The EU’s revamped market abuse rules—the Market Abuse Regulation (“MAR”)—come into direct effect in all EU Member States on July 3, 2016. MAR expands the scope of certain EU rules to EU markets that were previously not...more
The Council of the European Union has adopted legislation to delay the application of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive and Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation by one year. This extension is due to...more
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
6/1/2016
/ Basel III ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Capital Requirements ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Customer Due Diligence (CDD) ,
EU ,
Leverage Ratio ,
Leveraged Lending ,
Margin Requirements ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Regulation Technical Standards (RTS) ,
UCITS ,
UK
This note discusses the MiFID II regime for access by financial institutions located outside the EU to EU customers and markets. Full harmonisation of the access regime for third country firms has not been achieved. Instead...more
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
5/6/2016
/ AML/CFT ,
Annuities ,
Asset Management ,
Capital Markets Union ,
Capital Requirements ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
EU ,
Incentive Compensation ,
Leverage Ratio ,
MiFID II ,
SIFIs ,
UK
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
4/15/2016
/ Anti-Inversion Regulations ,
EU ,
FBOs ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Financial Adviser ,
FinTech ,
FSOC ,
Global Systemically Important Financial Institutions (GSIFI) ,
Leverage Ratio ,
MetLife ,
Terrorism Funding ,
UK
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
4/11/2016
/ Asset Management ,
Blockchain ,
CFTC ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Federal Reserve ,
Industry Consolidation ,
Maxwellisation ,
Municipal Securities Issuers ,
Natural Gas ,
Remuneration ,
Stress Tests ,
UK
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
4/1/2016
/ Capital Markets Union ,
EU ,
Eurozone ,
GAAP ,
Interchange Fees ,
MiFID II ,
Mortgage Credit Directive (MCD) ,
Prudential Standards ,
Ring-Fencing ,
SIFIs ,
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) ,
UCITS V ,
UK ,
UK Payment Systems Regulator
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
3/25/2016
/ Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD) ,
Central Counterparties ,
Cuba ,
Deposit Insurance ,
Derivatives Clearing Organizations ,
Dodd-Frank ,
EU ,
Foreign Exchanges ,
Goldman Sachs ,
Insider Trading ,
Payment Systems ,
Sanctions ,
UK ,
Volcker Rule
The UK is holding a referendum on 23 June 2016 to decide whether or not to remain a member of the European Union. There seems to be a disconnect between some aspects of public discourse on the vote and the actual effect of an...more
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
3/18/2016
/ Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) ,
Credit Default Swaps ,
EU ,
FDIC ,
Federal Savings Associations ,
International Banks ,
Libor ,
Market Abuse ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Ring-Fencing ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Senior Managers ,
Transfer Pricing ,
UK ,
Volcker Rule
The European Commission has adopted an “equivalence” decision on the derivatives regulatory regimes for derivatives clearing organisations in the United States. This follows the decisions adopted in November 2015 for Canada,...more
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
3/3/2016
/ Bank Secrecy Act ,
Banking Examinations ,
Cooperation ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Money Transfer ,
MREL ,
Payment Systems ,
Stress Tests ,
UK ,
Volcker Rule
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
The EU Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive gives resolution authorities in Europe wide-ranging powers to manage failing financial institutions. These include powers to write down debts owed to creditors, convert debt to...more
Bank Prudential Regulation & Regulatory Capital US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Issues Proposed Rule to Facilitate Access to Deposits in Large Bank Failures On February 17, 2016, the US Federal Deposit Insurance...more
2/19/2016
/ Anti-Terrorism Financing ,
Central Counterparties ,
EU ,
Federal Reserve ,
Liquidation ,
Payment Systems ,
Regulation C ,
Regulation Technical Standards (RTS) ,
Senior Managers Insurers Regime (SMIR) ,
Stress Tests ,
UK
On 10 February 2016, the European Commission and the CFTC announced a common approach regarding supervision of central counterparties operating in the US and EU, paving the way for cross-border equivalence and recognition...more
The European Commission has proposed to delay the application of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive and Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation by one year. The proposed extension is due to concerns about the...more
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
The obligation for central clearing of OTC derivatives under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation will apply from June 2016. A Delegated Regulation that imposes a mandatory clearing obligation for interest rate swap...more
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
The European Commission has adopted “equivalence” decisions on the derivatives regulatory regimes for central counterparties in Canada, Mexico, Republic of Korea, South Africa and Switzerland. This follows the decisions...more
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
10/30/2015
/ Abu Dhabi Global Markets (ADGM) ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Anti-Terrorism Financing ,
Banking Sector ,
Capital Requirements ,
Consultation ,
Deposit Insurance ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
MiFID II ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)