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BaFin Germany plans renewed national restriction on CFDs for retail investors
January 7th, 2019
After preparing for the expiry of the product intervention measure imposed by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) with regard to binary options, the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht – BaFin) is now doing the same ...
IG Group welcomes the final proposals by BaFin on CFDs trading
May 10th, 2017
IG Group (“IG”, “the Company”), a global leader in online trading, welcomes the final proposals by BaFin, the German regulator, regarding the marketing, distribution and sale of CFDs to retail clients. The final proposals are in line with the ...
Plus500 reacts on BaFin decision about CFD trading restrictions
May 10th, 2017
Plus500, a leading online service provider for retail customers to trade CFDs internationally, has issued an update regarding BaFin, the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority. Below is the update as published by Plus500: BaFin has now concluded its recent consultation ...
Germany’s Bafin talking with financial firms on move to Frankfurt amid Brexit
May 9th, 2017
German financial regulator BaFin said that the watchdog was in talks with a number of financial institutions applying for licenses in Germany in light of Great Britain’s decision to leave the European Union. Raimund Roeseler, who oversees banking regulation ...
Breaking: BaFin restricts CFD trading
May 9th, 2017
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht – BaFin) today issued a General Administrative Act pursuant to section 4b of the German Securities Trading Act (Wertpapierhandelsgesetz – WpHG). The General Administrative Act restricts the marketing, distribution and sale ...
BaFin update regarding whistleblowers protection
January 3rd, 2017
BaFin, the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority of Germany, has issued an announcement to inform in relation to whistleblowers protection. According the announcement, whistleblowers can report information on BaFin electronic message system with absolute anonymity and Bafin can get in ...
IG Group commented on German BaFin announcemnet on CFDs
December 12th, 2016
IG Group (“IG”, “the Company”), a global leader in online trading, notes intended measure issued by BaFin, a supervisor of the Company’s activities in Germany, regarding the marketing, distribution and sale of CFDs to retail clients. The BaFin announcement ...
BaFin plans to limit CFD trading
December 9th, 2016
Following the proposal by FCA UK for limiting leverage on Forex and CFDs, the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht – BaFin) has issued an announcement to inform that the Authority intends to limit the marketing, distribution ...
BaFin establishes a reporting platform for whistleblowers
July 8th, 2016
With effect from 2 July 2016, BaFin has established a central contact point for so-called “whistleblowers”. Whistleblowers may use this contact to report violations of supervisory provisions. Anonymity of whistleblowers will be a top priority for BaFin. Whistleblowers play an important role ...
BaFin has published a report on FinTechs: Young IT companies on the financial market
February 1st, 2016
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin) of Germany, has published a report on the topic FinTechs: Young IT companies on the financial market. According to BaFin, an internal BaFin project group started work on the topic ...