In the past four months, the French judicial court has provided significant clarifications regarding the liability of digital asset service providers (DASPs) in managing their clients’ crypto-assets through three key rulings....more
10/11/2024
/ Corporate Liability ,
Cryptoassets ,
Digital Assets ,
Digital Service Providers ,
EU ,
France ,
Fraud ,
Liability ,
Limited Liability ,
Member State ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Third-Party Risk
In its 18 September 2024 ruling, the General Court of the European Union annulled the €1.5 billion fine that the European Commission had imposed on Google in 2019 for allegedly abusing its dominant position in online search...more
10/4/2024
/ Abuse of Dominance ,
Advertising ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Competition ,
Contract Terms ,
Corporate Fines ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Digital Marketplace ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Google ,
Infringement ,
Monopolization ,
Online Advertisements ,
Search Engines ,
Sherman Act ,
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) ,
Websites
On September 19th, 2024, the CSSF published its 2023 annual report, highlighting key regulatory challenges, particularly in the realm of crypto-assets following the implementation of the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation...more
9/25/2024
/ AML/CFT ,
Annual Reports ,
Banking Sector ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Cryptoassets ,
EU ,
European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) ,
Financial Action Task Force ,
Financial Markets ,
Luxembourg ,
New Regulations ,
Prudential Standards ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Securities Tokens ,
Supervision
On September 9, 2024, a mediator from the French Financial Markets Authority (AMF) issued conclusions regarding the dispute over the closure of a client’s securities account. The account was closed because the client had...more
The European Union (EU) Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act), Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence and amending...more
8/12/2024
/ Amended Regulation ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Brokers ,
Compliance Dates ,
Effective Date ,
EIOPA ,
EU ,
EU Directive ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Commission ,
European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Insurance Brokers ,
International Harmonization ,
Investment Adviser ,
Lenders ,
Member State ,
Nonbank Firms ,
Retail Investors ,
Third-Party Service Provider
The publication by the Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) on (a) 17 July 2024 of the second batch of implementing materials and (b) 26 July 2024 of the sub-contracting of information and...more
7/30/2024
/ Banking Sector ,
Compliance ,
Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Digital Services ,
EU ,
European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) ,
Information Sharing ,
Regulation Technical Standards (RTS) ,
Risk Management ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
UK
The EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act is set to become the world’s first comprehensive regulation on AI. After extensive negotiations, the European Parliament, Commission, and Council reached a political agreement on the AI...more
7/19/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Compliance ,
Educational Institutions ,
Effective Date ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Council ,
European Parliament ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Infrastructure ,
Member State ,
New Legislation ,
Public Servants ,
Risk Mitigation
On June 30, 2024, the new Markets in Crypto-assets (MiCA) regulation, which affects stablecoins in the European Union, went into effect. This client alert outlines the critical obligations and considerations for stablecoin...more
Welcome to the second edition of our Horizon Scan for 2024: key recent and expected funds, regulatory, and tax developments to look out for. As before, we focus on the most important developments and changes that we expect to...more
5/24/2024
/ Climate Change ,
Cross-Border ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EU ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fund Managers ,
Investment Funds ,
Private Funds ,
Private Investment Funds ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Reporting Requirements ,
SFDR ,
Sustainability ,
Sustainable Business Practices ,
Sustainable Finance ,
Transitional Arrangements ,
UK
The new EU Artificial Intelligence Act (“AI Act”) is a risk-based framework, ranging from outright prohibitions on certain types of systems to light regulation of others. The AI Act sets out to define AI systems, their levels...more
In our previous alert “Acquiring or Investing in EU Crypto-Asset Businesses: MiCA’s Impact,” we discussed the impact of the European Union (EU) Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) on the acquisition or investment in EU...more
4/18/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Cryptoassets ,
Digital Assets ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Investment ,
Popular ,
Regulation Technical Standards (RTS) ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Standards
The Digital Markets Act (DMA) regulation of September 14, 2022, along with the Digital Services Act (DSA) regulation, represents one of the major digital initiatives of the European Union.
Gradually applicable since May 2,...more
3/15/2024
/ Amazon ,
Apple ,
Big Tech ,
Compliance ,
Digital Marketplace ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Instant Messaging Apps ,
Microsoft ,
New Regulations ,
Online Advertisements ,
Online Marketplace ,
Online Platforms ,
Search Engines ,
Statutory Violations ,
Technology Sector ,
TikTok