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ArticleInside Real Estate & Construction – September 2017The online CEE/SEE real estate & construction blog of Wolf Thiess.AustriaReal Estate and ConstructionWolf Theiss
ArticleAmendments To The Austrian Fund Taxation RegimeAustrian tax law provides for a specific tax regime for investment funds. Such fund tax regime is characterized by the fund being treated as a tax-transparent vehicle (thereby having no shielding effect). AustriaFinance and BankingSchoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte)
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ArticlePublic Liability Based On Incorrect Land Register Entries Is LimitedIncorrect land register entries may trigger public liability. But in a recent decision the Austrian Supreme Court (1 Ob 198/18a) held that incorrect land register entries can only constitute public liability claims for a certain group of people.AustriaFinance and BankingSchoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte)
ArticleAustria Publishes Ministerial Draft Regarding AIFMD II Implementation. A New Loan Origination Framework For Funds Is Introduced.January 2026 – Directive (EU) 2024/927, commonly referred to as AIFMD II, marks the most significant reform of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD)...AustriaFinance and BankingKinstellar
ArticleEinlagensicherung neuMit 1.1.2019 hat die Einlagensicherung AUSTRIA Ges.m.b.H. ihre Tätigkeit als einheitliche Sicherungseinrichtung gemäß § 1 Abs 1 Z 1 des Bundesgesetzes über die Einlagensicherung und Anlegerentschädigung bei Kreditinstituten ...AustriaFinance and BankingPreslmayr Rechtsanwälte OG
ArticleMiFID II – Wag Ministerialentwurf – Massive ÄnderungenDer Ministerialentwurf (ME) zur Umsetzung des Market in Financial Instruments Directive 2014/65/EU (MiFID II) Paketes in Österreich ist am 31.3.2017 im Nationalrat eingelangt. AustriaFinance and BankingWolf Theiss
ArticleNon-Performing Loans In Central EuropeThroughout the CEE/SEE region, the percentage of non-performing loans (NPLs) to total loan receivables has increased dramatically.European UnionFinance and BankingSchoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte)