Ordinance on Investment Undertakings (Investment Undertakings ...
Ordinance on Investment Undertakings (Investment Undertakings ...
Ordinance on Investment Undertakings (Investment Undertakings ...
Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
5. Business report, half-yearly report, and quarterly reporting<br />
a) General provisi<strong>on</strong>s<br />
Article 15<br />
Principles of accounting<br />
1) Unless otherwise provided by the Act and this <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ordinance</str<strong>on</strong>g>, the<br />
provisi<strong>on</strong>s c<strong>on</strong>cerning business accounting (articles 1045 et seq. of the<br />
PCL) shall apply to investment undertakings.<br />
2) Subject to special provisi<strong>on</strong>s, assets and liabilities as well as expense<br />
and income items may not be accounted for together.<br />
3) In the case of segmented investment undertakings, the management<br />
company must keep separate books for each segment.<br />
4) In the case of segmented investment undertakings, the segments<br />
must be presented individually in the business report; in the case of investment<br />
companies, they must also be presented in aggregated form.<br />
The amounts must be given in Swiss francs or another currency in accordance<br />
with the relevant provisi<strong>on</strong>s of the PCL.<br />
Article 16<br />
Valuati<strong>on</strong> of the assets and the units<br />
1) The assets shall be valued at the market value in accordance with<br />
the valuati<strong>on</strong> provisi<strong>on</strong>s in the full prospectus:<br />
a) at the end of the accounting year;<br />
b) at the end of the half-year; and<br />
c) for every day <strong>on</strong> which units are issued or redeemed.<br />
2) The market value of an object or a right corresp<strong>on</strong>ds to the price<br />
that would probably be obtained in a prudent sale at the time of the<br />
valuati<strong>on</strong>. In the case of transferable securities or book-entry securities<br />
admitted to official quotati<strong>on</strong> or traded <strong>on</strong> a market open to the public,<br />
the market value corresp<strong>on</strong>ds to the value of the assets <strong>on</strong> that market.<br />
3) The net asset value of a unit corresp<strong>on</strong>ds to the market value of the<br />
assets, reduced by any obligati<strong>on</strong>s of the investment undertaking and any<br />
taxes expected to become due up<strong>on</strong> liquidati<strong>on</strong> of the assets, divided by<br />
the number of units in circulati<strong>on</strong>.<br />
9