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Investment Management Client Alert January 2026

On 18 December 2025, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a report on the revised guidelines on liquidity management tools (LMTs) for UCITS and open-ended AIFs

Germany Strategy

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K&L Gates LLP

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

Over the past decade, EU financial services regulation has moved through distinct but connected phases. What began as a concentrated effort to repair the damage of the 2008...

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

The recent festive season drove peak online shopping, travel bookings and charity giving, a time when fraudsters were most active – now increasingly armed with artificial intelligence...

European Union Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

What's Up, 2026? – ESMA Says Finfluencers

As the new year has begun, ESMA just published the Finfluencer factsheet with tips for responsible promotion.

Germany Finance

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McDermott Will & Schulte

Regulatory Monitoring - December 2025

Germany Finance

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A&O Shearman

Regulatory Monitoring: EU Version - December 2025

European Union Finance

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A&O Shearman

EBA Publishes Draft Guidelines On The Authorisation Of Third Country Branches

Germany Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

Latest Information On The 19th Package Of Sanctions Against Russia And Its Impact On The Financial Industry

European Union Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

Simplified Holder Control Procedures: New Regulation Effective From 25 November 2025

Germany Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

European Commission Publishes Package For Further Capital Market Integration

European Union Commercial

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K&L Gates LLP

European Commission Publishes Market Integration And Supervision Package

Germany Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

SRB Publishes Its Annual Work Programme 2026

Germany Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

Distribution System Operators In Germany: Investment And Financing Structures

Germany Finance

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A&O Shearman

ECB-SSM Publishes Its Annual Work Programme 2026

Germany Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

Regulatory Monitoring: EU Version - December 2025

European Union Finance

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A&O Shearman

LD Duesseldorf, Order, December 19, 2025, UPC_CFI_1598_2025, UPC_CFI_1600_2025

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Bardehle Pagenberg

Simplified Holder Control Procedures: New Regulation Effective From 25 November 2025

Germany Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

Labor Law Elements In The Coalition Agreement

Germany Employment

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McDermott Will & Schulte

Court Of Appeal, December 17, 2025, Procedural Order Re. Application Of Suspensive Effect, UPC_CoA_926/2025, UPC_CoA_927/2025

Germany Litigation

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Bardehle Pagenberg

Latest Information Regarding The Changes To The Foreign Trade And Payments Ordinance (AWV) Pursuant To Sections 63-73 AWV

Reducing unnecessary bureaucracy is an ongoing task for the German government. In the Coalition Agreement of the 20th legislative period, the governing parties agreed to reduce...

Germany Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

Work Programme 2026 – A Focus On Financial Services Issues

On 21 October 2025, the European Commission (the EC) published its 2026 Annual Work Programme (AWP) including annexes detailing legislative updates as well as a separate...

Germany Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

Latest Information On The BaFin's General Administrative Order Regarding Turbo Certificates

On 15 October 2025, the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) issued a general administrative order restricting the marketing, distribution and sale of "turbo certificates"...

Germany Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

Aviation Finance Comparative Guide

Aviation Finance Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Germany, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Germany Transport

activelaw Offenhausen.Wolter PartmbB

Investment Management Client Alert November 2025

Germany Finance

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K&L Gates LLP

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

European Union Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

European Commission Publishes Its 2025 Financial Literacy Strategy

Germany Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

Regulatory Monitoring

Germany Finance

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A&O Shearman

Regulatory Monitoring: EU Version

European Union Finance

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A&O Shearman

ESMA Publishes Final Report On The Draft Regulatory Technical Standards For Open-Ended Loan-Originating AIFs

Germany 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

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Mayer Brown

Investment Management Client Alert October 2025

Germany Wealth Mgt

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K&L Gates LLP

ESMA Publishes Its Annual Work Programme 2026

European Union Commercial

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PwC Legal Germany

EIOPA Publishes Its Annual Work Programme 2026

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

Introduction – EBA's Constructive Appraisal of the EU Covered Bond Framework and the Growing EU Covered Bond Market, including the promise... of an Equivalence Regime

Worldwide Finance

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Mayer Brown

Investment Management Client Alert October 2025

On 15 October 2025, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the European Banking Authority (EBA) presented their report with proposals for revising the Investment Firms...

Germany Wealth Mgt

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K&L Gates LLP

ESMA Publishes Its Annual Work Programme 2026

Typically, in the fourth quarter annually, EU-level authorities publish their Annual Work Programmes (AWPs).

European Union Commercial

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PwC Legal Germany

EIOPA Publishes Its Annual Work Programme 2026

Every year, usually during the fourth quarter, EU-level authorities such as the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority...

European Union Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

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

Germany Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

Digitalisierung des Kapitalmarkts: Der europäische Rechtsrahmen im Umbruch

Digitale Wertpapiere und Blockchain-Technologien gewinnen international an Fahrt. In Europa bremst jedoch ein restriktiver Rechtsrahmen.

Germany Finance

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Mayer Brown

Frankfurt Administrative Court: BaFin's Obligation To Repay Bank Levies For 2011–2014

On September 16, 2025, the Administrative Court of Frankfurt am Main (Ref. 7 K 3685/24.F; 7 K 3686/24.F; 7 K 3705/24.F) that the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority...

Germany Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

EU Data Act: New Rules For Data Access, Contract Fairness And Cloud Portability In The Financial Sector

The EU Data Act (Regulation (EU) 2023/2084) entered into force on 11 January 2024 and has been fully applicable since 12 September 2025.

European Union Privacy

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PwC Legal Germany

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

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Jones Day

Proposed Bill Implementing Directive (EU) 2023/2225 On Credit Agreements For Consumers Adopted

Germany Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

EIOPA Publishes Results Of Its First Mystery Shopping Exercise

Germany Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

EU's State Of The Union 2025 – Key Implications For Financial Markets

European Union Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

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

European Union Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

Operational Resilience In Payment Transactions: Established Requirements, New Urgency

Germany Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

Cooperation And Outsourcing In The Financial Sector: Practical Lessons For Complex Contract Negotiations

Germany Finance

DMR Legal

An Update On The German LkSG For US-based Multinationals – Draft Amendments And A New Round Of Compliance Inquiries

Germany Commercial

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Ropes & Gray LLP

FinTech Comparative Guide

Germany Technology

DMR Legal

Time To Act —How Banks Should Comply With Article 21c CRD VI

Germany Finance

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Alvarez & Marsal

ESMA Publishes Consolidated Overview Of Rules On Cross-border Distribution Of Investment Funds

Germany Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

BaFin's Draft WpI MaRisk: New Regulatory Risk Management Framework For Small And Medium-sized Investment Firms

Germany Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

How Next-Generation Profitability Analysis Can Boost Your EBITDA

Germany Commercial

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Alvarez & Marsal

Verification Of Payee Requirements (VoP) Under The EU's Instant Payments Regulation (IPR)

Germany Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

Are You Ready For The EU's Financial Data Access Regulation?

European Union Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

EBA Publishes Report On Exemption Of Third Country Entities From The Requirement To Set Up A Branch For The Provision Of Banking Services To EU Financial Sector Entities

Germany Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

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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

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I. Frangos & Associates LLC

Podcast Series Episode 8: Multiple-Vote Share Structures Directive

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Bernitsas Law

Why Does Diversity Matter More Than Ever In The Financial Sector? (Video)

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Arendt & Medernach

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CSB Group

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

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Byrne Wallace

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