Podcast: ESMA Report: Undue Pressure on Companies
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a peer review report assessing the authorisation and supervision of a crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation...more
ESMA has published its final report on the CSA on the integration of sustainability risks and disclosures in the investment fund sector and a thematic note on sustainability-related claims focusing on ESG credentials. ...more
On 12 June 2025, ESMA published its principles on third-party risk supervision which are designed to assist supervisory authorities to identify, assess and supervise the third-party risks of EU entities operating across the...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a comprehensive set of principles, accompanied by a press release, aimed at strengthening the supervision of third-party risks across the EU financial sector....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
Antitrust and Competition - European Commission Launches Evaluation of the Geo-Blocking Regulation - On 11 February 2025, the European Commission launched a call for evidence to seek stakeholders’ views on the Geo-Blocking...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its peer review report on national competent authorities' (NCAs) supervision of simple, transparent and standardised (STS) securitisations. The report looks...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published official translations of its guidelines on situations in which a third-country firm is deemed to solicit clients established or situated in the EU and...more
On 18 September 2024, the General Court of the European Union (General Court) largely upheld the fine imposed by the European Commission (Commission) finding that a global tech company had engaged in predatory pricing of its...more
Long IT sub-contracting chains can make it hard for financial institutions to understand the vulnerabilities in their IT estate and the location of key functions (where these may be located in entities who do not have a...more
Antitrust and Competition - The European Commission to Take Action to Address Territorial Supply Constraints - On 24 May 2024, the EU Commissioner for Competition, Margrethe Vestager, announced that the European Commission...more
Antitrust and Competition - The European Commission Carried Out Unannounced Inspections in the Tires Sector - On 30 January 2024, the Commission conducted dawn raids at the premises of several companies active in the tires...more
Our monthly regulatory newsletter monitors all relevant developments regarding European regulatory law in English language. Furthermore, we produce detailed briefings to cover key developments in the field of financial...more
ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION - Commission Adopted the Revised Informal Guidance Notice for Novel or Unresolved Competition Issues - Following a public consultation, the European Commission (Commission) published on 3 October...more
27 May - The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published a new webpage that explains that it is allowing firms to defer individuals' uncompleted continuing professional development (“CPD”) hours to the next CPD year in...more
The Hogan Lovells’ Corporate Insurance Newsletter for August has been published. This provides a round-up of UK, EU and international regulatory developments relevant to UK based insurance market participants. ...more
Financial Industry Developments - Prohibition on Dealing or Investing in Industrial or Commercial Metals - On January 3, 2017, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the "OCC") finalized a rule that...more