ICT Incident Reporting under DORA
Chapter III of Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 on digital operational resilience for the financial sector (DORA) is dedicated to…
Harmonization of the DORA requirements is progressing – The second package of the RTS/ITSs and guidelines for DORA is now also available
On June 17 and 26, 2024, the ESAs published the final drafts of the DORA-specific regulations in a…
Proposed changes to the Investment Ordinance
On June 27, 2024, the draft bill for the 2nd Company Pension Strengthening Act (2. Betriebsrentenstärkungsgesetz) was published.…
Blank slate in anti-money laundering law for insurance holding companies
BaFin’s recently published consultation on an amendment to its Application and Interpretation Guidance (AuA) on the Money Laundering…
Material legal framework that payment service providers in the area of IT regulatory law need to know
We regularly shed a light on important legal and regulatory developments which are relevant for payment service providers…
AuA 2.0: BaFin consultation on the application and interpretation of the Money Laundering Act
BaFin has published an updated version of its application and interpretation notes on the Money Laundering Act for…
September, sun and blockchain – See you in Barcelona?
The European Blockchain Convention is taking place in Barcelona for the 10th time. The two-day event will bring…
The EU Digital Identity Wallet
Another wallet? Another payment scheme? No, the EU Digital Identity Wallet has a bit of a misleading name…
Cloudy with a chance for DORA
ECB publishes consultation paper on cloud outsourcing On June 3, 2024, the European Central Bank (ECB) published a…
AML package (5) – exception for tied credit intermediaries?
The EU AML package was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 19 June 2024.…
Interest rate and credit spread risks in the banking book
BaFin publishes 8th MaRisk amendment With Circular 06/2024 (BA), BaFin published the 8th amendment to the Minimum Requirements…
Annerton’s Guide to Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR)
The Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR) aims to promote an innovative crypto ecosystem in the EU. It regulates…
PSD3/PSR and the possible end of the exemption for central settlement agents
The German legislator has made the commercial agent exemption contained in PSD2 applicable not only to commercial agents,…
Minimum risk management requirements for ZAG institutions – ZAG-MaRisk
On 27 May 2024, the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (“BaFin”) published the final version of its circular…