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Financial Services

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The European Accessibility Act: an overview what’s changing and for whom

23 Okt 2024
17 Minuten Lesezeit

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EU’s final adoption of the Listing Act package

15 Okt 2024
19 Minuten Lesezeit

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The Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities publishes its Annual Work Programme 2025

10 Okt 2024
3 Minuten Lesezeit

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EBA publishes its Annual Work Programme 2025 and sets out the path to 2027

10 Okt 2024
3 Minuten Lesezeit

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ESMA publishes its Annual Work Programme 2025

10 Okt 2024
4 Minuten Lesezeit

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Deciphering the Draghi Report plus lessons from the Letta Report and policymakers’ responses in the context of the Single Market for Financial Services

10 Okt 2024
41 Minuten Lesezeit

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Demystifying DeFi in MiCAR

08 Okt 2024
15 Minuten Lesezeit

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Revisiting the CJEU’s ruling on CRA scoring and data retention – key considerations for market participants

07 Okt 2024
17 Minuten Lesezeit

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ECB communicates its key assessment criteria and collection of sound practices for digital transformation

02 Okt 2024
16 Minuten Lesezeit

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ECB publishes legal framework for the Eurosystem Collateral Management System (ECMS)

26 Sep 2024
11 Minuten Lesezeit

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SRB publishes second report on resolution planning and crisis management for LSIs in 2023 and 2024

19 Sep 2024
16 Minuten Lesezeit

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BaFin publishes expectations on minimum number of directors under German Securities Institutions Act (WpIG)

19 Sep 2024
8 Minuten Lesezeit

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ECB publishes Opinion on European Commission proposal on the exchange of supervisory data

19 Aug 2024
12 Minuten Lesezeit

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ESMA expresses its views on the developments, benefits and risks of neobrokers’ activities in the EU

06 Aug 2024
10 Minuten Lesezeit

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EIOPA consults on new proportionality regime under Solvency II

06 Aug 2024
10 Minuten Lesezeit

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ESMA delivers Opinion to support the convergent application of MiCAR

06 Aug 2024
14 Minuten Lesezeit

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European Commission publishes reports showing the need for strengthened consumer protection enforcement at the EU level

29 Jul 2024
14 Minuten Lesezeit

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ESAs publish joint report and draft RTS on subcontracting ICT services supporting critical or important functions under DORA

29 Jul 2024
14 Minuten Lesezeit

Financial Services

ESAs establish framework to strengthen coordination in case of systemic cyber incidents

22 Jul 2024
10 Minuten Lesezeit

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ESAs publish Final Report and Joint Guidelines on exchange of supervisory information in the context of DORA

18 Jul 2024
17 Minuten Lesezeit

Financial Services

ESMA consults on firms’ order execution policies under MiFID II

18 Jul 2024
14 Minuten Lesezeit

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ESMA publishes third consultation package on MiFIR Review

18 Jul 2024
14 Minuten Lesezeit

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DORA’s core Commission Delegated Regulations published in EU’s Official Journal

02 Jul 2024
15 Minuten Lesezeit

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ESMA publishes Final Report on 2023 CSA and Mystery Shopping exercise focusing on marketing

27 Jun 2024
16 Minuten Lesezeit

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European Commission publishes report on the Modernisation Directive for Consumer Protection Rules

27 Jun 2024
15 Minuten Lesezeit

Financial Services

EBA sets out its findings and supervisory expectations on virtual IBANs

10 Jun 2024
15 Minuten Lesezeit

Financial Services

BaFin concerned about rise in 2023 in number of regulated complaints in respect of German financial services firms

10 Jun 2024
17 Minuten Lesezeit

Financial Services

ECB declines to support central bank accounts for crypto-assets service providers… for now

06 Jun 2024
7 Minuten Lesezeit

Financial Services

EU’s DLT Pilot Regime – where do we stand one year on and what’s the outlook ahead?

04 Jun 2024
15 Minuten Lesezeit

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MiFIR/MiFID II Review: making sense of the key amendments

04 Jun 2024
19 Minuten Lesezeit

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Revisiting ESMA’s 2023 CRA Market Share Report – what now in 2024 and beyond?

