Tagged: german crowdfunding association

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

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 29, 2018 @ 1:49 am By Therese Torris  |  

The German Crowdfunding Association announced today that the German parliament has approved the implementation of the European Prospectus regulation and, at the suggestion of the federal government, has decided to raise the upper limit of the prospectus exemption for crowdfunding issuance from the current €2.5… 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

March 19, 2017 @ 10:03 am By Therese Torris  |  

In a move designed to firmly establish the credibility of the investment crowdfunding sector in Germany, the German Crowdfunding Association (Bundesverband Crowdfunding) announced that its 21 member platforms have adopted common, and quite stringent standards for reporting to investors. These definitely raise the bar for crowdfunding standards… Read More

July 7, 2016 @ 4:00 pm By Therese Torris  |  

The Kleinanlegerschutzgesetz (Small Investor Protection Act), the law regulating crowdfunding in Germany went into force on the 10th of July 2015. A year after, the German Crowdfunding Association takes stock of its positive impact on the German crowdinvesting market and points to strong needs for… Read More