Seminars and webinars

Brexit will likely have an impact on the regulatory and business environment of asset management companies and investment funds located in the UK, in particular in relation to cross-border business.

The objective of the workshop, primarily for UK firms considering relocating to Germany, is to inform them about BaFin’s (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht

On April 27, 2017 our next financial services and products breakfast briefing will take place in Frankfurt. Manuel Adamini, Director of Investor Outreach & Partners Programme, Climate Bonds Initiative and Rüdiger Litten will hold a presentation on the topic “Green Bonds”. The presentation will especially focus on the question: What makes a green bond green?

On February 23, 2017 our next financial services and products breakfast briefing will take place in Frankfurt. Rüdiger Litten will hold a presentation on the topic “Derivatives Regulation – Updater”. The presentation will highlight recent developments such as

  • EMIR – risk mitigation methods
  • Interplay of CRR-EK-requirements and Central Clearing
  • Implementation of central derivative aspects of

On January 26, 2017 our next financial services and products breakfast briefing will take place in Frankfurt. Katrin Scheicht will hold a presentation on the revised version of the Remuneration Ordinance for Institutions (InstitutsvergütungsverordnungInstitutsVergV). The presentation will outline the significant changes to the InstitutsVergV; specifically explaining the difference between fixed and

On October 27, 2016 our financial services and products team in Frankfurt will be holding its latest breakfast seminar, which will explore BaFin’s intended prohibition of the marketing, distribution and sale of credit-linked notes (Bonitätsanleihen) to retail clients as well as its ongoing investigations of CfDs and binary options.

The invitation to the

Our next 40 minute briefing will take place on 2 March 2016 and will examine the FCA’s competition powers and what they mean for financial services firms. For more information and to register please click here

For those who were unable to attend the February 2016 briefing, MAR – the countdown to July 3, 2016,

Recordings of previous MiFID II webinars can be found here.

Previous recordings cover:

  • Conduct issues for investment managers and advisers
  • MiFID and commodities definitions and exemptions
  • Inducements and related issues
  • Impact on third countries
  • Best execution and related issues
  • Algorithmic trading and direct electronic access
  • Conflicts of interest
  • MTFs and OTFs
  • Product governance and intervention