Stephanie Kok

Stephanie Kok has more than 16 years of professional experience in Financial Services with a focus on Regulatory & Compliance. As Head of Regulatory & Compliance Financial Services German-speaking Switzerland at BDO AG in Zurich, she advises banks, securities firms, asset managers, fintechs, and other financial intermediaries on all financial market law and regulatory matters. She also conducts regulatory audits, compliance reviews, and risk analyses, and supports financial institutions in implementing findings from supervisory, audit, and special reviews. Thanks to her many years of experience, she understands both the requirements faced by supervised institutions and the expectations of regulatory authorities and audit firms.

Her areas of expertise include, in particular, codes of conduct, corporate governance, cross-border services, anti-money laundering prevention (AMLA), and regulatory support throughout licensing procedures before FINMA, the FMA Liechtenstein, and various self-regulatory organizations (SROs). She also has extensive experience in designing, implementing, and reviewing compliance frameworks, directives, internal control systems, and organizational and governance structures for regulated financial service providers.

Through her many years working at leading advisory firms and her close collaboration with financial institutions in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, Stephanie Kok has developed in-depth expertise in legal and regulatory advisory work, leading complex transformation and compliance projects, and the practice-oriented implementation of regulatory requirements. Her goal is to support clients in navigating regulatory challenges efficiently and with a solution-oriented approach, to build sustainable structures, and to make a measurable contribution to a strong governance, risk, and compliance culture.