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A German Investment Act and Investment Tax Act came in into effect in early 2004.

The European Central Bank (ECB) has during April 2025 updated and on 6 May 2025 published an updated Guide to consultation by national authorities...

This Client Alert looks at some of the key themes for supervised institutions from the SSM's SREP 2019 process.

The German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) published1 on October 16, 2019, its Consultation 16/2019.

The German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht, "BaFin") today announced changes to its administrative practice with regard to loan origination by investment funds.

The German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) on 17 February 2022 published its consultation on its proposals for a general ruling regarding futures...

Outsourcing and service agreements in the financial sector almost invariably contain a clause requiring the service provider to comply with "all applicable laws". The wording appears uncontroversial and is rarely negotiated in detail.

European banks account for approximately three-quarters of the global ship financing market of approximately USD 475 billion, with German banks having by far the highest exposure compared to their European competitors.

The accessibility of investment advice on social media platforms has grown significantly in the past years, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In its circular of 8 October 2024, Germany's Ministry of Finance (Bundesministerium der Finanzen – BMF) addresses the calculation of the wage tax burden in the case of salary split structures.

The German and international financial industries and their advisors have come under new pressure to investigate so-called 'cum/ex' trades conducted between 2000 and 2012.

Not every public sector investment project can be realized as part of a public-private-partnership (PPP). For those projects that cannot be realized in this form alternative forms of financing are available.

The European Banking Authority has released a draft technical package for version 4.3 of its reporting framework, introducing new supervisory reporting requirements for third-country branches under CRD VI and AML-related reporting supporting AMLA's supervision framework. With consultation open until May 2026 and implementation dates approaching in late 2026 and early 2027, financial institutions must assess their exposure to these requirements and begin preparing their data systems and reporting processes.

EBA reports growth in female representation on banks' boards but laments slow growth overall and warns that imbalances remain...

The European payment landscape has experienced significant innovation over the past few years, driven by policy developments, regulatory changes, technological advancements...

On 7 October 2019, the Council of the European Union formally adopted a new Directive on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law.

On 7 September 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)Show Footnote released (i) a judgment concerning powers to withdraw authorisations of credit institutions...