The Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR) is the first standardized legal framework for the issuance and trading of crypto assets. Initial measures taken by BaFin show how regulatory requirements are already being...more
1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION - a) General - (i) EU EBA: Report on the exemption of third country undertakings from the requirement to set-up a branch for the provision of banking services to EU...more
While financial institutions, on the one hand, are in the process of implementing and preparing to apply the fundamental amendments and changes that will take place in upcoming years by the EU AML Package—entering into force...more
1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION - a) General - (i) Germany - Bundesbank: Updated directories of credit institutions and their associations in Germany on banking related information (Aktualisiertes...more
1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION - a) General - (i) EU - EBA: Updated methodology on the regulatory and supervisory equivalence of non-EU countries - Status: Final - The EBA has published its updated...more
Die Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht („BaFin„) hat zum Jahresbeginn ein Merkblatt zu den Kryptowerte-Dienstleistungen gemäß der neuen EU-Verordnung über Märkte für Kryptowerte („MiCAR„) veröffentlicht. Diese...more
1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION - a) General (i) EU - ESRB: Speech on old and new frontiers of the ESRB: Systemic risk, non-banks and data analysis - Status: Final - The ESRB has published a...more
Nach den ersten Schritten mit dem Zukunftsfinanzierungsgesetz („ZuFinG I„) legte das Bundesministerium der Finanzen am 27. August 2024 mit dem Entwurf eines Zweiten Gesetzes zur Finanzierung von zukunftssichernden...more
1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION - a) General - (i) EU - EC: Report on the future of European competitiveness Status: Final - The EC has published a report on the future of European competitiveness,...more
1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION - a) General - (i) EU - EBA: Opinion on measures in accordance with Article 458 CRR following a notification by the De Nederlandsche Bank - Status: Final - The EBA has...more
1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION - a) General - (i) International - BCBS: Consultation on report regarding various technical amendments and FAQs - Status: Consultation - Deadline for the submission of...more
As implementation of the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) approaches, financial market participants and their technology service providers (both in and out of Europe) face a critical compliance deadline. The new...more
Das Bundesministerium der Finanzen (BMF) hat am 5. April 2024 einen Referentenentwurf für zwei Rechtsverordnungen veröffentlicht, die den Übergang der nationalen Krypto-Regulierung in das europäische MiCAR-Regime erleichtern...more
Die Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht („BaFin“) wird zunächst nicht gegen die Bezahlung von Wertpapierfirmen durch Dritte für die Weiterleitung von Kunden-Aufträgen (sog. Payment for Order flow („PFOF“))...more
Mit dem Inkrafttreten des Kreditzweitmarktgesetzes am 30. Dezember 2023 sind Dienstleistungen in Bezug auf sogenannte Non-Performing-Loans, also Kredite, die nicht mehr bedient werden oder vom Ausfall bedroht sind,...more
BaFin veröffentlicht einen FAQ zur überarbeiteten ELTIF-Verordnung - Am 1. Februar 2024 hat die Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin) ein FAQ zur am 10. Januar 2024 in Kraft getretenen, überarbeiteten...more
Die Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht („BaFin“) hat am 29. Juni 2023 die siebte Novelle der Mindestanforderungen an das Risikomanagement der Banken („MaRisk“) veröffentlicht. Die MaRisk kodifizieren die...more
ECB in focus is our blog dedicated to the banking supervisory activities of the European Central Bank (ECB). We report on key developments in European banking regulation led by the ECB as part of the Single Supervisory...more
The draft bill for Germany’s Financing for the Future Act (Zukunftsfinanzierungsgesetz - ZuFinG) was published on April 12, 2023. The planned modernization measures are intended to strengthen the performance of the German...more
This publication provides an overview of the latest developments in the area of financial sustainability regulation, in particular on the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority’s conference on sustainable finance, its...more
Securities laws across France, Germany and the United Kingdom are widely comparable. Each country recognises the importance of maintaining a strong procedural framework of regulation and enforcement. The EU Market Abuse...more
The three political parties set to form the next German government published a coalition agreement on 24 November. Its part on the German and European financial market in most respects seems to indicate only modest changes to...more
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The German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority ("BaFin") has published a consultation on draft guidelines for sustainable investment funds containing specifications on what UCITS and AIF management companies must include...more