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Do You Need An Authorization? The Questions Every FinTech Must Answer

Few questions in financial regulation carry more practical consequence than whether a given business model requires an authorization. For established financial institutions, the licensing framework is familiar terrain.

Germany Finance

DMR Legal

From Action To Acceleration – AMLA's Single Programming Document For 2026-2028 Charts The Course Ahead

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.

Germany Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

Navigating European Financial Supervision: Institutions, Hard Law And Soft Law In Practice

European financial regulation has grown substantially in complexity over the past two decades. Multiple institutions operate at global, European and national levels, each with a distinct mandate, legal basis and range of instruments.

Germany Finance

DMR Legal

Regulatory Monitoring

The ESRB published a report on financial stability risks from linkages between banks and the non-bank financial intermediation (NBFI) sector.

Germany Finance

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A&O Shearman

Investment Management Client Alert February 2026

European Union Finance

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K&L Gates LLP

Accessibility As A Condition For Offering Services – The European Accessibility Act And Its Impact On Financial Institutions

Germany Finance

DMR Legal

BaFin Publishes Its 2026 Risks In Focus

Germany Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

Navigating 2026 - A Focus On Financial Services Supervisory Priorities Across The EU In The Year Ahead

European Union Finance

PL

PwC Legal Germany

From Repair To Reinvention – How EU Financial Markets Regulation Has Evolved And What It Signals For The Next Decade

Worldwide Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

Reviewing EU Payments, Crypto-Assets And AI-linked Fraud Trends: Key Insights And Expectations From The ESAs And ECB

European Union Finance

PL

PwC Legal Germany

What's Up, 2026? – ESMA Says Finfluencers

Germany Finance

SR

McDermott Will & Schulte

Regulatory Monitoring - December 2025

Germany Finance

AO

A&O Shearman

Regulatory Monitoring: EU Version - December 2025

European Union Finance

AO

A&O Shearman

EBA Publishes Draft Guidelines On The Authorisation Of Third Country Branches

Germany Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

Navigating 2026 - A Focus On Financial Services Supervisory Priorities Across The EU In The Year Ahead

European Union Finance

PL

PwC Legal Germany

The Hidden Risks Of 'Compliance With Applicable Law' Clauses In Financial Sector Outsourcing – When It Is Unclear Which Regulatory Framework Actually Applies To The Outsourced Service

Germany Compliance

DMR Legal

Middle East Crisis: The 4 Most Important Employment Law Questions For HR In Germany

Germany Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

FDI Readiness Is Deal Readiness: Why Investment Screening Is Becoming A Strategic Success Factor For M&A And VC Transactions

Germany Government

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McDermott Will & Schulte

2026 AML/CFT Consultations - Unpacking AMLA's New Draft RTS: Key Takeaways For The Financial And Non‑Financial Sectors

Germany Government

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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A Practical Guide On Debt Financing For A Luxembourg Holding Company: 10 Tax Situations To Monitor

Luxembourg Finance

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Chevalier & Sciales

Carry Forward Losses And Advance Tax Clearance Regarding A Financing Activity

Luxembourg Finance

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Chevalier & Sciales

Luxembourg EuVECA Managers And Luxembourg EuVECA Funds (European Venture Capital Funds)

Luxembourg Finance

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Chevalier & Sciales

ELTIFs (European Long-Term Investment Funds) And Luxembourg ELTIF Structures

Luxembourg Finance

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Chevalier & Sciales

A New Legal Landscape: A Close Look At Luxembourg's Arbitration Law Reform

Luxembourg Finance

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Chevalier & Sciales

AIFMD II Timeline - Latest Developments

Luxembourg Finance

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Chevalier & Sciales

AIFMD II: Investor Protection – Latest Developments

Luxembourg Finance

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Chevalier & Sciales

AIFMD II: Activities And Services Performed By AIFMs – Latest Developments

Luxembourg Finance

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Chevalier & Sciales

AIFMD II: Depositaries – Latest Developments

Luxembourg Finance

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Chevalier & Sciales

AIFMD II: Distribution And National Private Placement Regimes – Latest Developments

Luxembourg Finance

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Chevalier & Sciales

Capital Adequacy/BASEL

Navigating European Financial Supervision: Institutions, Hard Law And Soft Law In Practice

European financial regulation has grown substantially in complexity over the past two decades. Multiple institutions operate at global, European and national levels, each with a distinct mandate, legal basis and range of instruments.

Germany Finance

DMR Legal

Regulatory Monitoring: EU Version - December 2025

Our monthly regulatory newsletter monitors all relevant developments regarding European regulatory law in English language.

European Union Finance

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A&O Shearman

Regulatory Monitoring

Our monthly regulatory newsletter monitors all relevant developments regarding German and European regulatory law in English language.

Germany Finance

AO

A&O Shearman

The Joint Committee Of The European Supervisory Authorities Publishes Its Annual Work Programme 2026

Germany Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

Reform Of The EU Securitisation Framework—Part 10: Changes To The Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) Regulation

European Union Finance

JD

Jones Day

EBA Releases 2024 Annual Report – Key Developments, Regulatory Initiatives And Strategic Priorities

Germany Finance

PL

PwC Legal Germany

ESMA Publishes Final Report On Changes To MAR Inside Information Disclosure Rules

Germany Commercial

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Mayer Brown

Regulatory Monitoring

Worldwide Finance

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A&O Shearman

EBA Publishes Its Annual Work Programme 2025 And Sets Out The Path To 2027

European Union Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

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Debt Capital Markets

New Approval And Notification Requirements For Transactions By CRR Credit Institutions And (Mixed) Financial Holding Companies

New approval and notification requirements for transactions in the German banking sector are expected to come into force on 1 April 2026 as a result of the BRUBEG...

