Question juridique clé
Whether art. 9(2) OBVM-FINMA lawfully requires disclosure for participations held for clients by a portfolio manager with voting discretion.
Solution extraite
No. The disclosure duty under art. 20(1) LBVM applies only to holdings for one's own account; participations managed for clients remain attributable to the clients as economic beneficiaries.
Motifs extraits
The statutory text is clear, the legislative history does not justify a contra-text interpretation, and the system and purpose of disclosure law do not permit extending the duty to intermediaries merely because they may exercise voting rights.