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New regulatory requirements for remuneration systems for financial institutions in Germany

  • CMS Hasche Sigle
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  • Germany
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  • October 14 2010

The makers of economic policy of the Western industrialized countries have been occupied, during the financial market crisis by no other topic as much as the remuneration regulations for financial institutions

Alternative lending financing by consortiums consisting of banks and insurance companies

  • CMS Hasche Sigle
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  • Germany
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  • November 27 2012

Insurance companies are becoming increasingly involved in the German market as lenders for large-scale property financing in prime locations

Commission approves proposed acquisition of joint control of Prisma and OeKB-V by Euler Hermes and OeKB

  • Bird & Bird
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  • European Union, Germany
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  • April 25 2008

The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of joint control of Prisma Kreditversicherungs AG and OeKB Versicherung Aktiengesellschaft (OeKB-V), both of Austria by Euler Hermes Kreditversicherungs-AG of Germany and Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG (OeKB) of Austria

German Federal Court allows for the cancellation of a PPI policy as an attached contract to a consumer loan

  • Norton Rose LLP
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  • Germany
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  • March 10 2010

On 15 December 2009, the German Federal Court allowed a consumer to cancel a payment protection policy even though the consumer could only strictly rely on a cooling off cancellation right under the consumer loan agreement

BaFin introduces notification obligation of short positions in certain German banks and insurance companies

  • Norton Rose LLP
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  • Germany
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  • March 17 2010

By decree dated 21 September 2008, the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) banned short sales in certain German banks and insurance companies

General counsel update

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • China, European Union, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Mongolia, Singapore, United Kingdom, USA
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  • July 11 2012

This is the thirtieth in our series of general counsel updates which aim to summarise major developments in key areas

Real estate financing: protection of lender through insurance policies concluded by borrower

  • CMS Hasche Sigle
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  • Germany
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  • November 24 2011

In order to secure a loan claim in real estate financing, the financing bank is regularly furnished with a land charge on the property in question

Remuneration and corporate governance in financial institutions

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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  • France, Germany, Global, Netherlands, United Kingdom
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  • October 2 2009

There is a pressing need for remuneration and governance principles in financial institutions to be based on a globally consistent framework, rather than national initiatives

New German regulatory rules for compensation affecting financial institutions and insurance companies

  • Dechert LLP
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  • Germany
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  • April 7 2010

The recent financial crisis has stimulated a global regulatory response on a number of fronts

Remuneration in the banking sector

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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  • Germany
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  • April 28 2010

The German governement has published a draft act on the requirements of compensation systems in financial and insurance institutions