The German Federal Ministry of Finance wants to overturn tax laws that allow investors to recognise losses from bankruptcies of companies or losses through investment products (options, shares, ...) via tax-reductions.

The German derivatives association (Deutscher Derivate Verband - DDV) is opposing a change in the law and is seeking to file a legal assessment of its impact in response to the government plans to stop plans to eliminate the possibility for investors who suffered an investment loss to be able to use it for tax reduction. SRP spoke to Henning Bergmann ( pictured ), managing director at the DDV, about constitutional concerns around the change of law and how the new rules could impact the structure

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