#BGBl. 2026 I Nr. 33Act on the Promotion of Private Investments and the Financial Centre
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The Standortfördergesetz (StoFöG), enacted on 4 February 2026 and published on 9 February 2026, introduces a comprehensive package of measures to strengthen Germany as a financial and investment location. It amends numerous laws in the areas of tax, capital markets, investment funds, banking, insurance supervision, covered bonds, and corporate law. The law aims to reduce bureaucratic hurdles, improve tax conditions for investors, modernize regulatory frameworks for financial products, and enhance Germany's competitiveness compared to other European financial centres such as Luxembourg, Ireland, and the Netherlands.
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Key Changes
- Extensive amendments to tax legislation including general tax law, transaction taxes and investment taxation rules
- Reforms to the Investment Act (Investmentgesetz) and capital investment company regulations
- Modernization of rules for covered bonds (gedeckte Schuldverschreibungen) and related supervisory provisions
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