Germany Commercial

MB

Mayer Brown

Regulatory Monitoring - December 2025

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

Germany Finance

AO

A&O Shearman

EU Commission Publishes Its 2025 Recommendation And Blueprint For Savings And Investment Accounts

On 30 September 2025, the European Commission published an EU Recommendation aimed at increasing the availability and uptake of EU-wide Savings and Investment Accounts...

European Union Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

Equivalence Regime For Third-Country Covered Bonds – EBA Recommends An Equivalence Regime In Principle, Though Real-world Implementation May Prove Challenging

Worldwide Finance

MB

Mayer Brown

NPE Guidelines For LSIs: ECB-SSM Launches Consultation

Germany Finance

PL

PwC Legal Germany

ESMA Issues Comprehensive Registration Guide For Financial Entities Under Its Direct Supervision

European Union Finance

PL

PwC Legal Germany

ESRB Annual Report On Activities In 2024: Key Developments, Supervisory Priorities And Regulatory Implications

Germany Finance

PL

PwC Legal Germany

Annual Report On Sanctioning Activities In The SSM 2024: ECB-SSM Sets Out Key Findings And Regulatory Implications

Germany Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

AlixPartners' 2025 DACH Debt Report: Commercial Headwinds Meet Maturity Walls

Germany Commercial

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AlixPartners

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Charges, Mortgages, Indemnities

Reform Of The EU Securitisation Framework—Part 10: Changes To The Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) Regulation

On 17 June 2025, the European Commission (the "Commission") published its proposed measures to revive the securitisation framework in the European Union ("EU"), with a view to making it simpler and more fit for purpose.

European Union Finance

JD

Jones Day

Court Of Justice Of The European Union Clarifies Expectations On Consumer Protection And Mortgage Enforcement

On 24 June 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) published its judgment in Case C-351/23 (GR Real) (the Judgment). The case arose from a Slovak context...

Germany Consumer

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PwC Legal Germany

Securitisation 2024

The Securitisation 2024 guide features over 20 jurisdictions. The guide covers the latest developments in insolvency laws, special-purpose entities, the construction of bankruptcy-remote transactions...

Germany Finance

MB

Mayer Brown

The EU's New Credit Servicers Directive – Where Are We Now?

European Union Consumer

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Dentons

Vereinigung von Grundstücken – Voraussetzungen und Verfahren

Germany Real Estate

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SKW Schwarz

Making Wells Fargo A Major UK Market Player Through Europe's Largest-Ever Loan Trade

Germany Finance

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Dechert LLP

ESMA Calls For Common EU Harmonized Legal Framework For Loan-Originating Funds

European Union Finance

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POELLATH

Most Recent Changes To The German Regulatory Situation For Debt Funds

Germany Finance

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Reed Smith (Worldwide)

Loan Origination And Loan Restructuring By German AIFs – New Administrative Practice Of The BaFin

Germany Finance

AO

Allen & Overy LLP

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Financial Services

ESMA's Record Fine On Governance And Control Failings Signals New Era Of Supervision

On 17 February 2026, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) imposed a total fine of EUR 1,374,000 on REGIS-TR S.A. for seven infringements under Regulation...

Germany Commercial

PL

PwC Legal Germany

Do You Need An Authorization? The Questions Every FinTech Must Answer

Few questions in financial regulation carry more practical consequence than whether a given business model requires an authorization. For established financial institutions, the licensing framework is familiar terrain.

Germany Finance

DMR Legal

From Action To Acceleration – AMLA's Single Programming Document For 2026-2028 Charts The Course Ahead

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.

Germany Finance

PL

PwC Legal Germany

Navigating European Financial Supervision: Institutions, Hard Law And Soft Law In Practice

Germany Finance

DMR Legal

Regulatory Monitoring

Germany Finance

AO

A&O Shearman

Investment Management Client Alert February 2026

European Union Finance

KG

K&L Gates LLP

2026 AML/CFT Consultations - Unpacking AMLA's New Draft RTS: Key Takeaways For The Financial And Non‑Financial Sectors

Germany Government

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Hidden Risks Of 'Compliance With Applicable Law' Clauses In Financial Sector Outsourcing – When It Is Unclear Which Regulatory Framework Actually Applies To The Outsourced Service

Germany Compliance

DMR Legal

Accessibility As A Condition For Offering Services – The European Accessibility Act And Its Impact On Financial Institutions

Germany Finance

DMR Legal

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Bernitsas Law

Central Bank Of Ireland Issues Modernised Consumer Protection Code 2025 (Video)

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Byrne Wallace

One Step Ahead Insights Podcast: Episode 3 (Video)

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A&O Shearman

Sustainable Finance Week 2024 (Video)

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Arthur Cox

What Are The Key Developments In Malta's Fund Management Sector? (Video)

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