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Regulatory Monitoring - May 2025

Our monthly regulatory newsletter monitors all relevant developments regarding German and European regulatory law in English language. Furthermore, we produce detailed briefings to cover key developments in the field of financial regulatory law.

European Union Finance

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A&O Shearman

Regulierung der Barrierefreiheit, vor allem für Internetauftritte (E-Commerce-Webseiten)

Nach dem Barrierefreiheitsstärkungsgesetz (BFSG) müssen Produkte und Dienstleistungen für Menschen mit Behinderungen in der üblichen Weise, ohne besondere Erschwernis und grundsätzlich ohne fremde Hilfe auffindbar...

Germany Finance

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Hengeler Mueller

ECB Publishes Guide To Consultation Of ECB By National Authorities Regarding Draft Legislative Provisions

The European Central Bank (ECB) has during April 2025 updated and on 6 May 2025 published an updated Guide to consultation by national authorities...

Germany Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

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

The European Central Bank (ECB) on 8 May 2024 published its Annual Report on Sanctioning Activities in the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) for 2024 (the Report). Report provides a comprehensive account...

Germany Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

ESMA Publishes Final Report And Final Draft RTS On Investment Firms' Order Execution Policies

Germany Finance

PL

PwC Legal Germany

The Emergence Of Request To Pay (RTP) From A Financial Services Legal And Regulatory Perspective

European Union Finance

PL

PwC Legal Germany

Regulatory Monitoring

Germany Finance

AO

A&O Shearman

Investment Management Update Germany–April 2025

Germany Finance

KG

K&L Gates LLP

ECB Opinion On A Shorter Settlement Cycle Regulation

Germany Finance

PL

PwC Legal Germany

The Trouble With Trading App Outages

Germany Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

Germany's 2025 Coalition Agreement – Key Takeaways For Financial Services Firms

Germany Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

Revitalising The EU Securitisation Market

European Union Finance

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

ESMA Letter On Prioritisation Of 2025 Deliverables

Germany Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

Regulatory Monitoring

Worldwide Finance

AO

A&O Shearman

Germany's New Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, Calls For The Repeal Of The CSDDD

Germany Commercial

JD

Jones Day

From Transition To Transformation: The Real Energy Challenge Today (Video)

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Arcadis

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

Germany Commercial

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AlixPartners

Arbitrations Involving International Organisations

Germany Litigation

Aceris Law

LD The Hague, May 23, 2025, Order On Preliminary Objection, UPC_CFI191/2025 And 192/2025

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Bardehle Pagenberg

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Capital Adequacy/BASEL

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

On 7 May 2025, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its Final Report on, among other things, technical advice concerning EU Market Abuse Regulation...

Germany Commercial

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Mayer Brown

Regulatory Monitoring

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

Worldwide Finance

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A&O Shearman

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

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European Union Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

Two CJEU Cases Provide Clarity On Supervision Of Credit Institutions And Cooperation On Deposit Guarantee Schemes

European Union Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

European Commission – Legislative Proposals For Reform Of The Crisis Management And Deposit Insurance (CMDI) Framework

European Union Insolvency

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ECB-SSM: Expert Group Report – Recommendations On European Banking Supervision

Germany Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

ECB-SSM And EBA Update ECON On Recent Bank Failures – Focusing On The Outlook Ahead

European Union Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

EBA Publishes Report On Diversity Practices And The Gender Pay Gap At The Level Of The Management Body Of Banks

European Union Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

ECB-SSM Publishes 2019 SREP Findings – What Next For Banking Union Supervised Institutions?

European Union Finance

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Debt Capital Markets

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

The European Central Bank (ECB) on 8 May 2024 published its Annual Report on Sanctioning Activities in the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) for 2024 (the Report). Report provides a comprehensive account...

Germany Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

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

AlixPartners' 2025 DACH Debt Report provides an in-depth analysis of the changing financial landscape across the region, as companies respond to shifting economic conditions and new challenges.

Germany Commercial

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AlixPartners

Regulatory Monitoring

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.

Germany Finance

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A&O Shearman

Investment Management Update Germany–April 2025

Germany Finance

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K&L Gates LLP

ECB Opinion On A Shorter Settlement Cycle Regulation

Germany Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

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A&O Shearman

ECB Publishes Its SSM Annual Work Programme 2025

Germany Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

ESMA Publishes Its Annual Work Programme 2025

European Union Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

Deciphering The Draghi Report Plus Lessons From The Letta Report And Policymakers' Responses In The Context Of The Single Market For Financial Services

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Corporate Finance

New Insolvency Culture In Germany?

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Germany Commercial

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Mayer Brown

Purchasing a Shelf Company After the GmbH Reform: Problems and Practice

So-called shelf companies are frequently used in connection with various corporate transactions.

Germany Commercial

JD

Jones Day

New Tax Reporting Obligations for German Investors in US/Offshore Private Funds

The German Ministry of Finance issued on 15 April 2010 a Tax Circular ("Tax Circular") clarifying the tax reporting obligations of German investors holding shares or similar interests in non-German partnerships and in other (corporate) entities.

Germany Finance

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Dechert

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Germany Finance

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Mayer Brown

Bona Fide Transfers Of GmbH Shares Under The MoMiG

Germany Commercial

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Jones Day

Pooling Permitted: MoMIG Facilitates Cash-Pooling Agreements For German GmbHs

Germany Commercial

JD

Jones Day

Management Liability Based On Inadequate Due Diligence In Corporate AcQuisitions

Germany Commercial

JD

Jones Day

New Rules For Shareholder Debt Financings : Reform Of The Law Governing The Equitable Subordination Of Shareholder Loans By The Limited Liability Company Modernization Act

Germany Finance

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Jones Day

Problems In Integrating German Companies In Group Structures

Germany Commercial

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Jones Day

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Germany Finance

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Mayer Brown

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European Union Consumer

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Germany Real Estate

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SKW Schwarz

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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

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Standard Confidentiality Agreement For German Loan Transactions

Germany Finance

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Mayer Brown

German Standards For Loan Transactions

Germany Finance

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Mayer Brown

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Byrne Wallace

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Arthur Cox

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