More than a decade after the establishment of the Single Supervisory Mechanism and the European Supervisory Authorities, European banking supervision remains highly complex. This article looks at the issues raised during our...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
1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION - a) General - (i) Germany - BReg: Government draft on the Second Future Financing Act (Regierungsentwurf zum zweiten Zukunftsfinanzierungsgesetz) Status: Draft - The...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
So far, the German, French and British supervisory authorities have released guidance specifically addressing cookies in 2019. The German guidance was published in April 2019...more
The Data Protection Supervisory Authority for the state of Berlin (Die Berliner Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit, “Supervisory Authority”) recently issued a fine for GDPR violations against Germany’s...more
With crypto-currencies on the rise and technological developments providing great opportunities in the financial services sector, Initial Coin Offerings ("ICO") provide an innovative way of raising capital. They are...more
In the German market, market participants use cross border financing for a variety of different purposes, including acquisitions, refinancings and leveraged buyouts (LBOs). LBOs are usually financed by way of senior debt...more
Provided the European Court of Justice (ECJ) follows the Advocate General, German employee representation on the board level does not violate EU law and may be restricted to employees in Germany. A good decision, says...more