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The German Federal Ministry of Finance has presented the government draft of the Fund Risk Limitation Act . The planned law primarily serves to implement the amendments to the AIFM Directive . Compared to the draft bill, the government draft includes several adjustments that are primarily intended to improve the clarity of the regulations and their practical applicability for investment management companies. The Federal Government is thus responding to criticism from industry

On 22 October 2025, the Swiss Federal Council opened a consultation on amendments to the Financial Institutions Act (FINIG) . The amendments aim to implement international standards in the areas of stablecoins and cryptocurrencies . Switzerland is one of the leading locations in the areas of fintech and blockchain. In order to further improve the attractiveness of the regulatory framework, strengthen customer protection and remain internationally competitive, the new draft pr

On 3 October 2025, the Luxembourg government submitted Draft Bill No. 8628  to Parliament, which implements the  AIFMD II into Luxembourg law. The AIFMD II addresses changes in market practices and regulatory experience that have emerged since the original  AIFMD  came into force in 2011. The draft bill follows the directive's provisions without adding extra requirements beyond what the  EU  legislation mandates.  The bill expands the range of authorized services  that alter

The BVI has published a statement  on the BaFin draft circular on minimum requirements for risk management for investment firms . In it,...

The BVI has published a statement  on ESMA's discussion paper  on the integrated collection of funds’ data . The association in principle...

The Central Bank of Ireland has published two consultation papers , seeking industry feedback on proposed changes to the domestic...

The German Federal Ministry of Finance has published the draft bill  for the Location Promotion Act (Standortfördergesetz/StoFöG) . The...

On 13 August 2025, the Swiss Federal Council adopted a new ordinance  on the harmonisation of sanctions regulations. It aims to...

The German Federal Ministry of Finance has presented the draft bill  for the Fund Risk Limitation Act . This draft act essentially...

On 5 August 2025, the French government published a decree  in the Journal Officiel introducing a modernised legal framework for AIFs ....

The Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection has published a draft bill on the implementation of Directive (EU) 2022/2464 as...

The EU Commission has adopted a series of measures to simplify the application of the EU taxonomy , the EU's classification system for...

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission ( SFC ) announced regulatory changes to position limits for exchange-traded derivatives ...

BaFin has published a general administrative act on the adjustment of position limits for THE natural gas future contracts of European...

FINMA has announced that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) will resume processing registration applications from Swiss...

BaFin informs about its supervisory activities under the EU Green Bond Regulation in force since December 21, 2024, which implements a...

BaFin has updated its FAQ documentation on the ELTIF Regulation . The main change concerns question 3 on the duration of the ELTIF ....

BVI  informs that ESMA's guidelines on the use of sustainability-related fund names will be mandatory for all investment funds from 21...

The Asset Management Association Switzerland ( AMAS ) has published a revised version of its specialist information factsheet on the...

On May 5, 2025, a comprehensive revision of the " Procedures for Listed Companies on Preparation and Filing of Sustainability Reports" ...