IInvestment Read More 6 minute read ESMA Consultation Paper: Guidelines on funds’ names using ESG or sustainability-related termsbyDr. Anna L. Izzo-Wagner,Anh-Vu Tran,Maximilian Agthe7. February 2023No comments On 18 November 2022, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued for consultation draft guidelines on funds’… Read More
PPodcast Read More 4 minute read Regulation of NFTs: creation, purchase and marketingbyDiana Spikowius,Alireza Siadat,Maximilian Agthe29. November 2022No comments Production/Copyright: TV-Helden Web3 and NFTs in particular do not stop at the TV industry and will possibly… Read More
CCrypto & digitisation Read More 1 minute read Whitepaper | Digital assets and tokenisation as future trends for the fund industrybyAlireza Siadat2. November 2022No comments The multi-layered benefits of blockchain technology and digitalisation of value creation processes are possible solutions to the increasing… Read More
IInvestment Read More 4 minute read Sustainability preferences and risksbyJoerg Streissle27. July 2022No comments A major player in the fight against climate change is the capital market. The transformation to a low-carbon,… Read More
FFinTech Read More 4 minute read Crowdfunding Regulation (ECSPR) and tied agent: does it fit together and if so, how?byDr. Anna L. Izzo-Wagner,Till Christopher Otto10. June 2022No comments The Crowdfunding Regulation (ECSPR – European Crowdfunding Service Provider Regulation) has now been in force since November 2021,… Read More
BBanking Read More 7 minute read BaFin’s latest adjustments to the MiFID conduct of business obligationsbyDr. Anna L. Izzo-Wagner19. May 2022No comments According to the newly amended FAQ of the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) on the MiFID II… Read More
TTax Read More 6 minute read BMF draft: amendment of the VAT Application Decree (Umsatzsteueranwendungserlass – UstAE) regarding the management of venture capital fundsbyAnh-Vu Tran,Dr. Steffen Rapp23. March 2022No comments In July 2021, the Fund Jurisdiction Act (Fondsstandortgesetz) extended the VAT exemption in section 4 No. 8 lit.… Read More
IInvestment Read More 4 minute read Cross-border distribution of funds | ESMA guidelines on marketing communicationsbyAnh-Vu Tran,Dr. Anna L. Izzo-Wagner7. October 2021No comments On 27 September 2021, BaFin announced that it is applying the guidelines on marketing communications published by ESMA… Read More
IInvestment Read More 3 minute read Act to Further Strengthen Investor ProtectionbyJoerg Streissle,Alireza Siadat16. August 2021No comments The legislator has once again taken up the cause of investor protection; this time with a law to… Read More