31 Mai 2024
12 Minuten Lesezeit

Financial Services

EBA publishes Final Report on draft RTS on information of a proposed acquisition of qualifying holdings in issuers of ARTs under MiCAR

14 Mai 2024
13 Minuten Lesezeit

Financial Services

EBA publishes Final Report on draft RTS and ITS on information for authorisation as issuers for ARTs under MiCAR

14 Mai 2024
12 Minuten Lesezeit

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EBA publishes Final Report on draft RTS on the approval process for white papers for ARTs issued by credit institutions under MiCAR

14 Mai 2024
10 Minuten Lesezeit

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EBA publishes Opinion on new types of payment fraud and possible mitigations

13 Mai 2024
10 Minuten Lesezeit

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ESAs publish consultation on technical standards for joint examination teams under DORA

07 Mai 2024
10 Minuten Lesezeit

Financial Services

Driving deals through choppy waters – deal contingent hedging in 2024

29 Apr 2024
17 Minuten Lesezeit

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Taking stock of ESMA’s first review of EU securities financing transactions markets

23 Apr 2024
14 Minuten Lesezeit

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Taking stock of the Single Resolution Board’s new Single Resolution Mechanism Vision 2028 Strategy

12 Apr 2024
13 Minuten Lesezeit

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EIOPA sets supervisory expectations on reinsurance concluded with third-country (re)insurance undertakings

09 Apr 2024
10 Minuten Lesezeit

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The EU’s new “European AI Office” – a focus on financial services

19 Mär 2024
10 Minuten Lesezeit

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Making DGSs ‘fit for purpose’ – final compromise on DGSD reached as part of the CMDI framework reform package

19 Mär 2024
13 Minuten Lesezeit

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Reproposing the European Deposit Insurance Scheme (EDIS) – European Parliament Draft Resolution

12 Mär 2024
18 Minuten Lesezeit

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Report on 2023 stocktaking of Big-Tech direct financial services provision in the EU – the NCAs observations on key opportunities and risks

05 Mär 2024
13 Minuten Lesezeit

Financial Services

ESMA seeks market input on reverse solicitation under MiCAR

12 Feb 2024
11 Minuten Lesezeit

Financial Services

ESMA seeks market input on crypto-asset classifications under MiCAR

12 Feb 2024
17 Minuten Lesezeit

Financial Services

The EU’s Late Payments Regulation proposal – key points and problems

09 Feb 2024
15 Minuten Lesezeit

Financial Services

European Single Access Point (ESAP) takes shape with legislation published in the EU’s Official Journal

07 Feb 2024
2 Minuten Lesezeit

Financial Services

European Securities and Markets Authority publishes its Market Report on EU Prospectuses

07 Feb 2024
15 Minuten Lesezeit

Financial Services

Consumer Credit Directive 2.0 – More consumer protection, higher regulatory burden? A view from Germany

05 Feb 2024
25 Minuten Lesezeit

Financial Services

Adoption of EU AML/CFT Package – key requirements and impact on financial services firms

22 Jan 2024
24 Minuten Lesezeit

Financial Services

European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) offers recommendations on digitalisation of retail investment services

05 Jan 2024
12 Minuten Lesezeit

Financial Services

ESMA publishes five consultations on draft delegated regulations to harmonise and simplify the fees it charges repositories, certain benchmark administrators and credit rating agencies

05 Jan 2024
11 Minuten Lesezeit

Financial Services

European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) publish 2023 joint report and recommendations on “Innovation Facilitators” – what next for Innovation Hubs and Regulatory Sandboxes?

29 Dez 2023
17 Minuten Lesezeit

Financial Services

ESAs run second public consultation on joint guidelines on the exchange of information relevant to fit and proper assessments

29 Dez 2023
7 Minuten Lesezeit

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EBA publishes peer review on supervision of creditors’ treatment of mortgage borrowers in arrears under the Mortgage Credit Directive

29 Dez 2023
15 Minuten Lesezeit

Financial Services

Two CJEU cases provide clarity on supervision of credit institutions and cooperation on deposit guarantee schemes

06 Dez 2023
12 Minuten Lesezeit

Financial Services

Tokenised crowdfunding – obstacles, opportunities and the outlook ahead in the EU

30 Nov 2023
12 Minuten Lesezeit

Financial Services

ESMA highlights risks arising from securities lending to retail investors

14 Sep 2023
11 Minuten Lesezeit

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Introducing the EU’s Central Electronic System of Payment information (CESOP) regime – key legal considerations for client facing documentation

13 Sep 2023
23 Minuten Lesezeit

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EBA’s report on mystery shopping of personal loans and (basic) payment accounts demonstrate the value this supervisory tool generally adds to tasks of NCAs

25 Aug 2023
10 Minuten Lesezeit

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ESMA publishes 2023 Guidelines on MiFID II product governance requirements

