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By outsourcing production of major parts of car components, carmakers have also outsourced a substantial amount of their financing needs and associated risks to their suppliers.

The 2008 financial crisis underscored the critical importance of banks to the economy. An efficient process for channelling savings into productive activities is vital for growth and general welfare.

Austrian tax law provides various reorganisation tools for companies in an economic crisis.

Der gestern bekannt gewordene Rohbericht des Rechnungshofs kritisiert die für die Verteilung der milliardenschweren CoV-Hilfen zuständige Covid-19-Finanzierungsagentur des Bundes (COFAG), stark.

In September 2015 the European Commission ("Commission") adopted an action plan on building a capital markets union (the "CMU") (the "CMU Action Plan").

The main feature of green bonds is the intention or the commitment to invest the net proceeds of the issue in green projects. Up to date, there is no binding legal framework and therefore...

On 26 September 2017, the European Banking Authority ("EBA") and the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") published the final report of their joint guidelines on the assessment...

Austria is gearing up to implement the EU Directive on Restructuring and Insolvency (known as the Restructuring Directive).

ESAs have published their Final Report on the draft implementing technical standards (ITS) for the European Single Access Point (ESAP)...

Corporate borrowers across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland face a critical challenge as €151 billion in debt matures in 2027, forcing companies to navigate tighter lending conditions, higher financing costs, and diminishing access to alternative capital sources.

Welcome to our to the point newsletter. Every month we look back at the most relevant developments in the area of financial regulation in the CEE region.

Austria has enacted significant reforms to consumer protection law, introducing stricter requirements for retail lending and distance contracts.

The Austrian parliament recently passed an amendment to the Austrian Banking Act (Bankwesengesetz – BWG), introducing a new statutory outsourcing regime for credit institutions applicable from 3 January 2018.

We are excited to present a selection of legal developments in finance, corporate finance, debt restructuring and special situations investment in the wider CEE region...

If cryptocurrencies aimed to disrupt payments and initial coin offerings (ICOs) did the same for venture capital, the latest crypto-craze goes after the core banking business: lending and deposit taking.

In September 2015, the new Austrian Act on Alternative Financings (Alternativfinanzierungsgesetz – AltFG) entered into force.

Die FMA hat Mitte Dezember 2020 ihre Publikation Fakten, Trends & Strategien für das Jahr 2021 veröffentlicht. Auf Basis einer umfassenden Risikoanalyse legt die FMA darin...

Kreditinstitute unterliegen im Jahr 2020 deutlich strengeren regulatorischen Vorgaben als vor der Finanzkrise 2008/2009.