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The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published three consultation papers under Directive 2013/36 (CRD IV), as amended by Directive 2024/169 (CRD VI), relating to the regulatory requirements for third country branches...more
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published a consultation paper on proposed revisions to its product oversight and governance (POG) guidelines for retail banking products. The EBA considers the update necessary in...more
The EU T+1 Industry Committee (the Industry Committee) held a summit, presenting its high-level roadmap for transitioning to a shorter T+1 securities settlement cycle, targeted for implementation by 11 October 2027...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published two consultation papers (CP) proposing draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) mandated under the review of European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR...more
The European Commission (EC) has published its targeted consultation on the integration of EU capital markets under its savings and investments union (SIU) strategy, accompanied by a press release and updated webpage. The...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a consultation paper on the guidelines for the criteria on the assessment of knowledge and competence under Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR). The...more
The first compliance deadline set out in the European Union (EU)’s Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, or the EU AI Act, took effect on February 2, 2025. ...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority has published a consultation on draft guidelines on internal controls for benchmark administrators, credit rating agencies, and market transparency infrastructures (which include...more
A significant wave of economic and regulatory transformation looms over the business sector as the European Union implements the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), marking a fundamental shift in corporate...more
The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act introduces a regulatory oversight framework for information and communications technology service providers that are considered “critical” for financial entities within the EU. ...more
When the AI Act was first proposed by the European Commission in 2021, the concept of “general purpose AI” was nowhere to be found. These rules were introduced during the legislative process to align the AI Act to the...more
The countdown has begun towards the transformed European product liability landscape! The recently adopted European Union Product Liability Directive (PLD) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union today...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority has published a consultation on amendments to the research provisions in the revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive following changes introduced by the Listing Act....more
The Financial Action Taskforce has published a consultation paper on revisions to its anti-money laundering and counterterrorism financing standards relating to financial inclusion. The consultation is part of FATF's program...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority has launched a survey on legal entity identifiers to gather evidence on how the optionality in the use of legal identifiers would impact market participants were it to be...more
The Bank of England has began consulting on proposals for its supervisory fees for financial market infrastructure firms for 2024/25. The proposals cover: (i) the fee rates to meet the BoE's 2024/25 funding requirement for...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
With the DORA compliance deadline on the horizon at the start of 2025, EU financial entities should be engaging in both internal and external preparations to meet their new regulatory obligations. The EU Digital...more
The deadline for EU countries to transpose the expanded cybersecurity directive, NIS 2, into national law is 17 October 2024, but the implementation status varies significantly from country to country. Some of the member...more
The U.K. Accelerated Settlement Taskforce Technical Group has published a draft recommendation report and consultation. The Taskforce was established to examine the case for the securities settlement cycle to be shortened...more
The British Virgin Islands (the BVI), along with most other major offshore jurisdictions, has introduced “economic substance” requirements for entities carrying on certain specified activities. This economic substance regime...more
In March, the Council of the European Union published the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD II), aimed at harmonising the rules on delegation, reporting and liquidity management, together with bringing in...more
Good Afternoon! This is Akin’s biweekly policy newsletter on space policy and regulatory developments, providing information on major space headlines and forthcoming space-related events and hearings...more
By 31 January 2024, as part of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, importers of cement, iron and steel, aluminium, fertilisers and hydrogen must report to the European Commission the embedded carbon emissions relating to...more
Welcome to the July – September 2023 issue of our Irish Quarterly Legal and Regulatory Developments report for asset management and investment funds. This report covers key dates and developments during the quarter, such...more