Reuters, 15.06.2026 – Swiss prosecutors are struggling to secure white-collar crime convictions because outdated procedural rules allow defendants to repeatedly seal evidence and block cross-border data sharing, often causing complex cases to expire under statutes of limitations. Attorney General Stefan Blaettler describes the situation as a “race against time” and criticizes lawmakers for watering down anti-financial crime reforms to protect Switzerland’s wealth management competitiveness. Despite stronger international cooperation and a growing pipeline of investigations, Transparency International’s Swiss chapter head Urs Thalmann cautions that “money launderers also seek security,” noting that “only the tip of the iceberg ever reaches criminal prosecution.”