15 Aug 2023
18 Minuten Lesezeit

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ESMA communicates supervisory expectations on copy trading services

03 Aug 2023
18 Minuten Lesezeit

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ESMA focuses on marketing and sale of fractional shares

02 Aug 2023
8 Minuten Lesezeit

Financial Services

EU reiterates rules to regulating “Finfluencers”

28 Jul 2023
14 Minuten Lesezeit

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BaFin publishes 7th amendment to MaRisk

28 Jul 2023
10 Minuten Lesezeit

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Introducing the PSD3, PSRs and FIDAR – reshaping the EU’s regulatory framework on payment services and e-money

21 Jul 2023
18 Minuten Lesezeit

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The euro goes digital – introducing the Single Currency Package and what to expect

21 Jul 2023
21 Minuten Lesezeit

Financial Services

The EU’s Markets in Crypto-Asset Regulation (MiCAR)

10 Jul 2023
8 Minuten Lesezeit

Financial Services

Revisiting ESMA’s 2020 Guidelines on the MiFID II compliance function and applying lessons learned

07 Jul 2023
5 Minuten Lesezeit

Financial Services

Better late than never – UK-EU Memorandum of Understanding on Financial Services signed – what happens next for EU firms?

03 Jul 2023
8 Minuten Lesezeit

Financial Services

EU’s revised Wire Transfer Regulation published in Official Journal

14 Jun 2023
17 Minuten Lesezeit

Financial Services

Chair ECB-SSM: Update on the next SSM Chair

22 Mai 2023
8 Minuten Lesezeit

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ESAs: Spring 2023 Risks and Vulnerabilities Report in the EU Financial System

22 Mai 2023
17 Minuten Lesezeit

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Bulgaria puts the brakes on its euro accession timeline but may finally be on the verge of forming a government after several unsuccessful attempts

17 Mai 2023
7 Minuten Lesezeit

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European Commission – legislative proposals for reform of the crisis management and deposit insurance (CMDI) framework

11 Mai 2023
51 Minuten Lesezeit

Financial Services

ECB-SSM set enhanced supervisory focus on digital transformation strategies and the use of FinTech

24 Apr 2023
13 Minuten Lesezeit

Financial Services

ECB-SSM: Expert Group Report – Recommendations on European banking supervision

24 Apr 2023
11 Minuten Lesezeit

Financial Services

ECB-SSM and EBA update ECON on recent bank failures – focusing on the outlook ahead

24 Apr 2023
22 Minuten Lesezeit

Financial Services

Revisiting AT1 bonds and navigating waterfalls going forward

01 Mär 2023
13 Minuten Lesezeit

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In the (European) eye of the storm – securing clarity and certainty in times of crisis and market turmoil

01 Mär 2023
17 Minuten Lesezeit

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EBA publishes report on diversity practices and the gender pay gap at the level of the management body of banks

01 Mär 2023
9 Minuten Lesezeit

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German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority shines spotlight on social media and reverse solicitation breaches

01 Mär 2023
12 Minuten Lesezeit

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ESAs: Customer Authentication Requirements and the Exchange of Relevant Information

01 Mär 2023
8 Minuten Lesezeit

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Refund of fees and charges following the ruling of the German Federal Court of Justice (BGH) on financial services providers’ general terms and conditions

01 Feb 2023
11 Minuten Lesezeit

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Key impacts for EU traditional and cryptoasset based financial services following FATF’s publication of its February 2023 Plenary Session

01 Feb 2023
11 Minuten Lesezeit

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Transparenzregister- und Finanzinformationsgesetz (TraFinG) tritt am 01. August 2021 in Kraft

30 Jul 2021
5 Minuten Lesezeit

Financial Services

Neues Aufsichtsrecht für Wertpapierinstitute

25 Mai 2021
3 Minuten Lesezeit

Financial Services

Das Warten hat (k)ein Ende: Level-2-Texte liegen nun vor, doch bleiben wichtige Punkte weiterhin offen

29 Apr 2021
3 Minuten Lesezeit

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Regierungsentwurf eines Transparenzregister- und Finanzinformationsgesetzes (TraFinG)

19 Apr 2021
4 Minuten Lesezeit

Financial Services

GwGMeldV-Immobilien – Meldepflichten für rechtsberatende Berufe bei Immobilientransaktionen

13 Apr 2021
5 Minuten Lesezeit

Financial Services

Warten auf Level 2: Konkretisierungen der EU-Taxonomie gestalten sich als mühevoll und komplex

