After reading law at the University of Sheffield, Ms Singh completed her academic qualification with a programme of advanced legal studies over two years in a large insurance company. She then continued her studies at the London Law School, where she specialised as a commercial lawyer.

At BRP, Karina is mainly active in creating and updating Private Banking Country Manuals.

Holder of a degree in international relations (Graduate Institute of international relations and development studies HEIUD) from the University of Geneva, Ms Widmer worked for over five years as an in-house Compliance Officer for banks in Switzerland with focus on AML regulations. After obtaining her Diploma in Compliance Management she joined the BRP SA team as legal advisor.
At BRP, Ms Widmer is mainly active in advising banks in questions regarding AML and other Compliance issues as well as the production of Country Manuals.

Holder of a license to practice law, Mr Mentha worked for a large private bank for over 20 years, first in the Legal Department and then for 15 years in various executive asset management functions. Mr Mentha was a member of the board SFA (Swiss Funds Association) for 10 years and represented the Swiss private bankers several times for the revision of the Swiss Bankers Association Portfolio Management Guidelines.

At BRP, Yvar is principally in charge of providing advice in the field of collective and private asset management.

Holder of a license to practice law and an Executive Master of European and International Business Law (E.M.B.L-HSG) from the University of St. Gall, Benjamin started his career in an internationally renowned Zurich law firm in the fields of business and private law. He then joined the Private Banking Department of a leading Swiss Bank. 

At BRP, Benjamin advises and provides trainings to banks and financial intermediaries in cross-border matters. He further heads the Zurich branch.

After obtaining a degree in economics and in German literature, Daniel began his career in bank auditing and risk management.  He has an experience of over 20 years in the field of Compliance, acquired with two large banking institutions and as Chief Compliance Officer of a foreign bank subsidiary.

At BRP, Daniel is mainly active in creating and updating Private Banking Country Manuals.

Holder of a license to practice law from the University of Bern, Annette started her career in an internationally renowned Geneva law firm in the field of financial and business law. She then worked for the Swiss Ministry of Finance, and both in the Public Policy and the Private Banking Department of a leading Swiss Bank. In addition, Annette has several years of working experience in North and South America.

At BRP, Annette advises and provides trainings to banks and financial intermediaries in cross-border matters. She further drafts and updates country manuals for the EU and Latin America.

Holder of a license to practice law and a Master of Law from the University of Fribourg, he started his career in the legal department of a Swiss bank (responsible for derivatives) and expanded his knowledge afterwards in the “institutional business development” department of an international broker. He then headed for several years the legal department of a Swiss private bank responsible for regulatory aspects of financial products’ distribution.

At BRP, Daniel is responsible for the areas of financial products’ distribution, asset management and suitability.

A holder of a Master’s Degree in Law and of a LL.M. in European and International law, Mr Kibora first practiced as a legal advisor in industrial compliance. After obtaining his Diploma in Compliance Management, he worked as a Legal and Compliance Officer with a banking institution and then joined the BRP SA team as legal advisor.

At BRP, Salomon is mainly active in creating and updating the Private Banking Country Manuals.

A holder of a Federal Certificate of Proficiency in Commercial Business obtained in a large company in Geneva, Joachim joined BRP SA to provide administrative and operational support, in particular in the Finance Department.

To build his skills, Joachim is currently working at obtaining a diploma as « Specialised accountant ».

A biologist by training and holder of a DAS in Sustainable Management, Ms Luzio joined BRP SA as Manager of administration and the secretariat function. In parallel she is continuing her studies to obtain the Federal Certification as Specialist in SME Management.

Holder of a Federal Certification as finance and accounting specialist, Aline started her career working for a leading accounting firm. She then joined BRP, where she is in charge of managing the accounting and financial aspects of the Group’s administrative team.

Holder of a license to practice law and a Master of Arts HSG in Law from the University of St. Gallen (HSG), Mr. Enderli started his career in an internationally renowned law firm in the fields of commercial and private law. He then joined the legal department of a Swiss Private Bank where he was mainly concerned with legal questions in relation to the international distribution of financial products.

At BRP, Mathias is acting as legal advisor on regulatory aspects of financial products’ distribution, asset management and suitability as well as creating and maintaining Product Country Manuals.

Holder of a license to practice law in Argentina and an LL.M in Business Law, Ms. Dutto first worked in two internationally renowned law firms in Buenos Aires where she gained general practice experience in the fields of commercial, contract and private law. She then moved to Switzerland where she worked in the legal department of two large Swiss banks and was responsible for the legal coverage of their private banking business in Latin America. She has also worked at the Singapore office of an Australian law firm before joining BRP.

At BRP, Luisa acts as legal advisor and is responsible for creating and updating country manuals for Latin America and Asia.

Ms Deon holds a license to practice law in New York and also holds an LL.M. in Business Law. She has acquired over 10 years of experience with renowned banking institutions in the field of compliance and financial markets in Switzerland and the USA.

At BRP, Anna is mainly specialized in cross-border issues with Italy, the USA and Canada.

Holder of a license to practice law, Ms Maillard began her career at the compliance department of a large Swiss bank before joining the Supervisory Authority (Federal Banking Commission, now FINMA). She specialises in the authorisation requirements for banks and securities dealers and the relevant Swiss regulations. Ms Maillard teaches at the CAS Compliance Management at the University of Geneva and has published, jointly with Mr Bizzozero, a book on the relationship between custodian banks and independent asset managers.

At BRP, Sophie is in charge of the update of Swiss regulations and specialized in their implementation with Swiss financial intermediaries.

After obtaining a Master’s Degree in Law, Mr Genazzi began his career in the Regulatory Department of a large audit firm. He then worked for six years in an international bank, where he was in charge of compliance for the Trading & Asset Management Department and of the Group’s regulatory projects.

Patrick is the CEO of BRP. He is also in charge of the company’s technological development and is specialised in the implementation of MiFID solutions in Switzerland.

A Doctor in Law, holder of a license to practice law, former Director of the CAS in Compliance Management and lecturer at the University of Geneva, Mr Bizzozero also teaches at the HEG ARC of Neuchâtel and at the Centro Studi Bancari of Lugano. He benefits from more than 20 years of experience in the banking and regulatory field. He is also the author of several publications, including « Financial cross-border activities into and out of Switzerland » and « Gérants indépendants – Gestion des risques par la banque dépositaire ».

Alessandro is the Chairman of BRP’s Board of Directors.

A Doctor in Economics, Ms Beiner dedicated the first nine years of her professional activity to teaching and research in finance at the University of Geneva. For the past 20 years, she has been active in the management and control of risks of financial institutions, an experience first acquired working for a large private bank and then as an independent consultant for several banks, securities dealers and asset managers.

At BRP, Nicole is in charge of risk management issues and the analysis of the different categories of financial instruments.