On 15 September 2025, the European Central Bank (ECB), acting in its role at the head of the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) pillar of the EU's Banking Union, launched a public consultation on new guidelines for dealing with non-performing exposures (NPEs) at less significant institutions (LSIs) (the LSI NPE Guidelines).

On May 28, 2007, the German legislature implemented a law on German real estate investment trusts ("REITs"), effective retroactively to January 1, 2007.

On 14 August 2025, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a detailed Registration Guide for financial entities seeking to operate under its direct supervision...

New approval and notification requirements for transactions in the German banking sector are expected to come into force on 1 April 2026 as a result of the BRUBEG...

On 17 March 2026, SCHUFA Holding AG (SCHUFA) – Germany's largest and most influential credit reference agency (CRA) – implemented a comprehensive reform of its scoring methodology...

The European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) published its Annual Report on its activities in 2024 (the Report) in July 2025. The Report assesses the impact of external shocks—including heightened geopolitical tensions...

Introduction – EBA's Constructive Appraisal of the EU Covered Bond Framework and the Growing EU Covered Bond Market, including the promise... of an Equivalence Regime

The acquisition of publicly traded companies in Germany is principally governed by the recently adopted Securities Acquisition and Corporate Takeover Act. (3 page article)

The acquistition of publicly traded companies in Germany is principally governed by the recently adopted Securities Aquisition and Corporate Takeover Act. (3 page article)

The EBA has published its updated methodology for the assessment of regulatory and supervisory frameworks of non-EU countries.

The German Central Bank (Deutsche Bundesbank – BuBa) has published an updated directory of credit institutions and their associations in Germany on banking related information for 2025.

Every year, usually during the fourth quarter, the Banking Union relevant supervisory authorities, comprised of the European Central Bank (ECB), acting at the helm of the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM)...

The future direction of the EU's Single Market for financial services (across all asset sectors) have been in a state of on-going (and often much needed reform) over the last legislative cycles.

On 30 September 2025, the European Commission published an EU Recommendation aimed at increasing the availability and uptake of EU-wide Savings and Investment Accounts...