22 Mär 2021
2 Minuten Lesezeit

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Neue Wege bei der GmbH Gründung

20 Feb 2021
3 Minuten Lesezeit

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BaFin-Erlaubnis für das Kryptoverwahrgeschäft

18 Jan 2021
2 Minuten Lesezeit

Financial Services

Regulierungsrisiken für den Forderungsverkäufer bei „stiller Abtretung“

25 Sep 2020
5 Minuten Lesezeit

Financial Services

EBA: Bericht und Action Plan zu Dividenden-Arbitrage Geschäften wie Cum/Ex und Cum/Cum innerhalb der EU

18 Mai 2020
7 Minuten Lesezeit

Financial Services Kartell-, Vergabe- und Beihilfenrecht

Verschärfung der Investitionskontrolle

04 Mai 2020
4 Minuten Lesezeit

Financial Services

BaFin veröffentlicht Hinweise zum Erlaubnisverfahren für Kryptoverwahrgeschäft

07 Apr 2020
2 Minuten Lesezeit

Financial Services

Verbraucherdarlehen in der Krise – der gesetzliche Zahlungsaufschub in Zeiten von Corona

06 Apr 2020
2 Minuten Lesezeit

Gesellschaftsrecht Financial Services

COVID-19: Rechtliche Leitlinien

03 Apr 2020
16 Minuten Lesezeit

Financial Services Deals/M&A Gesellschaftsrecht

Krisenfinanzierungslösungen für Private-Equity-Portfoliounternehmen

31 Mär 2020
2 Minuten Lesezeit

Financial Services

COVID 19: Geplante Aussetzung der Insolvenzantragspflicht und Fördermittelanträge

17 Mär 2020
2 Minuten Lesezeit

Financial Services

Kryptoverwahrgeschäft – wichtige Anzeigefrist läuft bereits am 31. März 2020 ab

13 Mär 2020
1 Minute Lesezeit

Financial Services

Finanzanlagenvermittler: Übertragung der Aufsicht auf die BaFin?

06 Mär 2020
2 Minuten Lesezeit

Steuer- und Wirtschaftsstrafrecht Financial Services

Cookies nur noch mit Einwilligung möglich?

07 Okt 2019
3 Minuten Lesezeit

Financial Services

Outsourcing: Neue Pflichten ab Herbst 2019

10 Sep 2019
1 Minute Lesezeit

Financial Services

EU-Kommission plant Rahmengesetzgebung zu Sustainable Finance

19 Mär 2019
5 Minuten Lesezeit

Financial Services

Auswirkungen des Brexits für UK-Institute und Bankkunden – Sonderregelungen für den grenzüberschreitenden Dienstleitungsverkehr in Aussicht

25 Jan 2019
2 Minuten Lesezeit

Financial Services

Inhaberkontrollverfahren im Profi-Fußball – eine Alternative zu 50+1?

15 Nov 2018
1 Minute Lesezeit

Financial Services

EU Crowdfunding Regulierung und ICOs

24 Okt 2018
1 Minute Lesezeit

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BaFin nennt Kriterien für die Erlaubnisfreiheit von Payment Factories

13 Sep 2018
4 Minuten Lesezeit

Financial Services

5. Geldwäscherichtlinie zur Änderung der 4. Geldwäscherichtlinie erweitert den Kreis der Verpflichteten

11 Sep 2018
1 Minute Lesezeit

Financial Services

Wann ist die Einwilligung als Rechtsgrundlage für die Verarbeitung von Kundendaten tatsächlich erforderlich?

21 Aug 2018
3 Minuten Lesezeit

Financial Services

Der Verbriefungsmarkt 2018 – Gute Stimmung trotz anhaltender Skepsis?

01 Aug 2018
2 Minuten Lesezeit

Financial Services

Welche Auswirkungen hat der Brexit für Asset Manager? (Teil 1)

25 Jun 2018
3 Minuten Lesezeit

Financial Services

Welche Auswirkungen hat der Brexit für Asset Manager? (Teil 2)

25 Jun 2018
2 Minuten Lesezeit

Financial Services

Bearbeitungsentgelt bei Kreditverträgen

24 Mai 2018
2 Minuten Lesezeit

Financial Services

Datenschutzrecht und Scoring aus Bankensicht

24 Mai 2018
1 Minute Lesezeit

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Datenschutzrecht und Scoring aus Versicherungssicht

24 Mai 2018
1 Minute Lesezeit

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ICOs: Regulierung „light“ für die Crypto-Community?

24 Mai 2018
1 Minute Lesezeit