On 21 May 2025 the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht - BaFin) has launched a consultation (GZ: WA 35-Wp 5427/00001#00554; available here (in German only)) prior to...more
5/23/2025
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Consumer Protection Laws ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Germany ,
Investor Protection ,
Marketing ,
MiFIR ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Retail Investors ,
Securities Regulation
On 29 January 2025, the EU Commission published a Competitiveness Compass for the EU. President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced that Europe must fix its weaknesses (alluding the a persistent gap in...more
2025 was set to be the year of bedding in EU ESG regulation after a few years of making it. But instead it looks like there may be changes afoot. “Competitiveness” and “cutting the red tape” are the words on everyone’s lips...more
2024 was set to be the year of review for the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). A number of different approaches have been suggested by the European Commission, national competent authorities and other...more
On 27 June, our cross border team held a dynamic discussion on CRD 6: Third Country Branches covering an overview of the key changes introduced by the directive.
We discussed the impact of the new authorisation requirements...more
As part of the European Commission’s strategy for financing the transition to a sustainable economy, the EU has been debating for some time how best to put in place a regulatory regime for EU green bonds. This resulted in...more
On 8 March 2024, the final consolidated revised Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) (Regulation (EU) 2024/791) and Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) (Directive (EU) 2024/790) texts were...more
On 8 March 2024, the final consolidated revised Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) ((EU) 2024/791) and Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) (Directive (EU) 2024/790) texts were published in...more
As part of the European Commission’s strategy for financing the transition to a sustainable economy, the EU has been debating for some time how best to put in place a regulatory regime for EU green bonds. This has resulted...more
ESMA has issued a statement on sustainability disclosure in prospectuses issued under the EU Prospectus Regulation. Although the statement is directed to EU National Competent Authorities, ESMA makes it clear that its...more
Following the political agreement reached on the Regulation on European Green Bonds (the so-called EU Green Bond Standard) and optional disclosures for bonds marketed as environmentally sustainable and sustainability-linked...more
The EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, recently adopted by the European Parliament, introduces more detailed sustainability reporting obligations for certain categories of undertakings. Third country entities...more
On 6 April 2022, the European Commission has published the final Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) supplementing the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), which shall apply from 1 January 2023. The RTS will...more
As a reaction to the coronavirus and the associated disruptions, the European Commission published its Capital Markets Recovery Package on 24 July 2020. In addition to proposals for amendments to the Prospectus Regulation and...more
Nachdem das Bundesministerium der Justiz und für Verbraucherschutz und das Bundesministerium der Finanzen mit dem Diskussionspapier "Eckpunkte für die regulatorische Behandlung von elektronischen Wertpapieren und...more
After the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection and the Federal Ministry of Finance announced the introduction of electronic securities with the “Key-issues paper on the regulatory treatment of electronic...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
6/10/2020
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Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) ,
Capital Requirements ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Central Bank ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Investment Funds ,
IOSCO ,
Jurisdiction ,
Liquidity ,
Short Selling ,
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) ,
Supervisory Guidance ,
Transparency
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...more
4/28/2020
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Capital Requirements ,
EU ,
European Central Bank ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FSB ,
IOSCO ,
Loans ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Short Selling ,
UK