About BCS
Twenty-four years of experience, pointed at one market.
BCS exists because the Swiss system is excellent and almost impossible to read from the outside. The work is to translate it — accurately, in writing, before anything is signed.
The founder
Oloff van Vuuren
BCS was founded by Oloff van Vuuren in 2015, specialising in working with the expat market. Since completing his bachelor's degree in Business and Financial Management, he has worked for a variety of companies specialising in finance, insurance and trusts.
With 24 years of working experience in this field, you can be assured BCS has the know-how and the experience to cater to any financial need you might have now or in the future.
As Oloff has very close working ties with South Africa and multiple South African clients, he can also assist with cross-border finances and tax migration for South African clients.
To keep up with the strict rules imposed by FINMA, Oloff also completed his VBV insurance specialist qualification specifically for the Swiss market — both to show his credibility in understanding the system, and to produce analysis reports for clients.
2015
BCS founded
Expat market focus
24 yrs
In the field
Finance, insurance, trusts
VBV
Qualified
Swiss insurance specialist
How we work
Explanation, then analysis, then a recommendation.
- We explain the system first. Three pillars, the mandatory covers, the deadlines — so the decisions that follow are yours and not ours.
- We analyse what you already hold. Pension certificate, salary statement, policies. Cover limits and fine print in writing, as an analysis report.
- Only then do we recommend. Tailored to your situation, with the structure — tax, protection, access — considered before any product.
- Cross-border where it applies. Particular strength with South African clients on cross-border finances and tax migration.
Credentials
Regulated, registered, audited.
- FINMA — VBV insurance professional
- ID 100-023-833Acting as a tied local intermediary to Generali Switzerland and Zurich Insurance Ltd.
- FINMA client advisor register
- International insurance, collective investment schemesRegistered client advisor for international insurance and collective investment schemes.
- ARIF membership
- No. 3388For the Financial Services Act (FinSA) and the Financial Institutions Act (FinIA).
- Financial ombudsman — FINSOM
- ID A21-000462Registered with the Swiss financial ombudsman service FINSOM.
- Anti-money-laundering auditors
- Mazars SAIndependent AML audit carried out by Mazars SA.
Book a consultation
Start with a conversation.
Tell us where you are — newly arrived, settled, or planning to leave — and we will tell you what needs attention first.