TCG & Tokenization Encyclopedia

Financial Encyclopedia

The ZUG FINANCE Encyclopedia provides clear, authoritative definitions of financial terms and concepts as they apply within Switzerland’s regulatory and market context. Entries cover banking, wealth management, digital assets, financial regulation, and financial market infrastructure.

Our encyclopedia is designed for professionals and sophisticated readers engaged with Swiss finance — investors, legal and compliance teams, fintech practitioners, journalists, and students of finance. Entries assume a working knowledge of financial concepts and focus on precision, Swiss regulatory specificity, and practical relevance.

Scope

Encyclopedia entries cover:

• Banking concepts: Private banking structures, capital adequacy, liquidity frameworks, deposit protection, correspondent banking
• Wealth management terms: Discretionary mandates, advisory models, HNWI/UHNWI definitions, family office structures
• Regulatory terms: FINMA supervisory categories, Banking Act provisions, FinSA/FinIA classifications, DLT securities definitions
• Digital asset concepts: Custody models, staking, tokenisation, utility tokens vs. payment tokens vs. asset tokens (per FINMA classification)
• Financial market infrastructure: Trading venues, central counterparties, central securities depositories, ATS/MTF structures
• Macroeconomic concepts: Swiss franc dynamics, SNB policy instruments, TARGET2/SIC settlement systems

A Note on Regulatory Context

Switzerland’s regulatory framework has specific definitions that sometimes differ from those used in EU, UK, or US contexts. Where Swiss regulatory definitions diverge from international conventions, we note both. Entries are reviewed for accuracy against current FINMA guidance and Swiss statutory definitions.

Encyclopedia entries are not legal advice. For matters requiring legal interpretation of Swiss financial law, consult a qualified Swiss lawyer.

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