Germany: Commodities/Derivatives/Stock Exchanges

The European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee has published two draft reports on the Market Integration and Supervision Package that significantly expand the European Commission's proposals, introducing comprehensive direct ESMA supervision over all EU CCPs and CSDs, direct oversight of significant asset management groups, and a statutory competition mandate for ESMA. These far-reaching changes to EU capital markets supervision architecture will fundamentally impact regulated firms' supe

The European Union has fundamentally restructured its anti-money laundering framework through a comprehensive legislative package that replaces fragmented national implementations with directly applicable regulations. This transformation introduces a new EU-wide supervisory authority, expands the scope of regulated entities, and establishes harmonized customer due diligence requirements across all member states.

On 24 February 2026, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued a public statement addressing the increasing prevalence of derivatives marketed as "perpetual futures"...

Seit 2012 ist die Verordnung (EU) Nr. 648/2012 des Europäischen Parlaments und des Rates vom 4. Juli 2012 über OTC-Derivate, zentrale Gegenparteien und Transaktionsregister („EMIR") das europäische Fundament.

Publication of the Translations of the Guidelines on Funds' Names Using ESG or Sustainability-Related Terms

Imagine you design, deploy and deliver (in record time) one of the most comprehensive (regulatory) sandboxes and no one turns up to play.

The BaFin warns against entering into transactions, particularly involving CFDs (Contracts for Difference),

On May 16, 2018, the Economic and Monetary Committee of the European Parliament backed a proposal (the Proposal) of the European Commission (the Commission), as the executive of the EU,

On July 18, 2017, the German government enacted changes to the Foreign Trade and Payments Ordinance ("AWV") that significantly expand the scope of the law.