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Am 27. Mai 2024 hat die Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht („BaFin“) die finale Fassung des Rundschreibens über die Mindestanforderungen an das Risikomanagement von Zahlungsinstituten („ZAG-MaRisk“)...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
On 30 December 2023 the German Secondary Credit Market Promotion Act (Kreditzweitmarktförderungsgesetz) entered into force, which simplifies dealing in non-performing loans (“NPLs“) by introducing a new law, the German...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
The Directive (EU) 2021/2167 sets out a harmonized regulatory framework for services in relation to non-performing loans and has to be implemented by Member States by 29 December 2023. In Germany, the draft bill of the Credit...more
EU-Kommission, Parlament und Rat treten in die entscheidende Phase ihrer Beratungen über eine Neufassung der AIFM- und der UCITS-Richtlinie ein. Änderungen sind insbesondere bei den Themen Auslagerung, Darlehensfonds und...more
Nun also auch die Finanzanlagenvermittler! Das Bundeswirtschaftsministerium hat am 11. November 2022 einen Referentenentwurf für eine „Verordnung zur Änderung der Gewerbeanzeige- und der Finanzanlagenvermittlungsverordnung“...more
Durch das Transparenzregister- und Finanzmarktinformationsgesetz (TraFinG) wurden im Zuge der Umwandlung des Transparenzregisters von einem Auffang- zu einem Vollregister Übergangsfristen für nun meldepflichtige...more
Trotz der verschlechterten wirtschaftlichen Lage hat es im Laufe des Jahresverhältnismäßig wenige Kapitalerhöhungen deutscher börsennotierter Gesellschaften gegeben. Dies liegt unter anderem daran, dass viele Unternehmen...more
Die EU-Kommission veröffentlichte 2020 ihr Paket zur Digitalisierung des Finanzsektors, das auf den Arbeiten des FinTech-Aktionsplans der Kommission aufbaut und neben weiteren Legislativvorschlägen den Entwurf einer...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
Compliance in the financial services sector has never been as important as it is today. The German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht, BaFin) recently imposed a record...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
Der BGH erklärte mit Urteil vom 27.04.2021 (Az.: XI ZR 26/20) auf die Unterlassungsklage des Bundesverbandes der Verbraucherzentralen hin zwei Klauseln in AGB-Banken für unwirksam, die (entsprechend den AGB-Sparkassen) ohne...more
German financial institutions may need to consider a risk framework for monitoring their customers' compliance with social and environmental standards. The German Federal Government recently proposed a draft act on...more
A federal jury in Brooklyn has found former HSBC Holdings exec Mark Johnson guilty on 9 counts of front-running that grew out of the DOJ’s investigation into forex manipulation at HSBC....more