief lands. Compliance / KYC Officer score: 94. AI angle attached — UBO re-screening required, AMLA Art. 12 refresh trigger identified.
9:30 AM
You see the leadership change for Meridian Capital AG on your monitored list the morning it publishes, immediately flag it for KYC review, and initiate the refresh process before the regulatory clock starts ticking.
Day 30
A regulatory examination finds you had a 45-day lag between a beneficial ownership change and your KYC update. That's a finding. Maybe a fine.
Why the window closes

Day 1 vs Day 30 — the difference is the deal

Best case
Day 1 — You call today
  • You flag the event and initiate the KYC refresh within hours of SHAB publication — your documentation timestamps prove proactive compliance
  • You re-screen the new director against sanctions lists before any new transactions are processed through the relationship
  • If the new controlling person raises a risk concern, you have time to resolve it before the next client interaction — not during it
  • Your compliance file shows a tight, auditable loop: event date, flag date, refresh date, all within a 14-day window
Worst case
Day 30 — You call next month
  • Your CDD file shows a 45-day gap between the SHAB publication date and your refresh initiation — that gap is the finding
  • Transactions have already been processed under an outdated beneficial ownership determination that may no longer be valid
  • The new director may have appeared on a sanctions list in the intervening weeks — you processed transactions without screening them
  • A regulatory examiner asks why you did not flag a publicly available event. "We didn't see it in time" is not a defensible answer.
Reach out with reason

Not "I help companies like yours." A specific reason to call.

SHAB events give you a real, specific, verifiable reason to reach out to counterparties or prospects. That changes the conversation from a generic vendor pitch to a concrete, timely compliance intelligence exchange — and it changes the reply rate from near zero to genuinely competitive.

❌ Generic cold outreach
Subject: KYC compliance tools and services

Hi,

We provide KYC compliance solutions for financial institutions and regulated entities. If you're looking to improve your counterparty monitoring and due diligence processes, I'd be happy to discuss how we can help.

Best regards
✓ SHAB-triggered with AI angle
Subject: Meridian Capital AG — director change today, KYC review triggered?

Un changement de directeur pour Meridian Capital AG a été publié dans le SHAB ce matin. Si cette entité fait partie de votre portefeuille de contreparties, il s'agit d'un déclencheur de mise à jour KYC en vertu de la LBA Art. 12. Notre plateforme signale ces événements en temps réel et pré-remplit le formulaire de mise à jour. Cela vaut-il une démonstration ?
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