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As Q3 2024 comes to an end, let us focus on current legal updates and those lying ahead of us in the coming months.

Consequent to the recent COVID-19 Emergency Measures Ordinance, many enterprises are faced with another "hard" lockdown.

On 15 May 2017, the ECB published a guide on fit and proper assessments (the "Fit and Proper Guide"), which reflects the result of a public consolidation launched by the ECB on 16 November 2016.

In September 2020, the European Commission adopted the Digital Finance Strategy to support innovation in the European financial sector and build a single market...

On 13 July 2017, the High-Level Expert Group ("HLEG") on Sustainable Finance published its interim report ("Interim Report") setting out concrete steps to create a financial system...

Because public financing alone will not be enough to boost economies and businesses will need more equity after financial aid, capital markets are vital to recovery across the EU.

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.

For centuries, precious metals such as gold and silver have been one of the safest investments one could make in any crisis.

At the beginning of 2021, it seems safe to say that while the flood is not yet over, doves have started flying back carrying freshly plucked leaves from nearby shores.

Es zeigt sich in der Praxis, dass die gesetzlichen Sorgfaltspflichten in Zusammenhang mit dem Wirtschaftliche Eigentümer-Registergesetz ("WiEReG") und die dementsprechenden Compliance-Maßnahmen...

Large corporate loan agreements are often based on samples provided by the Loan Market Association (LMA). This is also true for facility agreements governed by Austrian law.

Austria has introduced comprehensive reforms to its Criminal Code of Procedure to address the challenges of securing crypto assets in criminal investigations. The new provisions establish a legal framework for transferring digital currencies to government-controlled wallets and enable premature realization of volatile crypto holdings.

The alpine region of Carinthia in Austria faces probable bankruptcy after the central government refused to cover bond guarantees issued for failed lender Hypo Alpe Adria.

The Austrian Financial Market Authority (Finanzmarkt-aufsicht, FMA) has recently published guidelines on how it views Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) from a financial services regulatory perspective.

Die Europäische Kommission stellte am 24.9.2020 das Digital Finance Package vor, das den digitalen Finanzdienstleistungsmarkt auf Unionsebene einheitlich regeln soll.

Direct lending funds are emerging as key sources of loan financing. Understanding the local legal framework and peculiarities is important for executing a lending transaction ...

As recent developments have shown, it is highly unlikely that the EU Capital Requirements Regulation on credit institutions and investment firms, which aims to put in place a comprehensive and risk-oriented regulatory frame work through out the EU.

The tragic situation in Ukraine has given us all pause to appreciate that very little, if anything, can even begin to compare to the tragedies unfolding so close to home.