Tag: Exchange supervision
The smartphone bank’s valuation rises to around 8 billion euros
Smartphone bank N26 At Neobank, customers should be able to manage their accounts easily using their smartphone. (Photo: dpa) Düsseldorf, Frankfurt The smartphone bank N26 has been valued by investors…
Bafin boss Mark Branson warns of bubbles in the markets
Mark Branson In his first interview, the new Bafin boss made it clear where the German financial market regulator must develop. (Photo: Jann Höfer for Handelsblatt) Frankfurt The financial supervisory…
Certificates & Co: Deutsche Börse digitizes securities business
The underlying infrastructure for registering and storing securities, on the other hand, seemed out of date. But that is about to change. Deutsche Börse has set up a new digital…
Evergrande stock trading in Hong Kong suspended
Evergrande The real estate company has been struggling with payment difficulties for weeks. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt Trading in shares of the hard-hit Chinese real estate giant Evergrande and its property…
Evergrande stock trading in Hong Kong suspended
Evergrande The real estate company has been struggling with payment difficulties for weeks. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt Trading in shares of the hard-hit Chinese real estate giant Evergrande and its property…
Will cryptocurrency be the next investor trap?
Bitcoin If the token is linked to a cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin or Ethereum, then that is sufficient to describe this financial asset as a security and no longer as…
N26 pays a million fine for deficiencies in money laundering prevention
N26 The German insurance company Allianz, the state fund GIC from Singapore, the Chinese internet giant Tencent, Earlybird and the German-American investor Peter Thiel are among others involved in N26.…
The crypto industry is preparing for a trial of strength with regulators
Representation of crypto coins Denver China and the US are vying for control of the $ 2 trillion crypto market. Beijing announced new, severe restrictions on trading digital currencies on…
Victory on points against Bafin – “Effenberg-Bank” can keep boss
Stefan Effenberg The VR-Bank Bad Salzungen Schmalkalden made headlines three years ago when it hired ex-national player Stefan Effenberg as a specialist in football financing. (Photo: Bongarts / Getty Images)…
Why banks and insurers do not have to fear an in-depth examination in 2020
Frankfurt Many German banks and insurers should breathe a sigh of relief: Even for the 2021 financial year, they do not have to show their auditors how effectively they have…
Bafin investigates fund subsidiary of Deutsche Bank
The headquarters of the DWS fund company in Frankfurt The subsidiary of Deutsche Bank has to defend itself against allegations that it is beautiful its sustainability commitment. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt…
Banks still need strict rules
Head of the banking association Christan Sewing at the Handelsblatt banking summit Sewing and the President of the Sparkasse, Helmut Schleweis, are calling for the banks to be relieved of…
How dependent is he on the Treasury?
Frankfurt The new head of the German financial regulator Bafin finds tough capital requirements important for big banks. Mark Branson said in April that thick capital buffers are of great…