The Financial Services Standards Association (VQF) offers a full range of compliance services to financial intermediaries in the parabanking sector in Switzerland. As a centre of competence, the Association provides numerous supervisory, inspection, audit, training and advisory services to its members. 

In addition to its capacity as a SRO, VQF provides further services concerning legal consulting for financial intermediaries to the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA).

As a Self-Regulatory Organisation (SRO) officially recognised by the Federal Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), the VQF is obliged to supervise its members with regard to the combating of money laundering and the prevention of the financing of terrorism.

VQF is a centre of competence with regard to financial market legislation, AMLA as well as compliance and organizes events on these topics on a regular basis. Those events intend not only to transfer knowledge provided by the respective speakers but also provide the opportunity of a direct exchange of experiences between the different financial market players.

FINcontrol Suisse Ltd has been established to be a supervisory organization for asset managers and trustees under FIDLEG and FINIG.