Bernard Group AG provides a full range of corporate services for private and institutional clients entering the Swiss and international markets — from company formation to corporate structuring, compliance and the administration of banking relationships. We act as arranger and adviser, building structures that meet transparency requirements and the applicable law.
We support company formation and the design of corporate structures: registration of new entities, acquisition of ready-made companies, the setting-up of holding and operating structures, and tax registration (VAT, UID, EIN and equivalents) in the relevant jurisdictions. Structure follows the needs of the business, the requirements of tax and corporate law, and the principles of beneficial-ownership transparency.
Provision of a registered office and corporate address, corporate secretarial support, maintenance of corporate records, and keeping the company in good standing on the register.
Preparation of corporate documents and KYC files, transparent beneficial-ownership structuring (UBO structuring), licensing support, and corporate compliance in accordance with applicable law.
Assistance with the opening of corporate bank accounts and preparation of the documentation required to pass bank compliance. Through established relationships, we provide introductions to Tier-1 banks. The opening of an account remains at the sole discretion of the bank and its own due-diligence procedures.
Provision of cash-backed collateral from our own capital in support of an instrument issued by a partner bank — structuring support with our own funds, rather than mere intermediation.
01 · Engagement and identification. Receipt of enquiry and client onboarding; identification under AML / KYC standards, establishment of beneficial owners and confirmation of the purpose of the structure to be formed.
02 · Structuring. Selection of jurisdiction and corporate form, design of the structure (holding and operating), and determination of the tax and registration model.
03 · Formation and registration. Preparation of constitutional documents, registration of the legal entity, tax registration (VAT / UID / EIN), and provision of the registered office and corporate address.
04 · Documentation and compliance. Preparation of corporate documents and KYC files, transparent UBO structuring, and licensing support where required.
05 · Banking support and ongoing administration. Preparation of the account-opening file, introduction of the client to partner banks, and subsequent secretarial support to keep the company in good standing.
Company formation and structuring is carried out in accordance with the Swiss Code of Obligations (CO, SR 220), which governs corporate forms, members' rights and the mandatory organisation of a legal entity, and with the requirements of the Commercial Register Ordinance (HRegV, SR 221.411). Compliance is built on the requirements of the Swiss Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA, SR 955.0): every structure is subject to counterparty identification, establishment of the beneficial owner and controlling persons, and verification of economic background. Personal data is processed in accordance with the Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP, SR 235.1) and, where applicable, the GDPR.
Bernard Group AG acts as arranger and adviser and is not a deposit-taking bank; no activity requiring a licence under the Banking Act (BankG, SR 952.0) is carried out. We do not support structures designed to conceal beneficial ownership, to circumvent commercial-register requirements, or to evade transparency standards.