UCITS V: Implementation Act comes into force in March
On 18 March 2016, the UCITS V Implementation Act (OGAW-V-Umsetzungsgesetz) came into force. It transposes the provisions of the European UCITS V Directive, the fifth Directive on undertakings for...
View ArticleCentral counterparties: Supervisory colleges under EMIR
Supervisory colleges are a significant element of the supervisory framework overseeing central counterparties (CCPs) within the scope of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). The...
View ArticleSecond Directive on Payment Services: New European provisions for payment...
The Second Directive on Payment Services entered into force in mid-January. It regulates the business activity of payment service providers in the EU and will replace the Directive on Payment Services...
View ArticleNanopac Innovation Ltd. (ISIN: AU000000NNO0): BaFin warns of buy...
According to information available to the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht – BaFin), buy recommendations are currently being issued for shares in...
View ArticleBaFin expert Frank Pierschel: "Revision of the model approach is necessary"
On 24 March, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) published a consultative document which will significantly influence the future of internal model approaches. The objective of the...
View ArticleFinancial products: BaFin Internet research into violations of advertising...
At the end of last year, BaFin's Securities Supervision Directorate carried out extensive Internet research into possible violations of the Capital Investment Act (Vermögensanlagengesetz – VermAnlG),...
View ArticleConsumer protection: New department established at BaFin
Numerous aspects of consumer protection have already been part of BaFin's range of tasks for years. For example, the market transparency which BaFin monitors is an essential facet of investor protection.
View ArticleBaFin President: low interest rates put strain on financial sector
Felix Hufeld, President of the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht – BaFin) focused on three key issues in his speech at the authority's annual...
View ArticleCashcloud AG, (ISIN: CH0132106482): BaFin warns of buy recommendations for...
According to information available to the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht – BaFin), buy recommendations are currently being issued for shares in...
View ArticleInformation sheet on the specialised procedure Notifications to the List of...
To use the electronic specialised procedure, you must register successfully to gain access to the MVP Portal and apply for the respective sub-procedure in order to effect a submission for a selected...
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