Tagged: bundesverband crowdfunding

October 16, 2023 @ 6:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

  The largest economy in Europe has been slow to create a sustainable regulatory environment for investment crowdfunding platforms to thrive. Under ECSPR or European Crowdfunding Service Provider Regulations, an approved platform may raise up to €5 million across the European Union. The kicker to… Read More

June 14, 2023 @ 9:45 am By JD Alois  |  

The Bundesverband Crowdfunding eV (German Crowdfunding Association) has endorsed the draft bill for the Future Financing Act presented by the German Government. Germany, the largest economy in  Europe, has yet to have a single securities crowdfunding platform approved under new EU rules. ECSPR, or European… Read More

April 5, 2023 @ 1:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

European Crowdfunding Service Providers Regulation (ECSPR) has been active for some time now. The new rules allow for securities platforms to solicit investors across all EU member states. Firms may raise up to €5 million in an online offering, thus improving upon the previous national… Read More

May 21, 2022 @ 3:32 am By JD Alois  |  

The Bundesverband Crowdfunding e.V. (the German Crowdfunding Association) and Financement Participatif France (the French Crowdfunding Association) have issued a statement reaffirming their desire that the transition period for European Crowdfunding Service Provider Regulation (ECSPR) be extended.  The announcement follows a statement by the European Securities… Read More

May 5, 2022 @ 3:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

The two largest national securities crowdfunding associations in Europe, Financement Participatif France (FPF) and Bundesverband Crowdfunding e.V. (Germany) have issued a joint statement requesting that the European Commission extends the deadline for the transition to pan-European crowdfunding rules. The request for an extension has been… Read More

March 10, 2022 @ 8:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

The German Crowdfunding Association (Bundesverband Crowdfunding) has issued a statement criticizing new funding guidelines for venture capital grants recently enacted by the German Government. Under the INVEST Grant for venture capital in Germany, smaller investors receive a 25% tax benefit following the sale of the… Read More

June 10, 2021 @ 7:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Last year, the European Union agreed upon pan-European crowdfunding rules designed to harmonize the environment for online securities offerings across all member states. Currently, each member state handles online capital formation in a different manner, regulated by national authorities thus undermining the potential for cross-border… Read More

May 27, 2021 @ 12:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

This past February, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) announced a consultation on technical standards for the Europea Crowdfunding Service Providers Regulation (ECSPR). The move was part of the European Union’s announced harmonization of investment crowdfunding rules. For years, industry insiders and advocacy groups,… Read More

May 11, 2021 @ 11:00 am By JD Alois  |  

The German Bundestag recently reviewed legislation that will implement the European Crowdfunding Service Provider Regime Regulation (ECSP). According to industry participants, the German rules may fundamentally undermine online capital formation in the country just as the European Union is poised to boost the industry with… Read More

April 3, 2021 @ 4:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

In 2020, over €400 million was invested into securities offerings in Germany via crowd investing or investment crowdfunding platforms according to research by Crowdinvest.de augmented by data from Bundesverband Crowdfunding (the German crowdfunding association). The first quarter of 2021 saw approximately €100 million. According to… Read More

March 27, 2019 @ 9:30 am By Therese Torris  |  

At the InnoFinance Summit 2019 on March 26, 2019, the German Crowdfunding Association  (Bundesverband Crowdfunding) introduced its new “Transparency Seal”. The Transparency Seal is a self-regulatory label awarded by the association to member platforms which respect a set of quality and customer protection standards. With this… Read More

April 27, 2017 @ 8:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Jamal El Mallouki, CrowdDesk CEO and current Chair of the German Crowdfunding Association (Bundesverband Crowdfunding), wants to boost the German crowdfunding market and affiliated regulatory framework. To improve the crowdfunding ecosystem, El Mallouki and the Association have published three concrete proposals for policymakers to pursue. In… Read More