Compliance Blog

Dear colleagues,in this issue, we take a look at current developments in data protection, financial market regulation and cyber security. In particular, we focus on the BayLDA’s new activity report, new ESMA guidelines on the classification of crypto-assets as financial instruments and EU-wide requirements for calculating losses caused by IT failures. These changes have far-reaching… more »

Dear colleagues,In this issue of our newsletter, we inform you about important regulatory developments in the areas of compliance, data protection, money laundering prevention and cyber security. The latest updates range from new IOSCO guidelines to BaFin’s amendments to the Money Laundering Act. We have summarized and analyzed the most important content for you. 1.… more »

Dear colleagues, in this issue, we look at key regulatory developments in the financial and IT sector. These include new BaFin guidelines on crypto investments, the EU Commission’s cybersecurity strategy and ESMA’s technical standards as part of CSDR-Refit. We also look at current analyses on IT security and the regulatory control of critical third-party providers… more »

Welcome to our weekly compliance update, in which we have summarized the most important news and developments for you. BaFin recently published the paper “Risks in the focus of BaFin 2025”, which highlights how climate change, geopolitical tensions and a weakening economy could threaten the German financial system. In addition, the German Bundesbank has presented… more »

In the past week, a number of important events have taken place in the area of compliance that are significant for companies and compliance officers. Here are the most important announcements. Stricter rules for more transparency: How the new real estate regulation is intended to combat money laundering The ordinance amending the Money Laundering Reporting… more »