SAFE Finance Blog

New rules to tackle shadow banking, improve consumer protection, and recommendations for addressing nature-related financial risks

New guidelines and standards to simplify reporting for credit services, data management in the derivatives market, and amendments on the identification of a group of connected clients

Reports on the central counterparties recovery regime, review of the money market funds framework, and procedural rules for benchmark administrators and data reporting services providers

Katja Langenbucher: The EU Commission proposes more leeway for bank supervisors. A comparison between regulatory bodies in the U.S. and Germany shows why it is important to discuss the proposal

Amendments to the European resolution framework and new rules to enhance supervisory disclosure and cooperation for investment firms

New rules for OTC derivatives, updated standards on own funds and eligible liabilities, and guidelines on the MiFID II/MiFIR obligations on market data

After Wirecard and Brexit, the realignment of Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority can succeed if the authority is set up with the right leadership personality