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Welcome to the Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation....more
March 14, 2025 - The Bank Policy Institute sent a response to a request for information from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, which is developing an Artificial Intelligence Action Plan....more
Many governments are grappling with the question of how to regulate artificial intelligence to ensure it is adopted safely and used responsibly without hampering innovation. Governments have generally indicated similar...more
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
Welcome to the UK Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation....more
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
The European Union (EU) Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act), Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence and amending...more
1. Bank regulation - 1.1 Prudential Regulation - (a) General - (i) International - BCBS: Consultation on report regarding various technical amendments and FAQs - Status: Consultation - Deadline for the submission of...more
August 1, 2024- The European Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act), the world's first comprehensive regulation on artificial intelligence, which was designed to ensure that AI developed and used in the EU is trustworthy,...more
As part of our Technology Marathon webinar series, partners Kristin Lee, Mike Pierides, and Steven Stone recently discussed the increasing regulatory focus by financial regulators on artificial intelligence (AI). Here are...more
Welcome to the UK Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation. ...more
Partners Niall Esler and Shane Martin, along with senior associate Conor Daly and trainee solicitor Coleen Wegmann, have authored the Ireland chapter for Global Legal Insights Fintech 2023. They provide an up-to-date summary...more
31 July - ESG: The European Commission adopted a Commission Delegated Regulation, setting out the first set of European Sustainability Reporting Standards (“ESRS”), together with a Q&A (see press release). The ESRS specify...more
The EBA has launched a consultation on two RTS and ITS on the functioning of supervisory colleges under the CRD. These new technical standards will ensure that the Level 2 framework for the functioning of supervisory colleges...more
ECB in focus is our blog dedicated to the banking supervisory activities of the European Central Bank (ECB). We report on key developments in European banking regulation led by the ECB as part of the Single Supervisory...more
Welcome to the UK Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation. Key developments in April 2023: 28 April FCA Handbook: The Financial Conduct...more
ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION - The European Commission Reviews Its Informal Guidance Notice - On 24 May 2022, the European Commission (Commission) launched a public consultation to gather feedback from interested parties on the...more
UK and Singapore Financial Partnership on financial services HM Treasury has announced that it has agreed a new "Financial Partnership" between the UK and Singapore which will support increased financial services between the...more
As technology reshapes the banking industry, regulators are rising to the challenge. Digitalization is at the forefront of the challenges facing the banking industry as it undergoes a period of unprecedented upheaval....more
1 August - The Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") published an insight article on artificial intelligence ("AI") in the boardroom. The article considers various AI-related issues in the boardroom....more
3 April - The Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") published a press release, warning that it intends to take action against general insurance firms that fail to properly implement the rules aimed at increasing...more