Speed Reader: FIA Europe’s Simon Puleston Jones making his way through MiFID II
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
The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published its consultation paper (CP9/25) on the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive Organisational Regulation (MiFID Org Reg). The PRA proposes to restate the current...more
Following an HM Treasury policy statement, the FCA has published a consultation paper proposing amendments to some of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MIFID) conduct of business and systems and controls rules...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published advice from the Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group (SMSG) on the ESMA consultation paper on draft technical advice on investment research. The technical...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
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority published a Dear CEO letter setting out its strategy for providers and distributors of contract for differences over the next two years. The FCA's planned work relates to: - Consumer...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority has published a feedback statement providing an overview of responses received from stakeholders to its public consultation on the future selection of consolidated tape providers....more
On 26 November 2024, the PRA and the FCA published a joint Consultation Paper on changes to the remuneration rules (PRA CP16/24, FCA CP24/24). The changes are relevant to banks, building societies, and PRA-designated...more
1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION - a) General - (i) International - FSB: 2024 list of global systemically important banks - Status: Final - The FSB has published a 2024 list of global systemically...more
At her inaugural Mansion House speech on 14 November 2024, the Chancellor of the Exchequer outlined a number of key policy initiatives for the UK financial services sector. This note sets out the main initiatives, which...more
Background On 14 November 2024, the United Kingdom’s Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered a speech setting out the UK Government’s vision to grow and enhance the competitiveness of the financial services sector (the...more
The draft Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Products (Retail Disclosure) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 have been published, together with an explanatory memorandum. The Regulations make transitional amendments to...more
The Council of the European Union has adopted the Listing Act legislative package, marking the final step in the decision-making process. The package consists of: (i) a regulation amending the Prospectus Regulation, Market...more
1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION - a) General - (i) EU - EBA: Opinion on measures in accordance with Article 458 CRR following a notification by the De Nederlandsche Bank - Status: Final - The EBA has...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
December 2023 saw the publication by the EU of the near-final version of its ‘Banking Package’ that makes significant changes to the Capital Requirements Directive known as ‘CRD VI’. This article is going to focus on the CRD...more
1. Bank regulation - 1.1 Prudential regulation - (a) General - (i) EU - ECB: Memorandum of Cooperation between ECB and CAs on third-country bank supervision - Status: Final - The ECB has published a Memorandum of...more
Of particular note this week in the EU, the Council adopted the legislative package to strengthen market data transparency which includes changes to the EU’s trading rules on market data, payment for order flow and commodity...more
In our annual financial services Horizon Scanning webinar, our regulatory team provided an overview of upcoming and expected changes for UK firms. Partners from our UK team considered regulatory updates on the horizon for...more
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
In recent years, there has been an increased interest in Poland in the services of so-called "family offices", ie private wealth management. Undoubtedly, the demand for such services has grown with the increased affluence...more
A new decree no. 2023-813 of 22 August 2023 (the Decree) just amended the French definition of the MiFID service of reception and transmission of orders (the RTO Service) since 1st September 2023....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
Hailed as a landmark piece of legislation and a once in a generation reform to the UK financial services sector, the new Financial Services and Markets Act 2022-2023 which received Royal Assent on 29 June 2023 aims to bolster...more
On 13 June the European Commission (the Commission) published a new package of measures to bolster the EU sustainable finance framework. Its aim is to: “ensure that the EU sustainable finance framework continues to...more