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Many US-based multinationals are subject to the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act, which is commonly known by its German acronym, the LkSG.

The EU's Regulation, known as the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) came into effect on 17 January 2025. DORA sets out a comprehensive legislative, regulatory and supervisory framework for financial entities...

As the lending market continues to evolve and the need for financing from less than traditional banking sources increased as the willingness for businesses to consider a broader range

The German banking market is on the move. This presents opportunities for foreign investors who would like to enter the German financial market.

On 29 October 2025, the Federal Cabinet adopted the draft of the Fund Risk Limitation Act (Fondsrisikobegrenzungsgesetz). The planned law is intended primarily to implement the amendments concerning the AIFM Directive

The German Ministry of Finance published a Draft bill (Referententwurf) on the further implementation of the EU Prospectus Ordinance and on the amendment of financial market laws.

On 15 October 2025, the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) issued a general administrative order restricting the marketing, distribution and sale of "turbo certificates"...

With effect as of 2 August 2021, new rules will come into force, harmonising for the first time the pre-marketing of interests in undertakings for collective investments (UCIs) within the EU.

From March 10, 2021, the main parts of the European Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation ((EU) 2019/2088 – SFDR) will apply.

Traditionally financial services firms designed their 3LoD models including how and where their control functions carry out their duties when interacting with business and operational units...

Nach dem Barrierefreiheitsstärkungsgesetz (BFSG) müssen Produkte und Dienstleistungen für Menschen mit Behinderungen in der üblichen Weise, ohne besondere Erschwernis und grundsätzlich ohne fremde Hilfe auffindbar...

On 21 May 2019, the German Federal Ministry of Finance published its long-awaited circular on the German Investment Tax Act in the version effective from 1 January 2018 ...

On 7 May 2024, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published three sets of final draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) and one set of final draft implementing technical standards ...

The adverse effects posted by excessive use of both credit and financial instrument leverage were thrust into the spotlight during the 2008 global financial crisis.

While the ‘crypto hype' seems to have the finance industry firmly under its spell, the EU Commission is persistently continuing its goal to develop a more attractive regulatory framework supporting access to...

As 2021 draws to a close, COVID-19's variants and mutations continue to present challenges. This extends both to the medical response as well as the economic outlook for businesses...

European financial regulators are advancing major reforms across sustainable finance disclosure, investment firm risk management, and ESG ratings oversight. From stricter sustainability reporting requirements under SFDR 2.0 to streamlined fund reporting frameworks and new endorsement rules for third-country ESG ratings, these developments signal a significant shift in regulatory expectations for asset managers, investment firms, and rating providers operating in EU markets.

European financial regulators ESMA, ESRB, AMLA, and SRB have published responses to the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation review, proposing reforms across classification, market conduct, financial crime controls, and crisis management. The responses raise critical questions about crypto-asset service providers' permissions, client rights, and operational continuity during participant failures. Firms face three immediate priorities: remediating non-compliant stablecoin services by early 2027, testing