banking & financial services regulatory
Schoenherr's banking & finance lawyers advise on all regulatory aspects in the banking & financial services industry.
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The banking and financial services industry is subject to increasingly complex regulation. Schoenherr advises on the full spectrum of regulatory aspects, including compliance, risk management, enforcement and transactions in the financial services industry.
Our dedicated cross-disciplinary and cross-office teams combine expertise in non-contentious as well as contentious regulatory matters, advising domestic and international credit institutions, investment firms, asset managers, payment firms, FinTechs, insurance companies as well as market infrastructure providers and trading platforms on all aspects of their business.
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- financial services regulation
- regulatory change initiatives
- authorisation applications
- FinTech and evaluation of innovative business models
- outsourcing of services and onboarding of external service providers
- payment services and e-money
- banking resolution and recovery planning
- corporate governance and remuneration
- financial services industry M&A and restructurings, including consolidation and ownership control proceedings
- contentious financial services regulatory
- prevention and risk management
- regulatory investigations and compliance
- strategic advice and response planning in the course of regulatory enforcement actions
- representation in contentious regulatory proceedings / enforcement actions, both before competent supervisory bodies and administrative courts
- litigation in the context of financial services/products, including derivative litigation
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10 July 2024
K.Tupá M.Svoboda O.Havlíček K.Hlavinková W.Kapica V.Das Alexeev
to the point: financial regulation | 06/2024
Welcome to our to the point newsletter. Every month, we are looking back at the most relevant developments in the area of financial regulation in the CEE region.
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The EU's new Payments Services Package
The European Union (EU) is updating its regulatory framework governing payment services by introducing the "Payments Services Package". In June 2023, the European Commission published a set of legislative proposals designed to modernise and enhance the digital financial landscape within the EU.
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Poland: Schoenherr advises ERGO in EUR 90m refinancing for Vantage Group
Schoenherr, acting as Polish counsel, advised ERGO Vorsorge Lebensversicherung AG and DKV Deutsche Krankenversicherung AG in providing EUR 90m to Vantage Group, part of TAG Immobilien, to refinance its rental housing portfolio in Poland. Ashurst provided counsel on the German law-governed loan agreement. The financing supports over 2,500 existing rental units and 1,200 units under construction, underlining Vantage's high market potential.
"For banking M&A transactions, they have a high degree of regulatory sophistication."
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Our banking & financial services regulatory team works on complex matters across CEE.