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Brexit & Financial Services: Preparing for the End of the Transition Period
This note discusses the European Banking Authority’s (EBA’s) report, published on July 23, 2025, which addresses whether and when EU non-bank entities should be allowed to deal with locally unregulated non-EU banks. In some...more
The European Commission has published legislative proposals to amend the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive and the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation. The proposals are part of the Commission's package of...more
Our monthly regulatory newsletter monitors all relevant developments regarding German and European regulatory law in English language. ...more
Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 on the prudential requirements of investment firms and Directive (EU) 2019/2034 on the prudential supervision of investment firms (collectively, "IFR/IFD Framework") significantly change the...more
30 June - The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) announced that the deadline for solo-regulated firms to have undertaken the first assessment of the fitness and propriety of their Certified Persons will be delayed from 9...more
3 February - The European Banking Authority (“EBA”) published a report on the benchmarking of diversity practices in credit institutions and investment firms under the CRD IV Directive (2013/36/EC)....more
Since it entered into force in 2018, the PRIIPs Regulation has raised a number of issues. These range from issues concerning the scope of the Regulation, in particular its application to corporate bonds and the impact this...more
What is it? The EU has finalised and issued a new framework for the prudential regulation of investment firms. It will set new classification for investment firms that will in turn determine which of the new capital...more
The European Banking Authority (“EBA”) has published its revised guidelines on outsourcing arrangements (“New Outsourcing Guidelines”). The New Outsourcing Guidelines are now awaiting to be officially translated into member...more
The Situation: The European Banking Authority ("EBA") published its Final Report on EBA Draft Guidelines on Outsourcing Arrangements ("Guidelines") on February 25, 2019, which will eventually replace the existing CEBS...more
SEC Announces the Formation and First Members of Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee - On November 9, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") announced the formation and first members of its Fixed...more
Financial Industry Developments - SEC Adopts T+2 Settlement Cycle for Securities Transactions - On March 22, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted an amendment to Rule 15c6-1(a), shortening the...more
In this newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset managers and...more
EBA 2014 Annual Report - On June 15, 2015, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published its annual report for 2014. The report provides an overview of the EBA's activities and achievements in 2014, including...more