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The value of European banking M&A hits its highest point in a decade as lenders hunt for growth across the continent - A potential ramping-up in European banking M&A has become a hot topic as a lower net interest margin...more
The European Central Bank (ECB) has published a report clarifying the internal capital adequacy assessment process (ICAAP) and the internal liquidity adequacy assessment process (ILAAP), as well as the respective package...more
Our monthly regulatory newsletter monitors all relevant developments regarding German and European regulatory law in English language. In addition, we prepare an overview of articles and court decisions published in German...more
The European Commission has launched a targeted consultation on a possible digital euro. The EU is considering introducing a digital euro for retail payments, which would be available alongside cash. A decision has not yet...more
BCBS rules on NPL securitisations: PRA CP10/21 extended closing date The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has announced that it has extended the closing date, from 26 July 2021 to 9 August 2021, for responses to its June...more
UK Securitisation Regulation: HM Treasury review HM Treasury has published a call for evidence to inform its review of the retained EU law version of the EU Securitisation Regulation (UK Securitisation Regulation or "Sec...more
The European Central Bank has published a report by the Eurosystem High-Level Task Force on a digital euro. The digital euro would be a form of central bank digital currency. No decision has been taken yet to issue a digital...more
The European Central Bank has published its final Guide on the assessment methodology it will use to examine: (i) the internal model methods banks use to calculate exposures to counterparty credit risk; and (ii) the advanced...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority has published a final report and final draft Regulatory Technical Standards to further postpone the securities settlement discipline rules under the Central Securities...more
The European Central Bank, Banking Supervision division has published a guideline harmonizing the threshold for assessing the materiality of credit obligations past due for the purposes of default assessments under the EU...more
3 February - The European Banking Authority (“EBA”) published a report on the benchmarking of diversity practices in credit institutions and investment firms under the CRD IV Directive (2013/36/EC)....more
Refinements to the regulatory framework are needed before banks can make widespread use of securitization by European banks. Volumes of non-performing loans (NPLs) European banks have halved since 2015, driven by an...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
BREXIT - Post-Brexit options in the Luxembourg financial sector - Allen & Overy has published a list of available options for UK firms currently passporting their activities to Luxembourg or willing to provide services...more
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
The Situation: The European Central Bank ("ECB") has announced that it will set bank-specific supervisory expectations for the provisioning of non-performing loans ("NPLs") in a consistent way across comparable banks, which...more
The European Banking Authority has published a response following allegations by Caius Capital LLP that UniCredit S.p.A.'s regulatory capital treatment in respect of a 2008 issuance of convertible and subordinated hybrid...more
SEC Announces the Formation and First Members of Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee - On November 9, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") announced the formation and first members of its Fixed...more
On February 23, 2017, the European Banking Authority (“EBA“) published a report setting out its final draft regulatory technical standards (“RTS“) on strong customer authentication and common and secure communication under...more
The FCA and PRA announced changes to enforcement process with the aim of strengthening the transparency and effectiveness of enforcement decision-making processes. Some of the changes have already come into force, the rest...more
On 30 September 2015, the European Commission (the “Commission”) published a proposal for a regulation (the “Proposed Regulation”)1 intended to harmonise existing EU laws applying to securitisations (including proposed...more
FMLC Publishes Response on Bail-in Powers - In response to a consultation by HM Treasury, the UK's Financial Markets Law Committee (FMLC) published a letter on June 4 relating to the bail-in powers introduced by the...more