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The European Commission (EC) has adopted a Delegated Regulation supplementing the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) with regard to regulatory technical standards (RTS) specifying methods for identifying the main risk...more
The Bank of England and the UK Financial Conduct Authority have published a joint consultation paper proposing amendments to the UK EMIR trade repository reporting requirements, using their powers under article 9 of UK EMIR...more
The U.K. Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) recently launched a joint consultation on proposed amendments to the margin requirements for non-centrally cleared derivatives.1...more
The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have opened a consultation on margin requirements for non-centrally cleared derivatives. The proposals are to: - Make permanent the current...more
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) has published a press release providing an update on its workstreams. The BCBS states that it will publish by mid-2025 an update on the outcome of its work to prepare a suite...more
The UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have published updated Q&A covering changes to the UK European Market Infrastructure Regulation (UK EMIR) reporting requirements that go...more
Welcome to the Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation. Key developments in December 2023: 21 December - UK / Swiss Regulatory...more
On 18 December 2023, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) (together, the Regulators) published a joint policy statement (Policy Statement) on the UK’s bilateral margin requirements...more
In Consultation Paper 13/23 (CP 13/23), the UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority (“PRA”) sets out its “Margin requirements for non-centrally cleared derivatives: Amendments to BTS 2016/2251.”...more
The European Banking Authority has published final guidelines on the implementation of the structural FX provision under the Capital Requirements Regulation. The CRR requires institutions to calculate their net open positions...more
The Bank of England, U.K. Prudential Regulation Authority, U.K. Financial Conduct Authority and the Working Group on Sterling Risk-Free Reference Rates have published a set of documents outlining priorities and milestones for...more
The Prudential Regulation Authority has published a letter addressed to the Chair of the Working Group on Sterling Risk-Free Reference Rates. The letter responds to the Working Group's letter in October 2019 requesting...more
In 2012, the Wheatley Review recommended reform rather than replacement of LIBOR, on the basis that a transition to a new benchmark would pose an unacceptably high risk of financial instability. Reform came in the form of a...more
The U.K. Prudential Regulation Authority has issued a consultation on proposed additions to its Supervisory Statement on counterparty credit risk. The additions are intended to provide clarity to the market on how firms...more
BROKER-DEALER - FINRA Proposes Data Service for Corporate Bond New Issues - The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a proposed rule change to establish a...more
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal U.S., European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
During the prior two weeks, three financial authorities in the United Kingdom as well as the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission issued reports assessing distributed ledger technology and risks associated with the...more
DERIVATIVES - SEC Issues Statement on Swap Business Conduct Rules - On October 31, the Securities and Exchange Commission took an unusual additional step towards implementing its rules for security-based swaps (SBS) by...more
A consultation paper on incentives to centrally clear OTC derivatives has been jointly published by the Financial Stability Board, the International Organization of Securities Commissions, the Basel Committee on Banking...more
On July 19, 2018, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) published a white paper entitled "Initial Margin for Non-Centrally Cleared...more