The European Council (Council) and the European Parliament (Parliament) announced on 30 June 2022 that they had reached a provisional agreement on the proposal for regulation on markets in cryptoassets (MiCA). The text of...more
10/6/2023
/ Cross-Border ,
Cryptoassets ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
E-money tokens ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Council ,
European Parliament ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Instruments ,
Financial Services Industry ,
MiFID ,
Public Disclosure ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Sustainability ,
Transparency ,
UK ,
Utility Tokens
On 30 June 2022, the European Council (Council) and the European Parliament (Parliament), announced that they had reached a provisional agreement on the proposal for regulation on markets in cryptoassets (MiCA), which covers...more
7/15/2022
/ Asset Management ,
Blockchain ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cryptoassets ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
EU ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Investment Opportunities ,
Investor Protection ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Stablecoins ,
Token Sales
In this OnPoint we will look at some of the upcoming German legislative initiatives that will impact asset managers and financial services providers in Germany and abroad. We will cover the following items: Fund Domicile...more
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 Circular on Solvency II -
Bafin published a revised draft circular on 7 December 2016 addressing Solvency II entities regulated by the BaFin which will enter into force on 1 January 2018. The draft...more
12/21/2016
/ Asset Management ,
BaFin ,
CFD Trading ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Germany ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Management ,
Rules of Professional Conduct ,
Solvency II ,
Transparency
BaFin, the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht) last year eased its administrative practice with respect to loan origination and loan restructuring activities of...more
7/12/2016
/ AIF ,
AIFM ,
BaFin ,
Direct Lending ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Germany ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Management ,
Loan Origination Funds ,
Member State ,
Risk Management