This publication focuses on the key issue currently facing managers of open-ended real estate funds offered to institutional investors: the difficulty of striking reliable valuations of properties under the economically...more
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
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1. Bank regulation -
1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION -
a) General -
(i) International -
FSB: Plenary December 2024 -
Status: Final -
The FSB has set out the outcomes of its Plenary that met on 3 and 4 December. Points of...more
1/6/2025
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Banking Sector ,
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Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) ,
EMIR ,
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1. Bank regulation -
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BCBS: Consultation on report regarding various technical amendments and FAQs -
Status: Consultation -
Deadline for the submission of...more
8/6/2024
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Artificial Intelligence ,
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Capital Markets ,
Commission Delegated Regulation ,
Digital Assets ,
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European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
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MiFID ,
MiFIR ,
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Sustainable Finance
On 14 May 2024, ESMA published its final guidelines on funds’ names using ESG or sustainability-related terms (the Guidelines).
As a result, the use of certain environmental, social and governance (ESG) or...more
7/15/2024
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Closed-End Funds ,
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EU ,
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Investment Funds ,
Investment Management ,
Investors ,
New Guidance ,
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UK
1. Bank regulation-
1.1 Prudential regulation-
(a) General-
(i) International-
BCBA: Basel III monitoring report-
Status: Final-
BCBS has published its latest monitoring report setting out the impact of the Basel III...more
4/2/2024
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Financial Regulatory Reform ,
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MiFIR ,
Risk Management
The text of the Directive amending the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) (AIFMD II) was published on 26 March 2024 and will enter into force on 15 April 2024.
AIFMD II introduces, among other changes,...more
1. Bank regulation -
1.1 Prudential regulation -
(a) General -
(i) EU -
ECB: Memorandum of Cooperation between ECB and CAs on third-country bank supervision -
Status: Final -
The ECB has published a Memorandum of...more
3/4/2024
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Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Capital Markets ,
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Disclosure Requirements ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Management ,
MiFID ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Reporting Requirements
1. Bank regulation -
1.1 Prudential regulation -
(a) General -
(i) EU -
EBA: Roadmap on strengthening the Prudential framework -
Status: Final -
The EBA has published its roadmap on the Banking Package, which...more
1/10/2024
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Banks ,
Capital Markets ,
Cybersecurity ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investment Firms ,
Investment Funds ,
MiFID ,
MiFIR ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Remuneration ,
Risk Management
Our monthly regulatory newsletter monitors all relevant developments regarding European regulatory law in English language.
Furthermore, we produce detailed briefings to cover key developments in the field of financial...more
9/5/2023
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Capital Markets ,
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The Council of the EU has announced that it has reached provisional political agreement with the EP on the proposed Directive amending CRD IV as regards supervisory powers, sanctions, third-country branches and ESG risks (CRD...more
This memorandum aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the current ELTIF regime (see section 2 below) as well as the most salient features of the new ELTIF regime (see section 3 below), including a table showing the...more
The European long-term investment fund (ELTIF) is an EU fund regime that was introduced in 2015 by Regulation (EU) 2015/760 (the ELTIF Regulation) to boost long-term investments through EU alternative investment funds (AIFs)...more