Journalist privilege

The exemption of specialist journalists from the supervision of financial analysts pursuant to Section 34b of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG), provided they are subject to appropriate professional self-regulation. However, the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority reserves the right to investigate any complaints. – See analyst, blog, stock market games, stockbroker, financial analysis, money hat, hoax, Internet forums, price manipulation, market manipulation, Twitter, consumer complaints. – See BaFin Annual Report 2004, p. 107 (referring to the Financial Analysis Regulation [FinAV], which entered into force at the end of 2004); BaFin Annual Report 2005, p. 135 (implementation of the regulation; examinations),
BaFin Annual Report 2006, p. 140 (internal guidelines in press and broadcasting after supervisory discussions), BaFin Annual Report 2007, p. 109 (amendment of the Financial Analysis Ordinance), pp. 150 f. (BaFin acts on state regulatory authorities for broadcasting to prevent abuse), BaFin Annual Report 2009, p. 171 (no BaFin control over journalists subject to self-regulation), and the respective BaFin Annual Report, chapter “Supervision of Banks, Financial Service Providers and Payment Institutions.”

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