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German Tax and Legal News from PWC

On 28 January 2026, Germany's national competent authority (NCA) the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) published its 2026 edition of BaFin's "Risks in Focus" (RiF)...

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

The EBA published a report on white labelling, accompanied by a fact sheet. In the report, the EBA considers the use of white labelling as a business model by the firms that are under its mandate...

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.

Although the term 'legal true sale' is used in German market practice by the parties to financial transactions, it cannot be defined by reference to a specific provision of German law.

Typically, in the fourth quarter annually, EU-level authorities publish their Annual Work Programmes (AWPs).

forming part of a larger EU Listing Act package were published in the EU Official Journal. While the amendments will generally be effective on 4 December 2024...

IOSCO guidance addressed conflicts of interest and conduct risks in equity capital raising

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

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)...

On 4 February 2026, the EU's new Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AMLA) published its Single Programming Document (SPD) for 2026-2028.

On 30 September 2025, the European Commission announced its new EU-wide Financial Literacy Strategy (EU-FLS) through a Communication and a FactsheetShow Footnote during a press conference.

The conduct of certain banking and financial services related activities within Germany requires a banking licence pursuant to Section 32 of the Gesetz über das Kreditwesen – „KWG“ (German Banking Act).

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.

BaFin has published its annual report on the risks it will focus on throughout the year in English and German. It sets out the main risks that BaFin...

Although the term "legal true sale" is used in German market practice by the parties to financial transactions, it cannot be defined by reference to a specific provision of German law.

On 18 April 2023 the European Commission has adopted legislative proposals to reform the EU's bank crisis management and deposit insurance framework.