Podcast: ESMA Report: Undue Pressure on Companies
The European Commission has published a proposed draft Delegated Regulation on supervisory fees under the revised EU Benchmarks Regulation...more
Welcome to the UK Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation....more
A Commission Delegated Regulation extending the transitional period laid down for third-country benchmarks has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union....more
EU Securitisation Regulation – the long-awaited final text of the recast risk retention regulatory technical standards (RTS) has been published in the Official Journal on 18 October 2023 and will enter into force on 7...more
On August 19, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) announced the publication of its response to a consultation on the European Commission’s (the “Commission”) proposals to amend the regime for the provision...more
26 February - HM Treasury published a report setting out the findings of the Kalifa Review of UK FinTech. The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published Handbook Notice 85, which sets out changes to the FCA Handbook...more
BMR: European Commission consults on equivalence for Japanese benchmarks - The European Commission is consulting on a draft Implementing Decision on the equivalence of the legal and supervisory framework applicable to...more
ESMA has published its response to the Commission’s review of the BMR, which gives an indication of the areas where changes to the regulation are more likely to be made. Key Points: ..ESMA’s response to the European...more
European Commission review will inform potential future legislative change. Key Points: ..The European Commission is seeking views on various aspects of the regime, and asking for feedback on areas in which improvements...more
Two equivalence decisions under the EU Benchmark Regulation have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The first decision declares as equivalent to the EU regime the legal and supervisory framework of...more
A series of ten Commission Delegated Regulations, comprising all of the Regulatory Technical Standards to supplement the EU Benchmarks Regulation, has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union....more