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A functioning real economy requires the financial system to perform a range of key economic functions reliably. These include payment services, securities trading, settlement services and deposit taking, among others.

The European Union's securitisation market has struggled to reach its full potential despite the introduction of the Securitisation Regulation (SECR) in 2019. While the market has shown modest growth...

Due to Brexit developments, for many non-European investors the option to acquire a German banking or financial licence, including the attached benefit of being able to use the European passport regime, is a part of their strategic thinking in terms of their future European business model.

On 23 April 2014 the German Federal Ministry of Finance released a circular regarding certain open issues in connection with the AIFM Tax Act.

On 17 July 2024, the Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs), representing the European Banking Authority (EBA)...

On 10 July 2024, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its third consultation package (CP3).Show Footnote CP3's 359 pages are delivered

As in the EU's 2019-2024 legislative cycle consumer protection in financial services is likely to remain so for the incoming European Commission...

Recent disruptions in payment transactions have made it clear how vulnerable the payment system remains despite state-of-the-art infrastructure.

BaFin announced that it has launched a new survey on cum/cum transactions, following surveys in 2017, 2020 and 2021.

Today marks the publication of the long awaited euro short-term rate (€STR), which is set to gradually replace the euro overnight index average

On 19 March 2025, the European Commission (the Commission) unveiled its long-awaited Savings and Investments Union (SIU) strategy.

The EU's Market in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR) became fully operational as of 30 December 2024.

On 8 July 2016, the German Investment Tax Reform Act passed the Federal Council of Germany.

Since the 2008 global financial crisis, a number of regulatory policymakers and supervisors have used legislative and non-legislative means to push financial services firms

On November 29, 2019, the German legislator adopted new rules on crypto assets. The new rules have been adopted as part of the implementation of Directive (EU) 2018/843 of 30 May 2018...

On 25 November 2025, the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht – BaFin) published the Regulation on the Simplification of Ownership...