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       Posted on April 24th, 2012

BaFin Quarterly – Q1 2012

Contents:

Supervisory practice : Exchange Traded Funds: opportunity or risk for the financial markets
Supervisory law: Expanded notification and publication requirements for short selling
International: EMIR: New rules for trading OTC derivatives
BaFin President Dr. Elke König: “We want to be regarded internationally as a benchmark”


       Posted on October 24th, 2011

BaFin Quarterly Q3 2011

Contents:

SIFIness – flaw or distinction?
Can individual insurance groups be systemically important?
Financial sector takes lead in fight against money laundering
New notification procedure for cross-border marketing of UCITS
Amended rules for specifying fund categories
BaFin amends Derivatives Regulation


       Posted on September 14th, 2011

A regulatory algorithm for determining capital requirements as a stressed value-at-risk – Discussion paper

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision undertakes a fundamental review of trading activities. This review is to address in particular the weaknesses of the current standardised measurement method for market risk.

This paper puts forward a proposal for a revised standardised approach for discussion. The proposed algorithm combines the concept of a [...]


       Posted on April 26th, 2011

BaFin Quarterly Q1/11

Contents:

MaRisk: Further revision to take account of international standards
The new Renumeration Ordinance for institutions
The Investor Protection and Functionality Improvement Act
IASB Issues Exposure Draft on Hedge Accounting
Interview with BaFin’s new Chief Executive Director of Insurance Supervision


       Posted on January 23rd, 2011

BaFin Quarterly Q4/10

Contents:

Current regulation:

Short-selling transactions in Germany – bans, transparency obligations, suspicious transaction reports and monitoring
CRD II amendments to rules governing large exposures
Restructuring act: background and content

Issue: The new system of financial supervision in Europe


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