Directive 2024/1619 (CRD VI) will (among other things) establish a new and more prescriptive EU regulatory regime for EU branches of non-EU banks. New harmonised licencing, authorisation, capital, liquidity, booking, and...more
In response to global uncertainty the Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has further delayed the implementation of the Basel 3.1 standards in the UK to 1 January 2027. This delay comes just four months...more
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
The Council of the European Union has adopted the Regulation amending the European Market Infrastructure Regulation, the Capital Requirements Regulation, and the Money Market Funds Regulation as regards measures to mitigate...more
HM Treasury has published the Prudential Regulation of Credit Institutions (Meaning of CRR Rules and Recognised Exchange) (Amendment) Regulations 2024, together with an explanatory memorandum....more
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/2795 amending the EU Capital Requirements Regulation with regard to the date of application of the own funds requirements for market risk has been published in the Official Journal of...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
The European Banking Authority launched a consultation on draft Regulatory Technical Standards on the treatment of structural foreign exchange positions under Article 104c of the EU Capital Requirements Regulation and on...more
The Single Resolution Board has published a communication on the changes to its minimum requirements for own funds and eligible liabilities policy to be implemented in line with the "Daisy Chains Directive" (Directive (EU)...more
The Prudential Regulation Authority has published a policy statement on the leverage ratio treatment of omnibus account reserves and minor amendments to the leverage ratio framework. PRA rules require firms to exclude from...more
The Financial Conduct Authority has launched a consultation on proposed rules for a new public offer platform regime, which will allow public offer platforms to facilitate companies making public offers of securities to...more
The EU has published the final legislation implementing revisions to the EU Capital Requirements Regulation and Capital Requirements Directive (commonly referred to as the EU banking package) in the Official Journal of the...more
Commission Implementing Regulation 2024/1618 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/763, laying down implementing technical standards on supervisory reporting and public disclosure of MREL and TLAC, has been published in...more
UK regulators have recently announced a number of reforms for banks and other financial institutions. - On 23 November 2023, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) (together,...more
Resolution assessments: PRA PS10/21 on amendments to reporting and disclosure dates - Following its consultation in CP19/20, the UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published a policy statement, PS10/21, on...more
The European Supervisory Authorities (the "ESAs") have published an opinion on 25 March 2021 entitled "ESAs’ Opinion to the European Commission on the Jurisdictional Scope of Application of the Securitisation Regulation" (the...more
EU CRR: Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Regulation containing ITS on reporting requirements for market risk - A corrigendum to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/453 containing implementing technical...more
CRR: Commission Implementing Regulation containing ITS on reporting requirements for market risk Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/453 containing implementing technical standards (ITS) on specific reporting...more
Open banking: CMA consultation on future governance - The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is consulting on the future governance of open banking. In order to implement open banking, the CMA required the nine largest...more
Resolvability Assessment Framework: BoE Dear CEO letter The Bank of England (BoE) has published a letter sent by Dave Ramsden, BoE Deputy Governor for Markets and Banking, to the CEOs of the eight UK banks in the scope of the...more
CRD V: Draft Financial Holding Companies (Approval etc) and Capital Requirements (Capital Buffers and Macro-prudential Measures) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 - HM Treasury has published a draft version of the...more
COVID-19: PRA suspends guidance levels on fixed rate lending limits for non-systemic building societies - On 11 August 2020, the UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published a letter (dated 31 July 2020) sent from...more
Recent regulatory developments focussing on banking and finance. This week reports on the EBA's consultation on draft RTS on the prudential treatment of software assets....more