The dispute over interest payments at neobroker Trade Republic continues. The German consumer watchdog says customers who have not activated interest will receive nothing and recommends legal review, while Trade Republic dismisses the criticism.
At a conference marking the ESRB’s 15‑year anniversary, Croatian National Bank Governor Boris Vujčić highlighted the need for a resilient, integrated and competitive European banking sector, underscoring the role of macro‑prudential oversight, monetary policy tools and payment infrastructures in safeguarding financial stability.
US judge allows major publishers, including UK‑based Daily Mail, to pursue over $3.2 billion in damages against Google for alleged abuse of dominance in the ad‑tech market.
Ulf Johannemann, the ex‑global tax chief of the law firm Freshfields, relocated from Hesse to North Rhine‑Westphalia and will now be placed in an open‑door prison, which could allow him greater liberties while serving his sentence for involvement in the Cum‑Ex tax scandal.
Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global cautioned that recent tech IPO structures concentrating voting power in the hands of founders may limit the rights of ordinary shareholders, calling for greater attention to corporate governance in such offerings.
Following suspected price manipulation on the Turkish stock exchange, numerous investment funds have run into payment problems. To protect affected investors, the Turkish government intends to set up a new council that will oversee fund settlement and ensure investors’ rights are safeguarded.
Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global cautioned that recent tech IPOs are being designed to concentrate voting power in the hands of founders, which may limit the rights of other shareholders and pose governance risks.
Greece joined the EU MiCA register with four providers, marking the first such entry, while the Greek watchdog HCMC refuted claims that officials had made statements about Binance in a report, denying any link to ECB President Christine Lagarde.
The European Central Bank announced that it has amended its monetary policy implementation guidelines, which will become effective on 30 November 2026, following its regular review process.
The European Union is seeking to force Google to make its Android platform accessible to AI competitors and to provide search data to them. Google has challenged the move, arguing it would undermine its business model and raise competitive concerns.