The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its peer review report on national competent authorities' (NCAs) supervision of simple, transparent and standardised (STS) securitisations. The report looks...more
On 13 September 2019, the European Banking Authority (the “EBA”) updated its guidance in respect of the Securitisation Regulation[1] by publishing an answer to a question submitted to it in November 2018 by the Association...more
Global Regulators Increasingly Shifting Focus to Cryptocurrency - After years of allowing cryptocurrency transactions to fly under the radar, financial market regulators are beginning to turn their attention to virtual...more
CFTC Comparability Determination on EU Margin Requirements and a Common Approach on Trading Venues - On October 13, 2017, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") announced determinations by the CFTC and the...more
Financial Industry Developments - Prohibition on Dealing or Investing in Industrial or Commercial Metals - On January 3, 2017, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the "OCC") finalized a rule that...more