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1. Bank regulation -
1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION -
a) General
(i) EU -
EBA: Updated methodology on the regulatory and supervisory equivalence of non-EU countries -
Status: Final -
The EBA has published its updated...more
4/2/2025
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Banking Sector ,
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) ,
Capital Markets ,
Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) ,
Investment Firms ,
Investment Funds ,
MiFID ,
Payment Services Directive ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements
In this edition of our "MiCAR under the microscope" series, we examine the prudential requirements, with a specific focus on the capital requirements that are applicable to issuers of ARTs and EMTS and CASPs under Regulation...more
1. Bank regulation -
1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION -
a) General -
(i) International -
BCBS: Work programme and strategic priorities for 2025/26
Status: Final -
The BCBS has published its work programme and strategic...more
1. Bank regulation -
1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION -
a) General -
(i) EU -
EC: Communication on EU competitiveness compass -
Status: Final -
The EC has published a communication on a Competitiveness Compass for the EU,...more
The new Regulation (EU) 2024/886 on instant credit transfers in euros (IPR), amending the so-called SEPA Regulation, is here, and it’s time to gear up! Effective from April 8, 2024, the first set of obligations kicks in on...more
1/15/2025
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Banking Sector ,
Compliance ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Eurozone ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Payment Systems ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements
In order to increase the use of instant credit transfers in euros at Union level, the EU legislators have amended Regulation (EU) No 260/2012 establishing technical and business requirements for credit transfers and direct...more
1. Bank regulation -
1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION -
a) General -
(i) EU -
ESRB: Speech on old and new frontiers of the ESRB: Systemic risk, non-banks and data analysis -
Status: Final -
The ESRB has published a speech by...more
11/4/2024
/ Banking Sector ,
Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) ,
ESRB ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
UK
New EU legislative requirements will reshape how non-EU (including European Economic Area) banks service EU clients on a cross-border basis. In this note we summarise the new regime, its implications for firms providing...more
The Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 on Markets in Crypto-assets (MiCAR) has further expanded the panel of regulated entities by introducing the regulatory status of crypto-asset service providers (CASPs)....more
6/17/2024
/ Corporate Governance ,
Cryptoassets ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Fund Managers ,
Investment Management ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements
A new decree no. 2023-813 of 22 August 2023 (the Decree) just amended the French definition of the MiFID service of reception and transmission of orders (the RTO Service) since 1st September 2023....more