Key legal question
Whether distribution fees received by the bank from product providers are subject to disgorgement under Art. 400(1) OR.
Extracted holding
Yes, if they arise in an inner connection with the asset-management mandate and create an incentive conflict.
Extracted reasoning
The decisive point is the bank's fiduciary duty in discretionary asset management. Success-based distribution fees for placing products in client portfolios are indirect benefits obtained through performance of the mandate and therefore fall under Art. 400 OR.