News & Analysis as of

Financial Institutions Investment Firms Financial Services Industry

A&O Shearman

Regulatory monitoring - April 2025

A&O Shearman on

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

A&O Shearman

Regulatory monitoring: EU version Newsletter - December 2024

A&O Shearman on

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

A&O Shearman

Regulatory monitoring - December 2024

A&O Shearman on

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

K&L Gates LLP

How Do Your Internal Dispute Resolution Processes Stack Up?

K&L Gates LLP on

Financial firms are required to maintain clear internal dispute resolution (IDR) processes to allow customers to seek redress where they are dissatisfied with the firm’s products or services. Access to fair, timely and...more

A&O Shearman

UK Prudential Regulation Authority Consults on Restatement of UK Capital Requirements Regulation Rulebook Requirements

A&O Shearman on

The U.K. Prudential Regulation Authority has published a consultation on its proposals to restate, and in some cases modify, the U.K. Capital Requirements Regulation requirements relating to the definition of own funds in its...more

K&L Gates LLP

Digital Operational Resilience in the Financial Services Sector: EU and UK Update

K&L Gates LLP on

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

Pagefreezer

Website & Social Media Archiving to Comply with FINRA Books & Records Rules

Pagefreezer on

Investment firms and other financial institutions are subject to the strict recordkeeping and communication regulations laid out by both the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the Securities and Exchange...more

A&O Shearman

Regulatory monitoring - March 2024

A&O Shearman on

1. Bank regulation- 1.1 Prudential regulation- (a) General- (i) International- BCBS: Basel III monitoring report- Status: Final- BCBS has published its latest monitoring report setting out the impact of the Basel III...more

A&O Shearman

Regulatory monitoring: EU version Newsletter - March 2024

A&O Shearman on

1. Bank regulation- 1.1 Prudential regulation- (a) General- (i) International- BCBA: Basel III monitoring report- Status: Final- BCBS has published its latest monitoring report setting out the impact of the Basel III...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

State AGs and ESG: Political Whiplash for Policymakers and Investment Managers

After years of financial and investment firms solidifying their Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) bona fides, the political push-and-pull surrounding “woke” investing seems to be causing a significant withdrawal from...more

A&O Shearman

Regulatory monitoring: EU version - December 2023

A&O Shearman on

1. Bank regulation - 1.1 Prudential regulation - (a) General - (i) EU - EBA: Roadmap on strengthening the Prudential framework - Status: Final - The EBA has published its roadmap on the Banking Package, which...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Capital Ratio: Roundup of Upcoming UK Regulatory Reforms for Financial Institutions

UK regulators have recently announced a number of reforms for banks and other financial institutions. - On 23 November 2023, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) (together,...more

Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C.

SEC Enforcement Chief Issues Reminder Concerning Compliance Officer Liability

On Oct. 24, 2023, Gurbir Grewal, the Director of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Enforcement Division, spoke to the NY Bar Association Compliance Institute about his views concerning faltering public trust...more

A&O Shearman

Regulatory monitoring Newsletter - August 2023

A&O Shearman on

Our monthly regulatory newsletter monitors all relevant developments regarding German and European regulatory law in English language. In addition, we prepare an overview of articles and court decisions published in...more

A&O Shearman

UK Ancillary Activities Test On Track For Simplification From 2025

A&O Shearman on

The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Commodity Derivatives and Emission Allowances) Order 2023 was made on May 17, 2023. The Order, which enters into force on January 1, 2025, paves the way for the Financial Conduct...more

Hogan Lovells

Central Bank of Ireland publishes Dear CEO letter to payments industry

Hogan Lovells on

On 20 January 2023, the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) published a Dear CEO letter to the payments industry (Letter) detailing its findings from recent industry engagement. The Letter sets out certain required actions for...more

Hogan Lovells

Central Bank of Ireland Dear CEO letter - consumer protection in challenging economic times

Hogan Lovells on

The Central Bank of Ireland has issued a Dear CEO letter to all Irish regulated financial services providers reminding them of their consumer protection obligations in the context of the challenging economic outlook....more

A&O Shearman

UK Government Publishes Brexit Freedoms Bill Setting Deadline for Revocation of EU Law

A&O Shearman on

The U.K. Government has published the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill, known as the Brexit Freedoms Bill, which aims to repeal or assimilate retained EU law and abolish the principle of the supremacy of EU law in...more

Goodwin

Stress Test Scenarios Released for 2022

Goodwin on

In This Issue. The Federal Reserve Board of Governors (Federal Reserve), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) released stress test scenarios to assess...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

[Podcast] SFDR for Beginners

In this episode, the first in our three-part EU ESG Considerations for Beginners miniseries, Akin Gump financial regulatory partner Ezra Zahabi looks at the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) and what it means...more

Hogan Lovells

Financial institutions general regulatory news, June 2021 #3

Hogan Lovells on

The Financial Services Act 2021 (Commencement No 2) Regulations 2021 (SI 2021/739) have been published. The Regulations set out commencement dates for a number of provisions in the Financial Services Act 2021 (FS Act)....more

Hogan Lovells

Financial institutions general regulatory news, June 2021 #2

Hogan Lovells on

Financial Services Act 2021 (Commencement No 1) Regulations 2021 The Financial Services Act 2021 (Commencement No 1) Regulations 2021 (SI 2021/671) have been published. SI 2021/671 is a commencement regulation made under the...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Crypto in the Crosshairs: What Regulatory Themes Characterized 2020?

Latham & Watkins LLP on

Throughout 2020, cryptocurrencies experienced incremental progress towards the mainstream as institutional investors and financial institutions made positive statements about the nascent asset class, an increasing number of...more

Jones Day

Capital Relief for Software Assets: European Commission Amends Own Fund Requirements

Jones Day on

The Development: New Regulation (EU) 2020/2176 (the "Regulation") provides regulatory capital relief, allowing certain software assets to be considered when calculating Common Equity Tier 1 ("CET1") capital. It entered into...more

Goodwin

Fintech 2020: A Global Survey on the State of Financial Technology

Goodwin on

Letter from Our Co-Chairs - As the digital transformation of financial markets accelerates at breakneck speeds, fintech presents significant opportunities and challenges for both investors and innovators around the world. ...more

27 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 2

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide