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Art. II — Purpose

Where Switzerland's compliance leaders compare notes and raise the standard together.

SCFCEA is a non-profit, member-hosted platform where MLROs, Heads of Compliance and Chief Compliance Officers meet to discuss financial crime prevention, sharpen best practice, and shape industry standards — under the Chatham House Rule.

ZurichSeat of the Association
Dec 2025Founded
3×/yrMinimum roundtables
FINMA / SRORegulatory scope
Art. VI

Founding committee

President · Co-Founder

Dr. Firas Nadim Habach, CFA

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Committee Member · Co-Founder

Nadia Denet

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Committee Member · Co-Founder

Kay Rugor

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Committee Member · Co-Founder

Nicolas Niklewicz

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Art. IV

Who can join

  1. Active mandate. You currently hold a role as MLRO, Head of Compliance, or Chief Compliance Officer.
  2. Regulated institution. Your employer is supervised by FINMA or an FINMA-recognised Self-Regulatory Organisation (SRO).
  3. Committee approval. Admittance requires a majority vote of the Committee, which weighs conflicts of interest and any political exposure (PEP status) as part of that review.
Art. VII

How we meet

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Rotating host

At least three roundtables a year, hosted in turn by member institutions at minimal or no cost to the Association.

02

Annual assembly

One meeting each year doubles as the General Assembly, the Association's supreme governing body.

03

Chatham House Rule

Everything discussed can be used — nothing said can be attributed — without the Committee's explicit authorisation.

Meet the bar for membership?

Applications are reviewed by the Committee at each meeting cycle.

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