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Futures: German regulator prohibits marketing to retail clients

The German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundes­anstalt für Finanz­dienst­leistungs­aufsicht – BaFin) makes use of its product intervention powers under the European Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR): Under a general administrative act (All­ge­mein­ver­fügung) dated 30 September 2022 (link to English convenience translation), BaFin prohibited the marketing, distribution and sale of futures to retail clients domiciled in … Continue Reading

KryptoFAV: Germany introduces crypto fund units as part of dematerialisation of securities law

Germany further broadens the scope of its new legislative regime for electronic securities: On 18 June 2022, the German Regulation on Crypto Fund Units (Verordnung über Krypto­fonds­an­teile – KryptoFAV; link) entered into force. The KryptoFAV introduces the possibility to issue units in common funds (Sonder­ver­mögen) via decentralised crypto securities registers which are typically based on distributed ledger … Continue Reading
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