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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -
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Regulatory Monitoring: EU version - August 2025

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Our monthly regulatory newsletter monitors all relevant developments regarding European regulatory law in English language. ECB: Opinion on the supervisory independence of Lietuvos bankas and the prevention of conflicts of...more

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Regulatory Monitoring - August 2025

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Our monthly regulatory newsletter monitors all relevant developments regarding German and European regulatory law in English language. BMF: Draft bill for the Banking Directive Implementation and Bureaucracy Relief Act...more

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EBA Clarifies Conditional Sale Agreements Cannot Confer Originator Status Under EUSR

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Overview On Aug. 8, 2025, the European Banking Authority (“EBA”) published a response to a 2021 query concerning whether an entity that manages or establishes a securitisation could qualify as an “originator” (and thereby be...more

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European Private Equity Market Recap – H1 2025

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Deal activity: Deal count has picked up through the first half of 2025, up 2% compared to the same period last year but still down 7% from H2 2024. With geopolitical tensions, investors and analysts alike are forecasting...more

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ESMA confirms switch toward single volume cap in October

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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a press release to confirm that, effective from October, the EU will transition from the current double volume cap (DVC) mechanism to a single volume cap...more

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EC consults on draft Delegated Regulation on fees payable to ESMA following BMR review

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The European Commission has published a proposed draft Delegated Regulation on supervisory fees under the revised EU Benchmarks Regulation...more

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UK Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regime

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The principal regulations governing offers of securities to the public and admissions of securities to trading on regulated markets in the United Kingdom, including the requirements for a prospectus, are contained in the UK...more

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EBA consults on revision to POG guidelines for ESG retail banking products

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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

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ESMA publishes technical advice on scope of CSDR settlement discipline regime

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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a final report and press release, providing technical advice to the European Commission (EC) on narrowing the scope of the Central Securities Depositories...more

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EC adopts amendments to transparency requirements under MiFIR Review

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The European Commission has adopted a Commission Delegated Regulation to amend regulatory technical standards (RTS) on transparency requirements. The MiFIR Review revised the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation...more

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SuperReturn International 2025: Four Key Takeaways

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Ropes & Gray attended the SuperReturn International conference in Berlin last week, which attracted over 5,500 decision makers from the private markets industry who came together to share their outlook for 2025 and beyond....more

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UK Securitisation Framework Update

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The UK Securitisation Framework came into force on 1 November 2024 and revoked the previous EU legislation that had been retained under UK law ("Previous UK SR"). The new regime represents a significant shift in the way that...more

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Benchmarks Regulation published in the Official Journal of EU

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Regulation (EU) 2025/914 amending the EU Benchmarks Regulation has been published in the Official Journal of the EU. The amending Regulation amends the scope of the rules for benchmarks...more

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ESMA issues guidelines on the enforcement of sustainability information

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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published official translations of the guidelines, on the enforcement of sustainability information under the Transparency Directive (for background, please see our...more

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Regulatory monitoring - April 2025

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1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION - a) General - (i) Germany - Bundesbank: Updated directories of credit institutions and their associations in Germany on banking related information (Aktualisiertes...more

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EU recommendations on ESG disclosures under the Benchmarks Regulation

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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a final report on the outcome of the 2024 Common Supervisory Action (CSA) on ESG disclosures under the Benchmarks Regulation (BMR). The CSA was conducted by...more

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ESMA publishes technical advice on research provisions under MiFID Delegated Directive

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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a final report setting out its technical advice to the European Commission on the amendments to the research provisions in the context of the Listing Act...more

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ECB opinion on moving to T+1

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The European Central Bank (ECB) has published its opinion of 31 March on the proposal to shorten the securities settlement cycle from two business days (T+2) to one business day after trading takes place (T+1), by amending...more

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Further suite of technical standards supplementing MiCAR published in the OJ

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Six Commission Delegated Regulations supplementing Regulation 2023/114 (the EU Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation) (MiCAR) have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJ), namely: Commission...more

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ESMA peer review on implementation of STS securitisation requirements

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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its peer review report on national competent authorities' (NCAs) supervision of simple, transparent and standardised (STS) securitisations. The report looks...more

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International Association of Insurance Supervisors Consults on Structural Shifts in the Life Insurance Sector

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Key Points - - The IAIS has issued a detailed analysis of the structural shifts in the life insurance sector related to the increasing allocation to alternative assets and prevalence of asset-intensive reinsurance...more

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MiCAR under the microscope - Part 7: Prudential and capital requirements for issuers of ARTs and CASPs

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In this edition of our "MiCAR under the microscope" series, we examine the prudential requirements, with a specific focus on the capital requirements that are applicable to issuers of ARTs and EMTS and CASPs under Regulation...more

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Deal Flow 5.0: 5 Things We Learned About European Tech Deal Terms in 2024

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In 2024, despite political and regulatory challenges, Europe's talent pool reached new heights, even amid funding shortages. Venture capital investment in European startups reached over $52B last year, aligning with the...more

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Setting up a Jersey Manager - The Options and Opportunities

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A Jersey manager is typically required to hold a "fund services business" licence, which can be obtained within weeks. There are broadly two types of licence: a "managed entity" licence and a "full codes" licence, each with...more

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FundsTrack: Private funds market insights - 2025 report

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We are delighted to present the 2025 edition of our award-nominated private funds report, "FundsTrack: Trends in the Private Funds Market." 2024 was yet again an interesting time for private funds. Multiple elections...more

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