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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
Ein Jahr nach Inkrafttreten der neuen EU-Verbraucherkreditrichtlinie (Richtlinie 2023/2225) im November 2023: Wann kommt die Umsetzung, was wird geregelt und wie sind die Reaktionen der Wirtschaft? Die...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
In recent years, there has been a noticeable increase in green products and the promotion of sustainable objectives across the financial services industry. For example, we have seen much discussion of green loans, green...more
1. Bank regulation - 1.1 Prudential regulation - (a) General - (i) Germany - BaFin: Report on risks in focus 2024 (Report über Risiken im Fokus 2024) Status: Final - BaFin has published its annual report on the risks...more
The EBA has published the European Supervisory Examination Programme (ESEP) for 2024, which identifies key topics for heightened supervisory attention across the EU. The EBA selected three key topics for supervisory attention...more
Our monthly regulatory newsletter monitors all relevant developments regarding German and European regulatory law in English language. In addition, we prepare an overview of articles and court decisions published in...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
Die Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht („BaFin“) hat am 26. September 2022 einen novellierten Entwurf ihres Rundschreibens „Mindestanforderungen an das Risikomanagement“ („MaRisk“) veröffentlicht, welcher nun zur...more
Key considerations for banks engaging with governments and peer institutions to improve financial crime compliance systems - Every year, banks spend billions of dollars on core financial crime compliance systems and are...more
In its ruling of 27 April 2021 (case ref.: XI ZR 26/20) in response to cease and desist action brought by the Federation of German Consumer Organizations, the German Federal Court of Justice (BGH) found two clauses in the...more
The outbreak of COVID-19 has had a major impact on European economies. Many companies are facing unexpected shortages and unavailability of liquidity, revenues are stalling and some are struggling to preserve their commercial...more
On January 1 2017, the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (“BaFin”) set up an online whistleblowing system allowing anyone to anonymously report alleged violations of supervisory law. BaFin is the national...more
Welcome to the Hogan Lovells Global Payments Newsletter. In this monthly publication we provide an overview of the most recent payments, regulatory and market developments from major jurisdictions around the world as well as...more
The Journal gives us a closer look at Italy’s Monte dei Paschi—the world’s oldest bank (founded in 1472)—that’s deeply tied to Siena and that’s threatening to drag the whole of the region’s economy down with it if it fails,...more
NY hedge fund Och-Ziff has agreed to pay a $413 million fine as part of a deferred-prosecution agreement with US regulators over allegations that it was involved in the payment of more than $100 million in bribes to African...more
We learned yesterday that Twitter’s shopping itself around for a buyer. It’s facing one big complication, though—the sizeable amount of stock Twitter has doled out to its employees over the years. Last year, for example,...more
On July 13, 2016, the Frankfurt Higher Labor Court held the dismissal of an employee in response to demands by the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) was invalid. (Frankfurt Labor Court, 18 Sa 1498/15)....more