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Crypto-Assets: AMF Aligns with Six Sets of European Supervisory Guidelines under MiCA Regulation

Goodwin on 5/15/2025

As part of the implementation of the European Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), the French Financial Markets Authority (AMF) has announced its compliance with six sets of guidelines adopted by European Supervisory...more

AFME EU and UK Approaches to Greenwashing Enforcement in the Financial Market: A Comparison

Paul Hastings LLP on 1/30/2025

The briefing contains a mapping exercise and analysis of the approach taken by the European Supervisory Authorities and the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority to address risks or concerns relating to such greenwashing. The...more

European Supervisory Authorities and European Central Bank Publishes Results of "Fit-For-55" Climate Stress Test

A&O Shearman on 12/3/2024

The European Supervisory Authorities (European Securities and Markets Authority, European Banking Authority, and European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority) and the European Central Bank have published the results...more

European Supervisory Authorities Publish Joint Guidelines on System for Exchange of Information Relevant to Fit and Proper...

A&O Shearman on 11/26/2024

The European Supervisory Authorities (the European Securities and Markets Authority, European Banking Authority, and European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority) published joint guidelines on the system for the...more

EU Standardization Supporting the Artificial Intelligence Act

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 10/8/2024

With the EU’s AI Act having entered into force on August 1, 2024, companies now need to focus on its implementation. Although the AI Act will not be fully enforceable until August 2, 2027, some obligations will become binding...more

DORA: Just Over Three Months Until Take Off

Latham & Watkins LLP on 9/30/2024

The deadline is fast approaching for in-scope financial entities and their ICT service providers to conform to the EU’s new digital operational resilience regulation. With effect from 17 January 2025, a broad range of EU...more

Global Legal Insights FinTech 2024: Ireland chapter

Walkers on 9/27/2024

The Irish government has been supportive of the development of the financial services sector in Ireland and this extends to fintech. The government’s strategy for the development of Ireland’s international financial services...more

Cadwalader Climate - June 2024 #3

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 6/18/2024

In this week’s edition, our focus remains on carbon credits where the first ever set of “Core Carbon Principles”-labelled carbon credits were approved. The three European supervisory authorities publish their final reports on...more

Greenwashing in sustainable finance – key takeaways from EU developments

A&O Shearman on 7/27/2023

There are useful takeaways for EU and non-EU firms arising from the European Supervisory Authorities’ (ESA) latest thinking on greenwashing. In June 2023, the ESAs issued progress reports examining greenwashing risks and...more

European Financial Regulators Define Greenwashing, Outline Risks and Propose Mitigation Approaches

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 7/18/2023

In progress reports to the European Commission (EC) published on June 1, 2023, the European Banking Authority (EBA), European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) and European Securities and Markets Authority...more

EU Supervisory authorities launch consultation on the first batch of ICT security documentation under DORA

A&O Shearman on 6/29/2023

The European Banking Authority (EBA), the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) (together the European Supervisory authorities or ESAs)...more

European Supervisory Authorities Publish Joint Advice on the Review of the Securitisation Prudential Framework

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 12/21/2022

On 12 December 2022, the three European Supervisory Authorities (“EBA,” “EIOPA” and “ESMA”) published a joint advice on the review of the securitisation prudential framework....more

ESG Update – Recent developments in the area of financial sustainability regulation

Hogan Lovells on 10/12/2022

This publication provides an overview of the latest developments in the area of financial sustainability regulation, in particular on the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority’s conference on sustainable finance, its...more

Operational resilience regulatory framework in Europe

Hogan Lovells on 3/25/2021

In recent years, operational resilience has come under the spotlight of financial regulators globally, leading to a proliferation of new regulation. The sheer number of publications on this topic can be confusing for...more

ESMA’s Post-Brexit Regime for UK Investment Firms Revisited—‘Equivalence’ or Direct Regulation?

A&O Shearman on 10/22/2020

The European Union’s financial regulatory regime for third-country access in many sectors relies on a framework of “equivalence,” whereby institutions based in approved non-EU countries with similar standards may have varying...more

The EU proposed digital operational resilience regulation

Hogan Lovells on 10/20/2020

The European Commission has published a proposed Regulation on digital operational resilience within the financial services sector in the EU. This will replace and harmonise existing guidance in relation to ICT and security...more

THE DELTA REPORT - Derivatives Newsletter - October 2020: The ESMA Report on pension scheme arrangements

White & Case LLP on 10/13/2020

From the very early days of Regulation (EU) 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories "EMIR", as amended by Regulation (EU)...more

Regulation Round Up - July 2020

Proskauer Rose LLP on 8/7/2020

30 July - The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) updated its webpage on the High Court business interruption insurance test case. The Prudential Regulation Authority (“PRA”) published a consultation paper (CP11/20)...more

Key Regulatory Topics: Weekly Update 13 December 2019 - 19 December 2019

A&O Shearman on 12/27/2019

CAPITAL MARKETS - Please see Conduct for an update on the IOSCO report on conflicts of interests and risks during the debt capital raising process - FCA publish Primary Market Bulletin - On 17 December 2019, the FCA...more

Key Regulatory Topics: Weekly Update 6 December 2019 - 12 December 2019

A&O Shearman on 12/17/2019

BREXIT - Please see the Consumer/Retail section for an update on the FCA’s Quarterly Consultation Paper, which discusses Brexit-related changes to the Handbook & new EU binding technical standards (BTS) following the...more

Key Regulatory Topics: Weekly Update 15 November 2019 - 21 November 2019

A&O Shearman on 11/26/2019

BREXIT - EC outlines plans for sustainable finance and proposes extension to the temporary equivalence regime for UK CCPs post-Brexit - On 15 November, the EC published a speech by Mr Dombrovskis, European Commissioner...more

Key Regulatory Topics: Weekly Update 8 - 14 November 2019

A&O Shearman on 11/20/2019

UPCOMING SEMINARS - Convergence, divergence and disturbance: What’s next for financial regulation in Europe? On 19 November, 8.30am to 9.30am, a panel of A&O’s European regulatory partners will discuss issues facing their...more

Key Regulatory Topics: Weekly Update 4 October 2019 – 10 October 2019

A&O Shearman on 10/21/2019

BREXIT - FCA’s instructions on use of its Financial Instruments Transparency System - On 10 October, the FCA published instructions on its Financial Instruments Transparency System (FITRS). The system has been built to...more

Regulation Round Up - July 2019

Proskauer Rose LLP on 8/5/2019

1 July - The Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") published a policy statement (PS19/19) setting out the final 2019/20 regulatory fees and levies. The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority ("EIOPA")...more

Key Regulatory Topics: Weekly Update 19 July– 25 July 2019

A&O Shearman on 8/2/2019

BREXIT - Draft Over the Counter Derivatives, Central Counterparties and Trade Repositories (Amendment etc and Transitional Provision) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 laid before Parliament On 25 July, the draft Over the...more

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