The European Banking Authority (EBA) published single rulebook Q&A relating to the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). The answers to the questions were given by the joint European Supervisory Authorities....more
1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION - a) General - (i) International - FSB: Plenary December 2024 - Status: Final - The FSB has set out the outcomes of its Plenary that met on 3 and 4 December. Points of...more
1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION - a) General - (i) Germany - BReg: Government draft on the Second Future Financing Act (Regierungsentwurf zum zweiten Zukunftsfinanzierungsgesetz) Status: Draft - The...more
1. Bank regulation - 1.1 Prudential Regulation - (a) General - (i) International - BCBS: Consultation on report regarding various technical amendments and FAQs - Status: Consultation - Deadline for the submission of...more
With under six months to go until the European Union Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) becomes applicable on 17 January 2025, DORA implementation projects are running full steam ahead. DORA lays down uniform...more
Beginning January 17, 2025, financial entities based in the European Union must have in place processes and policies, and mandatory contract provisions with their third-party technology vendors, that comply with the EU...more
The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) regulation is part of the European Union’s (EU) strategy to enhance the overall stability of the EU financial system by ensuring that financial entities are resilient to digital...more
The EU regulation on digital operational resilience for the financial sector (DORA) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 27 December 2022. It entered into force on 16 January 2023 and will apply from...more
Both the EU and the UK are taking steps to enhance the rules in the financial services sector to add a new layer of direct regulation for key technology providers to banks and other regulated financial services institutions –...more
29 September - The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published its perimeter report 2019/20, which provides an update on the issues raised in its 2018/19 report. A European Commission notice (2020/C 321/01) relating...more
The Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities has published a joint report on automation in financial advice. The Report follows the ESA's 2015 joint discussion paper and follow-up report in 2016. The Report...more
CFTC Comparability Determination on EU Margin Requirements and a Common Approach on Trading Venues - On October 13, 2017, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") announced determinations by the CFTC and the...more
Financial Industry Developments - Class Action Against Lending Club and WebBank Headed to Defeat - On Monday, January 31, 2017, a federal district court in the Southern District of New York granted a motion to...more