FINREG blog

Licensing at the CNB is one of FINREG PARTNERS' key areas of expertise. We are therefore delighted to have assisted MMG Corporation s.r.o. in obtaining a payment institution licence from the Czech National Bank.

We are pleased to announce the successful completion of our "Breakfast with FINREG" workshop where we discussed the impact of the CJEU decision C-695/22 on the Czech capital market.

Our FINREG PARTNERS office successfully represented a client in a case before the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). The decision concerns the interpretation of the European MiFID II Directive (Directive 2014/65/EU). The decision has significant implications for Czech capital markets legislation, particularly with regard to...

Magazine Lawyers & Business ranked FINREG PARTNERS among the most interesting and inspiring law firms on the Czech market for 2023/2024.

We discussed the latest developments in the legal regulation of cryptoassets in the EU and the Czech Republic.

Earlier this year, the Council of the EU and the European Parliament reached a mutual agreement on a package of common EU anti-money laundering (AML) rules. These proposals, currently in their first reading in the EU legislative process, represent a significant shift in the regulation and supervision of...

New rules for remote identification, expanded identification data, and changes affecting lottery and bingo operators, as well as gemstone traders—these are some of the key features of the forthcoming amendment to the AML law.

We are proud to announce that FINREG PARTNERS has once again been recognised in the Law Firm of the Year 2023 competition.

FINREG PARTNERS has been ranked among the top providers of advice to entrepreneurial families in a new report by Wealth Magazine. We assist family businesses, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and private investors with a wide range of legal matters.

At the end of October, the European Union adopted the European Green Bond Regulation (the "Regulation"), setting the first of its kind uniform standards for bonds referred to as "European Green Bonds" or "EuGBs".

Since the introduction of the Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2) in 2015, the payments industry has seen rapid progress, accompanied by the emergence of innovative payment solutions and increasingly sophisticated fraud techniques. In response to these developments, the European Commission has proposed targeted changes and updates to the...

At the end of May, the European Commission published a  that is expected to bring significant changes to the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) regarding the costs that can be charged to fund assets or borne by investors. The proposed changes are part of the European Commission’s Retail...