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EC consults on the treatment of equity exposures under legislative programmes

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The European Commission has published a targeted consultation, accompanied by a press release, on a draft communication regarding the prudential treatment of equity investments by banks under legislative programmes in Article...more

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EU Defence Readiness Omnibus: New Investment Pathways for Private Capital

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The European Commission (EC) released a communication on 17 June 2025 to introduce the “Defence Readiness Omnibus”, the latest in a series of legislative “Omnibus” packages presented by the EC in 2025. The Defence Omnibus...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 CSDR Refit first set of technical standards published

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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

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Adoption of the European Commission's retail investment strategy

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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

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Überarbeitung der AIFM- und UCITS-Richtlinie: Aktueller Stand und Ausblick

EU-Kommission, Parlament und Rat treten in die entscheidende Phase ihrer Beratungen über eine Neufassung der AIFM- und der UCITS-Richtlinie ein. Änderungen sind insbesondere bei den Themen Auslagerung, Darlehensfonds und...more

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The UK PRA’s Priorities for Insurance Supervision in 2023

The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) laid out its priorities for insurance supervision this year in a 10 January 2023 Priorities Letter. In this newsletter, we summarise the broad themes emerging from the Priorities...more

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Latest EU Russian Sanctions Expand Sector Restrictions and Add Designated Individuals and Entities

On 16 December 2022, the European Union (EU) adopted a ninth package of sanctions against Russia. These impose an asset freeze on almost 200 additional individuals and entities pursuant to Council Regulation No. 269/20141...more

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European Supervisory Authorities Launch Call for Evidence on the EU's Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Products...

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The European Supervisory Authorities have launched a call for evidence on the EU's Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Products Regulation. The PRIIPs Regulation requires manufacturers of PRIIPs to produce a...more

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European Commission Seeks Stakeholders’ Input to Develop its Renewed Sustainable Finance Strategy

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On 8 April 2020, the European Commission (Commission) launched a consultation on its Renewed Sustainable Finance Strategy (Strategy), which will be the main policy framework towards stimulating green investments and fully...more

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EIB and European Commission Launches Advisory Service to Help Cities Plan Investments

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On November 28, 2017, the European Investment Bank (“EIB“) and the European Commission launched UBRIS (for “Urban Investment Support“), an urban advisory service with the goal of assisting cities in member states in accessing...more

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Regulation Round Up - February 2017

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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

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UCITS V Directive—Overview and Practical Implications

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Changes to the UCITS Directive (known as “UCITS V”) were published in the Official Journal of the European Union and came into force on 17 September 2014. EU Member States are required to transpose UCITS V into national law...more

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European Commission publishes plans for a Capital Markets Union

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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

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European Commission Adopts Delegated Regulation Amending Solvency II Delegated Regulation on Treatment of infrastructure and ELTIF...

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The European Commission has adopted a Delegated Regulation amending the Solvency II Delegated Regulation (EU 2015(35)) concerning the calculation of regulatory capital requirements for several categories of assets held by...more

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