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Michael Kyprianou Law Firm
Money laundering is a crime that can entail significant penalties. In addition to the Money Laundering Act, which is directed at obligated parties, the offence of money laundering in the Criminal Code...
Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Private Equity Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Germany, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries
Rahman Ravelli Solicitors
Angelika Hellweger of financial crime specialists Rahman Ravelli
outlines the changes Germany plans to make to how it tackles money
laundering.
AlixPartners
Drogen, Menschenhandel, illegale Waffengeschäfte, Terrorfinanzierung und Kartellabsprachen – Themen, die die meisten nur aus Krimis und den Medien kennen.
PwC Legal Germany
On 1 September 2022 the European Banking Authority (EBA) published its second report on the functioning of anti-money laundering (AML) and counter terrorist financing (CTF) supervisory...
Rahman Ravelli Solicitors
In an attempt to combat money laundering in Germany, a new financial crime authority has been proposed.
PwC Legal Germany
The German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has identified six main risks for the German financial sector for 2022, which it intends to address as a priority during the current supervisory cycle.
Mayer Brown
Mit der EU-weiten Vernetzung der nationalen Transparenzregister soll nun schon bald auch das deutsche Transparenzregister von einem Auffangregister zu einem Vollregister werden.
POELLATH
On 10 February 2021, the German Federal Government published its draft Transparency Register and Financial Information Act. The purpose of the Government Draft is to intensify the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing.
Mayer Brown
The last few months have been marked by
the COVID-19 pandemic with its massive
impact
on business and the real estate
industry.
As a result of the general easing of
restrictions
Dentons
Consultation of the draft on the interpretation and application of the Money Laundering Act (Geldwäschegesetz - GwG) – Special Section for insurance undertakings as defined in § 2(1)...
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Since the end of World War II, Germany's foreign policy and economic well-being were built on three core pillars: (i) a strong transatlantic alliance and friendship, (ii) stable and influential ...
European Union
Rahman Ravelli Solicitors
Niall Hearty of Rahman Ravelli details the decision-making process that led to the German city becoming the base for AMLA.
PwC Legal Germany
After long and intense negotiations, the EU's co-legislators, the European Parliament and the Council agreed details, along with some last-minute surprises...
PwC Legal Germany
On 9 June 2023, the EU's recastShow Footnote Wire Transfer Regulation (WTR II)Show Footnote (also sometimes referred to as the Transfer of Funds Regulation) was published in the EU's Official Journal.
PwC Legal Germany
The Financial Action Task Force is the organisation that sets global standards (Recommendations) to prevent money laundering and financing of terrorism as well as financial crime generally.
PwC Legal Germany
On 22 November 2022 the European Banking Authority (EBA) published its long-awaited "final report" containing a cost-benefit analysis, summary of the amendments to the draft version...
PwC Legal Germany
The EU has agreed that the so-called "travel rule", which already exists for fiat and electronic money i.e., "traditional money transfers" and EU and European Economic Area...
PwC Legal Germany
The three European supervisory authorities, EBA, EIOPA and ESMA (ESAs), published a joint report on February 7, 2022, in response to the European Commission's February 2021 call for views on digital finance.
POELLATH
We would like to provide you with a summary of the most important changes, in particular concerning Alternative Investment Fund Manager, resulting from the German act implementing the Amending Directive to the Fourth EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive.
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