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BaFin Germany plans renewed national restriction on CFDs for retail investors

January 7th, 2019 (0)
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 (0)
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 ...

Germany’s Bafin talking with financial firms on move to Frankfurt amid Brexit

May 9th, 2017 (0)
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 (0)
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 (0)
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 (0)
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 (0)
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 (0)
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 (0)
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 ...
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