Thomas Schwyter

Empowering Clients in Legal & Regulatory Matters | Partner - SwissComply Legal

Switzerland

About

Experience

  • Partner at SwissComply Legal AG
    Apr 2026 - Present · 4 mos

    SwissComply Legal is a specialised Swiss law firm focusing on financial market regulation, licensing, and regulatory compliance for financial institutions. The firm supports banks, asset managers, fintechs and other regulated entities in obtaining licences, structuring their regulatory framework, and outsourcing key control functions such as compliance and risk management. As part of the SwissComply group, SwissComply Legal combines legal expertise with practical regulatory and implementation experience to provide integrated, efficient and pragmatic solutions in complex regulatory environments.

  • PwC (Full-time · 7 yrs)
    • Director - Head Insurance Legal & Regulatory Switzerland
      Jul 2024 - Apr 2026 · 1 yr 10 mos

    • Senior Manager - Asset & Wealth Management, Banking and Insurance Regulatory - Switzerland
      Aug 2023 - Jun 2024 · 11 mos

    • Head Risk & Regulatory Transformation - PwC South East Asia Consulting - Singapore
      Aug 2021 - Jul 2023 · 2 yrs

      Driving the growth of the Southeast Asia Consulting Risk and Regulatory practice for banking, insurance, and asset management out of Singapore, with a focus on the interpretation, assessment, and implementation of regulatory frameworks shaping the financial services industry in the region. Additionally, overseeing global risk transformation initiatives for multinational clients, with responsibility for projects spanning the APAC region. Delivering strategic insights and practical solutions to navigate complex regulatory challenges and drive compliance excellence.

  • Member Sub-Committee Finance - Swiss Chamber of Commerce Singapore at SwissCham Singapore
    Sep 2022 - Jun 2023 · 10 mos

    The Sub-Committee comprises of carefully selected, high calibre representatives of the financial community in Singapore, including personalities from universal and private banks, independent asset managers, international financial advisers, multi-family offices and fund managers representing the financial industry as a whole. Open to members and non-members. The sub-committee meets in an informal setting and promotes discussions on relevant topics such as Challenges for SG as a Financial Centre, Digitalisation, Repatriation, Private Equity, Variable Capital Companies, Wealth Tax, the independent asset manager industry and financial services for Swiss citizens and SMEs in Singapore as well as regulatory challenges, just to name a few. In addition, the sub-committee shall serve as an expert body to transmit its financial knowledge to SCC members from the non-financial sector through panel discussions, lectures, white papers and focus workshops, and to help Members on financial matters when needed, based on the insights from the topics discussed in the sub-committee.

  • Vice President - Swiss Association Singapore at SAS - Swiss Association of Singapore
    Mar 2022 - Jun 2023 · 1 yr 4 mos

    The Swiss Association of Singapore (SAS) is a non-political, non-religious and non-profit seeking association of Swiss nationals and persons with a close relation to Switzerland residing in Singapore. Under the shelter and support of the Embassy of Switzerland, as well as the sponsorships of few Swiss entrepreneurs and companies in Singapore, the SAS started to offer some events and activities for people to meet and mingle. More formally, the objectives of the Swiss Association are: - to facilitate contact among Swiss nationals living in Singapore - to foster friendship and contact between the Swiss community in Singapore and friends of Switzerland - to liaise between the Embassy of Switzerland in Singapore and the Swiss community in Singapore - to act as a link between other Swiss organizations in Singapore and the Swiss community in Singapore - to organize social and recreational events that are in the general interest of its Members and the Swiss community in general

  • Lecturer - Fund Academy at Fund Academy
    Jan 2020 - Jul 2021 · 1 yr 7 mos