Posts on the keyword ‘BaFin’

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  Dec. 30, 2019

  Crypto Exchanges: German BaFin License And New Obligations

  On November 14, 2019, the German Bundestag passed a law to implement the fifth EU anti-money laundering directive. Among other things, it regulates...
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  Sep. 26, 2019

  Establishment of a Subsidiary for Financial Services in Germany

  The establishment of a branch in Germany offers European companies an undreamt-of advantage. This advantage will be revealed below. Furthermore, the relevant...
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  Sep. 26, 2019

  BaFin Publishes New Leaflet for ICOs and STOs

  The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has published a new, detailed information note on the current legal situation regarding the so-called...
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  June 28, 2019

  German Ministry of Finance Re-regulates Crypto Values

  Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are not legal tender in Germany, but in the opinion of the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) they do represent...
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  May 13, 2019

  German BaFin Classifies Tokenised Investments as Securities

  In its latest journal, the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungen, BaFin) has addressed the regulatory assessment...
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  Nov. 8, 2017

  Regulation of ICOs in Germany and at international level

  The common opinion that Initial Coin Offerings (ICO) are a form of raising capital that is subject to no regulations is increasingly facing headwinds from...
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  Sep. 29, 2017

  Initial Coin Offerings: A New Type of Corporate Financing

  Recently, numerous start-ups have raised substantial amounts of money as funding for their business ideas through so-called initial coin offerings (ICOs)....
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  March 31, 2017

  Providers of Investments Required to Publish Prospectuses in Germany

  In 2017, the Act Amending Financial Market Regulations came into effect in Germany. The expansion of the obligation to draw up a prospectus has a particularly...
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  Dec. 21, 2015

  New rules for real estate credit intermediaries in Germany

  While to date, real estate lending intermediaries only have to overcome a few regulatory hurdles in Germany, this is going to change soon based on the European...
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  April 14, 2015

  Bitcoins and Criminal Law

  The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) considers bitcoins to be units of account and thus financial instruments within the meaning of the German...