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The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published three consultation papers under Directive 2013/36 (CRD IV), as amended by Directive 2024/169 (CRD VI), relating to the regulatory requirements for third country branches...more
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published a consultation paper proposing amendments to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 241/2014 on the timing for the application for prior permission to reduce own funds and...more
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) has released a horizon-scanning report examining the interconnections between banks and non-bank financial intermediaries (NBFIs)...more
On 15 July 2025, HM Treasury, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published consultation papers proposing possibly significant reforms to the Senior Managers and Certification...more
The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has announced it will be reviewing the Loan to Income (LTI) flow limit requirements, following the Financial Policy Committee's (FPC) recommendation, as stated in its July financial...more
The Bank of England's Financial Policy Committee (FPC) has published its July financial stability report alongside the record of its 27 June meeting. After assessing the risks to the UK financial system, the FPC reports that...more
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published a consultation paper on its draft guidelines for managing third-party risk with regards to non-ICT related services. The guidelines will revise and update its prior 2019...more
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published a consultation paper on its draft guidelines on ancillary services undertakings (ASUs) specifying the criteria for the identification of activities referred to in Article...more
The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published its final policy statement in relation to amendments being made to the UK framework on capital buffers. Together with the Capital Buffers and Macro-prudential...more
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published two consultation papers under the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR), as amended by the revised Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR III). The first consultation paper...more
The Single Resolution Board (SRB) has published updated operational guidance, accompanied by a press release, on the solvent wind-down (SWD) of trading books. The guidance is intended to outline the scope and key expectations...more
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has issued its final guidelines, accompanied by a press release, on the treatment of acquisition, development and construction (ADC) exposures to residential property under Article 126a of...more
The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has issued final policy statement PS10/25, setting out the annual fees for the 2025/26 financial year, following the consultation in April (CP8/25). The final policy introduces...more
The European Supervisory Authorities (the European Banking Authority, European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority and the European Securities and Markets Authority) have launched a joint consultation on their joint...more
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published its spring 2025 risk assessment report alongside a press release, outlining key developments and emerging risks within the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA). The...more
The Bank of England (BoE) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) have published a series of annual reports, which are set out below. - BoE Annual Report and Accounts. The BoE has set out its strategic investment...more
The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published consultation paper CP13/25 proposing amendments to the credit union investment rules to permit investments in credit union service organisations (CUSOs). The proposals...more
The Council of the EU and the European Parliament have announced they have reached a political agreement on the legislative package to reform the crisis management and deposit insurance framework for banks in the EU. The...more
When crafting an entry into the U.S. markets, U.K. and European financial institutions need to carefully plan an appropriate strategy. Sebastian Barling, host of “The Capital Ratio” is joined by financial institutions...more
The Bank of England (BoE) has announced it has renewed its statement of commitment to the FX Global Code, based on the revised code dated December 2024. The FX Global Code outlines principles of good practice in the foreign...more
On June 23, the Federal Reserve Board announced that reputational risk will no longer be a component of its bank-examination program. The same day, the Board released a revised edition of its Guidelines for Rating Risk...more
The UK Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery) has upheld the Financial Conduct’s Authority’s (FCA) decision to take action against two former executives of a bank for being “knowingly concerned” in the bank’s breach of the listing...more
The Bank of England (BoE) has published a feedback statement in response to its December 2024 discussion paper on transitioning to a repo-led operating framework. The discussion paper proposed changes to the Sterling Monetary...more
The draft UK Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Capital Buffers and Macro-prudential Measures) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 were laid before the UK parliament and have been published, alongside an...more
The UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority (“PRA”) has published its final rules and policies in relation to its approach to supervising branches and subsidiaries of international banks headquartered, or part of a group based,...more