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The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published a discussion paper on fees to validate pro forma models under the revised European Market Infrastructure Regulation (known as EMIR 3). EMIR 3 requires that counterparties...more
The European Central Bank(ECB) has published FAQs on initial margin (IM) model approvals under EMIR 3. EMIR 3 requires, for the first time in the EU, counterparties to apply for authorisation before using, or adopting a...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
1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION - a) General - (i) Germany - BReg: Government draft on the Second Future Financing Act (Regierungsentwurf zum zweiten Zukunftsfinanzierungsgesetz) Status: Draft - The...more
1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION a) General - (i) EU - EBA: Opinion on measures in accordance with Article 458 CRR following a notification by the De Nederlandsche Bank - Status: Final - The EBA has published an...more
The Council of the European Union and European Parliament have reached provisional political agreement on the latest revisions to the European Market Infrastructure Regulation, publishing on February 14, 2024, the agreed text...more
1. Bank regulation - 1.1 Prudential regulation - The ESRB has published a speech by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB and Chair of the ESRB, on its first general warning about financial stability risks that it published...more
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EU Regulatory Technical Standards postponing the implementation deadline of the settlement discipline regime under the Central Securities Depositories Regulation have been published in the Official Journal of the European...more
CFTC Indicates Willingness to Help Incubate Fintech - On February 21, 2017, J. Christopher Giancarlo, the acting chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC"), has diverged from other U.S. federal...more
Financial Industry Developments - Class Action Against Lending Club and WebBank Headed to Defeat - On Monday, January 31, 2017, a federal district court in the Southern District of New York granted a motion to...more
Financial Industry Developments - Prohibition on Dealing or Investing in Industrial or Commercial Metals - On January 3, 2017, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the "OCC") finalized a rule that...more
SEC Adopts Rules for Enhanced Regulatory Framework for Securities Clearing Agencies - On September 28, 2016 the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") voted to adopt new rules to establish "enhanced standards for the...more
Agencies Issue Proposal on Method to Adjust Threshold for Exempting Small Loans from Special Appraisal Requirements - On July 22, 2016, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal Reserve Board and the Office...more
European Commission Adopts Delegated Regulation on Presentation of Investment Recommendations and Disclosure of Conflict of Interest Under MAR - The European Commission has adopted a Delegated Regulation supplementing...more
On July 28, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published a chart setting out the key metrics used to identify global systemically important institutions (G-SIIs) in the EU. The chart contains information on the size,...more