ESMA Report: Data quality becomes the foundation of regulatory resilience
Regulatory reporting is still often viewed as a downstream obligation: data is collected, prepared, validated and submitted to the competent authorities. However, the latest ESMA Report on Quality and Use of Data (published on 29 May 2026) makes it clear that this perspective is no longer sufficient. …Read more
WM customer forum: About 6,3 million new issues expected in 2019.
The latest statistics for WM Data were presented at the WM Datenservice customer forum last Thursday in Frankfurt. According to the presentation, the number of new issues this year will increase to an estimated number of 6.3 million. An increase of 120% in the last five years. …Read More
Regulatory opens opportunities for marketing funds to institutionals.
Germany is the largest inbound market for alternative and traditional fund investments by institutional investors in the European Union. German insurers, pension funds, pension schemes (Versorgungswerke), corporate investors and family offices are all seeking attractive yields in the current low interest rate environment. …Read more



