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
Mit Meldung vom 25. Juli 2024 hat die BaFin mitgeteilt, dass sie die Leitlinien für Fondsnamen der Europäischen Wertpapier- und Marktaufsichtsbehörde (ESMA) in Ihrer Verwaltungspraxis berücksichtigen wird. Diese werden die...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
Am 15. Januar 2024 wurde die Wertpapierinstituts-Inhaberkontrollverordnung im Bundesgesetzblatt verkündet, die Verordnung ist am heutigen Tage in Kraft getreten. Inhaberkontrollverfahren bei Wertpapierinstituten - 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
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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
The current situation is fast-moving in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many financial supervisory and regulatory authorities as well as local governments have issued measures which are relevant for financial institutions and...more
No-deal Brexit preparations: BaFin criticizes financial entities for missing Brexit preparation with regard to license requirements - As of March 2019, Germany's Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin (Bundesanstalt...more
Law amending Financial Market Laws to Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 and Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 as amended by Regulation (EU) 2017/2401 published in the Federal Law Gazette - The Law amending Financial Market Laws to...more
German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection published draft bill implementing the Directive (EU) 2017/828 as regards the encouragement of long-term shareholder engagement (“ARUG II”) - The Directive (EU)...more
Half-year figures for Germany: Investment funds raise €51 billion by August - The German Investment Fund Association BVI issued its half-year figures report on 9 August 2018. The first half of 2018 saw investment funds in...more
European banking and securities authorities published guidelines on the assessment of the suitability of members of the management body and key function holders - ESMA and EBA published joint guidelines regarding the...more
European Commission Publishes Legislative Proposals on Sustainable Finance Which Impacts Asset Managers - The EU Commission presented a package of measures on 24 May 2018, as a follow-up to its action plan on financing...more
BaFin interpretative notice regarding eligible investments for AIFs as real-estate companies BaFin published a new interpretative notice on 9 April 2018, regarding the requirements for alternative investment funds (AIF) in...more
BaFin Publishes Interpretative Notice Regarding the Qualification of Tokens and Cryptocurrencies Offered Through Initial Coin Offerings to Investors - BaFin published its new interpretative notice on 20 February regarding...more
BaFin Decision Regarding the Duties of Management Companies in Respect to Externally Managed Investment Companies - After a long consultation period, BaFin published its new interpretative decision on 21 December 2017...more
BaFin publishes new circular for investments of German Insurers - As of 12 December 2017 and after a long consultation period, BaFin has published its new Circular 11/2017 (Hinweise zur Anlage des Sicherungsvermögens...more
BaFin Publishes Guidance on the Authorization of Credit Institutions - BaFin issued a guidance notice on 20 July 2017 on the requirements for the application for a banking license in accordance with Sections 32 and 33 of...more
BaFin Restricts CFD Trading to Retail Clients - BaFin issued a General Administrative Act pursuant to section 4b of the German Securities Trading Act (Wertpapierhandelsgesetz – WpHG) on 8 May 2017. The General...more
BaFin Publishes Guidance on Transparency Standards for German Funds - On 4 April 2017, BaFin has published new transparency standards for funds after a BaFin investigation found that some active funds “closely” track...more
BaFin Publishes Revised "MaComp" Covering Rules of Conduct, Organization and Transparency for Investment Services Enterprises - BaFin published the revised “MaComp” on 8 March 2017. The MaComp (Governing Rules of...more
Guidelines indicate that violations of the German Securities Trading Act will be sanctioned more rigorously by the German federal financial supervisory authority in the future. Since July 2016, the German federal...more
BaFin publishes circular on regulatory requirements to the business organization of insurance companies (MaGo) - BaFin published a circular on regulatory requirements on 25 January 2017 for the business organization of...more