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Ralf Brenner

Rechtsanwalt, Local Partner*

Ralf Brenner

Rechtsanwalt, Local Partner*

Ralf Brenner is a Local Partner at our Munich office, specialising in investment law. He has extensive expertise in regulatory issues relating to open-ended securities funds, outsourcing management, and advising asset managers, particularly master capital management companies. Having trained as a banker, Ralf’s background includes experience as a managing director of a securities services investment management company and leadership roles in legal and compliance departments.

He applies this knowledge of banking supervisory, corporate and remuneration law to advise capital management companies, securities fund providers, financial service providers and asset managers on all regulatory and compliance issues. Clients benefit from his extensive network of contacts in the financial sector and his in-depth industry knowledge. Ralf has successfully guided many clients through BaFin special audits and is the author and co-author of multiple academic publications.

Practice areas

  • Providing regulatory advice to asset managers, banks, financial service providers, capital management companies, insurance companies and institutional investors
  • Outsourced compliance officer for financial service providers and capital management companies
  • Providing support during BaFin (special) audits and other audits
  • Outsourced workbench for compliance and legal departments of financial service providers and capital management companies
  • Licensing/authorisation procedures and licence/authorisation extensions, support with managing director and board member appointments, including coordination with the supervisory authorities
  • Regulatory authorisation issues and advice on ongoing regulatory compliance
Lawyer Profile

Awards

  •  Chamber of Industry and Commerce for Munich and Upper Bavaria
    Certificate of recognition from the (2013)

Testimonials about Ralf Brenner

Lawyer Profile
  • Joined GSK Stockmann in 2021
  • Managing director of a securities services investment management company
  • Head of legal and compliance departments at various investment companies
  • Compliance and AML officer
  • Admitted to the bar in Germany (2000)
  • Studied law at LMU Munich (Germany)
  • Trained banker

Languages: English, German

Lawyer Profile
  • Munich bar association
Lawyer Profile
  • Brenner, R. and Kramer, R. (2026). Germany Investment Funds 2026/27, Germany’s Asset Management in 2026: Regulation as a Competitive Edge, in: Beaumont Capital Markets.
  • Brenner, R. (2022). Asset Management Trends in Germany 2022, International Asset Management and Investment Funds Review 2022/23, in: Beaumont Capital Markets.
  • Brenner, R. (2018). Tiefgreifender Wandel in der Asset Management Industrie, in: Zeitschrift für das gesamte Kreditwesen.
  • Brenner, R. (2016). Co-author, in Moritz, M., Klebeck, M. and Jesch, M. (eds): Frankfurter Kommentar zum KAGB, Kapitalanlagerecht.
  • Brenner, R. (2007). Co-author, in Euroforum: Wertpapiermarkt.
Lawyer Profile
  • Joined GSK Stockmann in 2021
  • Managing director of a securities services investment management company
  • Head of legal and compliance departments at various investment companies
  • Compliance and AML officer
  • Admitted to the bar in Germany (2000)
  • Studied law at LMU Munich (Germany)
  • Trained banker

Languages: English, German

Lawyer Profile
  • Munich bar association
Lawyer Profile
  • Brenner, R. and Kramer, R. (2026). Germany Investment Funds 2026/27, Germany’s Asset Management in 2026: Regulation as a Competitive Edge, in: Beaumont Capital Markets.
  • Brenner, R. (2022). Asset Management Trends in Germany 2022, International Asset Management and Investment Funds Review 2022/23, in: Beaumont Capital Markets.
  • Brenner, R. (2018). Tiefgreifender Wandel in der Asset Management Industrie, in: Zeitschrift für das gesamte Kreditwesen.
  • Brenner, R. (2016). Co-author, in Moritz, M., Klebeck, M. and Jesch, M. (eds): Frankfurter Kommentar zum KAGB, Kapitalanlagerecht.
  • Brenner, R. (2007). Co-author, in Euroforum: Wertpapiermarkt.
Rechtsanwalt Ralf Brenner von GSK Stockmann bei einer Veranstaltung

Ralf Brenner

Rechtsanwalt, Local Partner*

Munich