Newsletter 2013-01 (PDF) - PostFinance
Newsletter 2013-01 (PDF) - PostFinance
Newsletter 2013-01 (PDF) - PostFinance
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1 March <strong>2<strong>01</strong>3</strong><br />
− Protection for products offered by <strong>PostFinance</strong> together<br />
with partners (vested benefits account and retirement savings<br />
account 3a) will not change as a result of the demerger.<br />
− Future reporting will comply with Swiss accounting standards<br />
for banks (BAG standard) and supplementary FINMA<br />
guidelines.<br />
− Even as a public limited company, <strong>PostFinance</strong> will pursue a<br />
conservative investment policy and guarantee risk tolerance in<br />
accordance with financial market requirements.<br />
− New provisions regarding investments made by major or<br />
institutional investors will apply to <strong>PostFinance</strong> Ltd from the<br />
demerger date.<br />
Basic service for payment transactions<br />
<strong>PostFinance</strong>’s business activities are defined in the «Purpose»<br />
article of the Postal Organisation Act, according to which<br />
Swiss Post remains responsible for providing a basic service with<br />
regard to payment transactions. Swiss Post will delegate the<br />
provision of services to the future <strong>PostFinance</strong> Ltd. The Postal<br />
The future group structure of Swiss Post<br />
PostCom supervision<br />
FINMA supervision<br />
Prof. Dr Rolf Watter<br />
PostMail<br />
Swiss Post Ltd<br />
PostLogistics<br />
Management and<br />
service units<br />
Swiss Post<br />
Solutions<br />
Post Offices<br />
& Sales<br />
PostBus Ltd Post CH Ltd <strong>PostFinance</strong> Ltd<br />
Immobilien AG<br />
News from <strong>PostFinance</strong><br />
Organisation Act defines the provision of the following<br />
financial services:<br />
− Payment services<br />
− Accepting customer deposits<br />
− Account services and other related services<br />
− Investments for own account<br />
− Other financial services on behalf of third parties<br />
− Under the new legislation, <strong>PostFinance</strong> will still not be<br />
able to issue its own loans and provide mortgages.<br />
It will continue to offer these products in cooperation<br />
with partners.<br />
<strong>PostFinance</strong> has made organisational changes in order to<br />
meet the new legal requirements. It modified its structure at<br />
the beginning of 2<strong>01</strong>2 in order to comply with the stricter<br />
requirements applicable in terms of corporate governance and<br />
regulation.<br />
FAQ about <strong>PostFinance</strong> Ltd can be found at postfinance.ch/ltd.<br />
<strong>PostFinance</strong> Ltd obtains rating<br />
from Standard & Poor’s<br />
The future <strong>PostFinance</strong> Ltd<br />
has obtained an AA from rating<br />
agency Standard & Poor’s<br />
(S&P). Meanwhile, Swiss Post<br />
Ltd has also been assigned<br />
a rating (AA+). When awarding<br />
its ratings, S&P takes into<br />
account different factors<br />
such as the general business<br />
position, capital resources and<br />
earnings as well as the risk,<br />
financing and liquidity situation.<br />
Issues such as the<br />
ownership structure and basic<br />
service mandate were also<br />
relevant. The rating shows<br />
that Post Finance will remain a<br />
solid, reliable financial institution<br />
after the demerger into a<br />
public limited company.<br />
The Board of Directors of <strong>PostFinance</strong> Ltd<br />
The Board of Directors of <strong>PostFinance</strong> Ltd was<br />
e lected in October 2<strong>01</strong>2. The seven-member Board<br />
of Directors will be chaired by business lawyer<br />
Prof. Dr Rolf Watter. He brings to the role extensive<br />
knowledge of corporate and securities law. His deputy<br />
is Dr Marco Durrer (Board of Directors of Swiss<br />
Post). Legal and compliance specialist Dr Michaela<br />
Troyanov, and Dr Patrick Frost, also with many years<br />
of management experience in the financial services<br />
industry, join the <strong>PostFinance</strong> Board of Directors. On<br />
the Swiss Post side, Adriano P. Vassalli was elected,<br />
together with CEO Susanne Ruoff and Head of<br />
Finance Pascal Koradi. The newly acquired expertise<br />
of the <strong>PostFinance</strong> Ltd Supervisory Board is already<br />
being put to use during the transition period.<br />
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