Procedure

To affiliate a business to FINSOM, simply submit the affiliation form. 

It is possible to affiliate to FINSOM immediately for the current year or in advance for the following year. You can also choose whether you would like to affiliate for Commercial Mediation/FinSA and/or Workplace Mediation. Please indicate your choice in the affiliation form.

If you submit the affiliation form online, a confirmation of affiliation will be sent by e-mail within a few minutes.

You can also save the form as a pdf file and submit it by e-mail. You will receive a confirmation within 48 hours.

FINSOM issues additional confirmations of affiliation upon request.

Registration is based on the principle of trust. However, data accuracy can be verified by FINSOM, the competent supervisory authority or register.

FINSOM collects a base tax per calendar year (01.01-31.12).

There is no “pro-rata” invoicing but FINSOM offers the possibility of affiliated immediately or in advance for the following year.

In case of immediate affiliation, the first year, the affiliated company will exceptionally receive an invoice for the current year’s base tax and an invoice for the following year.

In the case of anticipated affiliation, the first year, the affiliated company will receive an invoice for the base tax of the following year.

Thereafter, FINSOM usually invoices the annual base tax in advance after the resignation deadline of  September 30th for December 31st.

Invoices are payable within 30 days, unless otherwise agreed at the request of the affiliated company. 

Invoices are sent by email to the contact persons indicated in the affiliation form.

Affiliation is activated upon payment of the first annual base tax and :

• membership of an SRO-MLA
• registration in a Register of Advisers
• authorisation by FINMA

The affiliation is for an indefinite period.