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On 3 July 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) published its judgment in Case C-582/23 (Wiszkier) (the Judgment).

The German economy has experienced minimal growth for a number of years. Insolvencies have reached record levels, and the number of businesses outside of formal insolvency proceedings, but in need of restructuring, is significant.

The German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht – BaFin) published further part of fifth edition of its Issuer Guide (Emittentenleitfaden)

Pursuant to recent legislative changes, certain investment funds are now entitled under certain conditions to originate or restructure loans in Germany without the need to obtain a banking licence for lending.

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 August 24, 2018, ESMA announced, in its first use of this power, an extension of the existing ban from October 2, 2018 for binary options for those products it has not exempted from the further extension.

On 15 February 2023, the European Central Bank's (ECB) acting in its role as the head of the Banking Union's Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) published a document setting out...

On 24 May 2024 the European Banking Authority (EBA) released an inaugural Report on the issuance of virtual International Bank Account Numbers (VIBANs).

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...

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On 2 May 2018 the European Central Bank (ECB) published its framework for "Threat Intelligence-Based Ethical Red-Teaming" (TIBER-EU) Framework.

The BaFin warns against entering into transactions, particularly involving CFDs (Contracts for Difference),

On 2 March 2021 the European Central Bank (ECB), acting in its role at the head of the Banking Union's Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM), published its supervisory guide to the method of...

On 12 December 2024, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) published its ruling in case C-118/23 (Getin Holding and Others) concerning a Polish bank's resolution.

Days ahead of the closing of the EU's legislature period, ahead of the European Parliamentary elections, the EU's "Whistleblowing Directive" was adopted on April 16, 2019.

After a year in the making, the Single Resolution Board (SRB) used its annual conference on 13 February 2024 to announce (i) that the Single Resolution Fund...

The rise of generative and agentic AI is fundamentally disrupting the SaaS sector, threatening traditional seat-based pricing models and creating a stark divide between resilient platforms and vulnerable mid-market vendors. As AI-driven competition intensifies and a significant refinancing wave approaches in 2027-28, private equity sponsors and lenders face unprecedented challenges in evaluating software investments and managing portfolio risk.

BaFin has published a draft of the 9th amendment to Germany's Minimum Requirements for Risk Management (MaRisk), introducing a fundamental revision aimed at reducing regulatory complexity for financial institutions. The proposed changes establish a new three-tier classification system for institutions based on size, implement proportional risk assessment requirements, and integrate European Banking Authority guidelines on environmental scenario analysis and internal governance.