Expert Articles and Blogs

Expert Articles and Blogs

Financial Services

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

29 Dec 2023
15 min read

Financial Services

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

29 Dec 2023
7 min read

Financial Services

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

29 Dec 2023
17 min read

Corporate Law

The new Börsenmantelaktiengesellschaft: SPACs under German law

19 Dec 2023
5 min read

Corporate Law

Financing for the Future Act - Significant Changes (also) to German Corporate Law

08 Dec 2023
1 min read

Financial Services

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

06 Dec 2023
12 min read

Financial Services

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

30 Nov 2023
12 min read

Data Protection and Cybersecurity

Supranational cyber governance and cross-border alliances – relevance and legal challenges for governments

17 Oct 2023
3 min read

Financial Services

ESMA highlights risks arising from securities lending to retail investors

14 Sep 2023
11 min read

Financial Services

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

13 Sep 2023
23 min read

Financial Services

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 min read

Financial Services

ESMA publishes 2023 Guidelines on MiFID II product governance requirements

15 Aug 2023
18 min read

Financial Services

ESMA communicates supervisory expectations on copy trading services

03 Aug 2023
18 min read

Financial Services

ESMA focuses on marketing and sale of fractional shares

02 Aug 2023
8 min read

Financial Services

EU reiterates rules to regulating “Finfluencers”

28 Jul 2023
14 min read

Financial Services

BaFin publishes 7th amendment to MaRisk

28 Jul 2023
10 min read

Financial Services

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

21 Jul 2023
18 min read

Financial Services

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

21 Jul 2023
21 min read

Financial Services

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

10 Jul 2023
8 min read

Public Business Law

The new EU AI-Act and its impact on the public sector

10 Jul 2023
3 min read

Financial Services

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

07 Jul 2023
5 min read

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 min read

Financial Services

EU’s revised Wire Transfer Regulation published in Official Journal

14 Jun 2023
17 min read

Antitrust, Public Procurement and State Aid Law

Overview of the 11th ARC amendment (“Competition Enforcement Act”, Draft of the Federal Government)

14 Jun 2023
8 min read

Antitrust, Public Procurement and State Aid Law

The Regulation of the Use of Artificial Intelligence in the European Union

01 Jun 2023
5 min read

Financial Services

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

22 May 2023
17 min read

Financial Services

Chair ECB-SSM: Update on the next SSM Chair

22 May 2023
8 min read

Financial Services

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 May 2023
7 min read

Financial Services

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

11 May 2023
51 min read

Corporate Law

The transparency register as “comprehensive register” and extended reporting obligations of foreign companies

28 Apr 2023
4 min read

Employment and Social Security Law

Draft bill of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs on the recording of working time

27 Apr 2023
4 min read

Financial Services

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

24 Apr 2023
22 min read

Financial Services

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

24 Apr 2023
11 min read

Financial Services

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

24 Apr 2023
13 min read

Litigation, Arbitration

Proposal for a Directive on the substantiation and communication of environmental product claims (“Green Claims Directive”)

14 Apr 2023
4 min read

Financial Services

Revisiting AT1 bonds and navigating waterfalls going forward

01 Mar 2023
13 min read

Financial Services

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

01 Mar 2023
17 min read

Financial Services

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

01 Mar 2023
9 min read

Financial Services

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

01 Mar 2023
12 min read

Financial Services

ESAs: Customer Authentication Requirements and the Exchange of Relevant Information

01 Mar 2023
8 min read

Financial Services

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

01 Feb 2023
11 min read

Financial Services

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 min read