German Parliament adopts Brexit Transitional Act -
The German Parliament (“Bundestag”) adopted by a large majority the so-called Brexit Transitional Act (“Brexit-Übergangsgesetz”) submitted by the Federal Government on...more
3/12/2019
/ Asset Management ,
Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD) ,
Banks ,
Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) ,
CDS ,
Central Counterparties ,
Credit Default Swaps ,
CRR II ,
EU ,
Germany ,
Investment Funds ,
ISDA ,
Single Resolution Mechanism Regulation (SRMR) ,
Transitional Arrangements ,
UK Brexit ,
Unsecured Debt
Since January 2017, more than $2 billion has been raised through the rapidly growing market for so-called “token sales” or “initial coin offerings” (ICOs). The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on July...more
10/7/2017
/ BaFin ,
Banking Restrictions ,
Banks ,
China ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Issuers ,
Digital Currency ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Germany ,
Hong Kong ,
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (HKSFC) ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Investors ,
Monetary Authority of Singapore ,
People's Bank of China ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Singapore ,
Token Sales ,
UK ,
Unregistered Securities ,
Young Lawyers
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
German Federal Council Passes Retail Investors Protection Act -
The German Federal Council approved the Retail Investors Protection Act on 12 June 2015 which will enter into force in the near future. The Act is designed...more