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Nota Bene Episode 135: Europe Q3 Check In: Brexit, Data Protection, and Block Exemption Regulations with Oliver Heinisch
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Nota Bene Episode 123: Europe Q2 Check In - Brexit Updates and Antitrust Laws in the Digital Economy with Oliver Heinisch
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Nota Bene Episode 102: Examining European Union State Aid in the Face of COVID and Brexit with Jacques Derenne and Robert Klotz
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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
The European Commission unveiled new measures to help Member States ramp up defence spending by 2030 among mounting concerns about Europe's security. The proposals reflect a renewed push to coordinate spending and provide...more
After years of negotiation and technical debate, the European Union’s Faster and Safer Tax Relief of Excess Withholding Taxes Directive (“FASTER Directive”)—aimed at streamlining and harmonizing withholding tax (WHT) relief...more
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
Securitisation of subscription finance facilities is en vogue in fund finance. We have written previously on this topic, offering a primer on capital call securitisations and a Q&A regarding a first publicly rated cash...more
The Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/379 has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The EU Capital Requirements Directive requires competent authorities to conduct an annual assessment of...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published technical standards in relation to the Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR) Refit. There are three final reports with the draft technical...more
The European Commission (EC) has published a call for evidence on targeted amendments to the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) to adjust the prudential treatment of securities financing transactions (SFTs) under the net...more
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/215 has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, extending EU equivalence for U.K. CCPs under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR)...more
The European Commission has extended its equivalence determination for U.K. central counterparties under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation until June 30, 2028...more
The European Commission has produced the first leg of its long awaited consultation on the function of the EU Securitisation Framework ("ESF") in the form of a paper setting out consultation questions....more
I. IMPLEMENTING BASEL III THROUGH THE CRR III REGULATION - The Basel III standards comprise a package of reforms that were largely agreed by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision ("BCBS") in December 2017 and set out...more
On 24 May 2023, the European Commission (the "Commission") adopted and published its retail investment strategy ("RIS") a key tenet of its Capital Markets Union Action Plan (the "CMU Action Plan"). One of the core objectives...more
On 14 February 2023, the European Banking Authority (the “EBA”) published its final report on draft regulatory technical standards (“Final RTS”) specifying the criteria for the underlying exposures in STS securitisations to...more
On 28 July 2022, the European Banking Authority (the “EBA”) published a Consultation Paper on draft regulatory technical standards (“RTS”) specifying the criteria for the underlying exposures in on-balance-sheet STS...more
CMU: European Commission toolkit of indicators for monitoring progress The European Commission has published a staff working document containing a toolkit of indicators for monitoring progress on the Capital Markets Union...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 Commission’s High-Level Forum on the Capital Markets Union has published an interim report setting out its vision for the future of European capital markets. The CMU is an EU initiative which aims to enhance...more
1 March - The Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") published general insurance value measures data in relation to 36 insurers (including both UK and EEA firms) for the year ending 31 August 2017. The data is aimed at...more
FCA bans firms' use of restrictive contractual clauses for future primary market services - On 27 June 2017, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its Policy Statement PS17/13 'Investment and corporate banking:...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
Financial Industry Developments - SEC Adopts Final Rules to Facilitate Intrastate and Regional Securities Offerings - On October 26, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted rules designed to modernize...more
The global dislocation in the financial markets which began in 2007 prompted a decrease in lending and an increase in regulation in the European and the US economies, amongst others. This paper looks at recent initiatives...more
On September 30, simultaneously to its publication of the Capital Markets Union (CMU) Action Plan (see the October 9 edition of Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest for further information on the CMU), the European Commission...more
On 30 September, the European Commission released its Action Plan for a Capital Markets Union (the “Action Plan”). The Capital Markets Union (“CMU”) is one of the key elements of the broader Investment Plan for Europe...more