Danuta Pajewska
Insurers of trade receivables should verify whether their outsourcing of collections complies with KNF guidance
09.05.2024
insurance
Guidance from the Polish Financial Supervisory Authority of 25 March 2024 on certain aspects of outsourcing by insurers and reinsurers also covers collection proceedings related to performance of insurance contracts. Insurers offering trade credit for which collections are carried out by external providers must verify whether this outsourcing is compliant with the regulator’s position.
The latest changes to the Central Register of Beneficial Owners
23.03.2023
capital markets
The Central Register of Beneficial Owners is a public register maintained by the Polish Minister of Finance, established pursuant to the EU’s 4th Anti–Money Laundering Directive (2015/849). The register has been in operation since autumn 2019, but in connection with harmonisation of provisions on disclosure of information on beneficial owners under EU legislation it is undergoing changes and improvements. Further modifications were made on 9 March 2023.
Crowdfunding: A way for companies to raise capital
22.09.2022
corporate, capital markets, already in force
After July 2022 amendments to the law, companies can now benefit from crowdfunding. As usual, the devil is in the details.
Private subscription of shares in a non-public company
28.07.2022
corporate, capital markets
A private subscription is a convenient method to raise share capital. How to carry it out in practice?
What is happening with the Foreign Exchange Law?
02.06.2022
capital markets
The Foreign Exchange Law has remained unchanged for many years. However, foreign exchange permits, though rarely required anymore, as well as reporting obligations, should still be kept in mind. To a large extent, foreign exchange transactions are freely allowed, but this does not mean that they are completely liberalised and not monitored by the National Bank of Poland.
Changes in anti money laundering law
24.02.2022
corporate, already in force
Recent amendments to the AML/CFT Act regarding obligated institutions and reporting of beneficial ownership information to the Central Register of Beneficial Owners have expanded the catalogue of obligated institutions and introduced specific requirements they have to meet.
Will a tax exemption attract investors to the Warsaw Stock Exchange?
27.01.2022
capital markets, tax, already in force
One of this year’s tax amendments that may affect Polish capital market participants is the income tax exemption for taxpayers investing in IPOs of companies entering the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Under certain conditions, they will be exempt from capital gains tax.
Will newly listed companies on the Warsaw Stock Exchange benefit from new tax regulations?
27.01.2022
capital markets, tax, already in force
The Polish Deal introduces several solutions for Polish capital market participants, including corporate income tax changes for companies preparing to debut on the stock exchange. This amendment came into force on 1 January 2022.
Amendments to the Anti Money Laundering Act
08.04.2021
corporate
On 25 February 2021, the Polish Parliament adopted amendments to the Anti Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing Act of 1 March 2018. They concern both obligated institutions and reporting of information on beneficial owners to the Central Register of Beneficial Owners. Below we present some of the changes that will have a significant impact on the performance of duties by obligated institutions and entities required to make notifications to the register.
Dematerialisation of shares: Change in deadlines and the perspective of the Personal Data Protection Office
03.09.2020
data protection, capital markets
The mandatory dematerialisation of shares of stock, introduced by the 30 August 2019 amendment of the Commercial Companies Code, was intended to bring about a situation as of 1 January 2021 where the shares of all joint-stock companies and joint-stock limited partnerships in Poland would take the form of an electronic record, and share documents would lose their legal force from that date. But the coronavirus epidemic has made it difficult for commercial entities to make this organisational change, and the parliament has extended the deadlines for complying with certain obligations related to dematerialisation of shares. The Polish Personal Data Protection Office has also issued an opinion on dematerialisation.
Registration of beneficial owners
24.10.2019
already in force, capital markets
Under the Polish Anti Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act of 1 March 2018, newly established companies and partnerships are required to submit information about their beneficial owners to the Central Register of Beneficial Owners from 13 October 2019, and existing entities must do the same from 13 April 2020. The register is public and accessible free of charge.
Financial market – changes, changes, and more changes
13.12.2018
new provisions, capital markets
Only a month ago we posted an article on plans to change the way the capital market is regulated and market investors are protected. The act has now been passed and signed into law, and will come into force on 1 January 2019.