1. Bank regulation -
1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION -
a) General -
(i) Germany -
BaFin: Report on risks in focus 2025 (Report über Risiken im Fokus 2025) Status: Final -
BaFin has published its annual report on the risks it...more
1. Bank regulation -
1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION -
a) General -
(i) EU -
EC: Communication on EU competitiveness compass -
Status: Final -
The EC has published a communication on a Competitiveness Compass for the EU,...more
The new Regulation (EU) 2024/886 on instant credit transfers in euros (IPR), amending the so-called SEPA Regulation, is here, and it’s time to gear up! Effective from April 8, 2024, the first set of obligations kicks in on...more
1/15/2025
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Banking Sector ,
Compliance ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Eurozone ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Payment Systems ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements
In order to increase the use of instant credit transfers in euros at Union level, the EU legislators have amended Regulation (EU) No 260/2012 establishing technical and business requirements for credit transfers and direct...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
1/6/2025
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Banking Sector ,
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) ,
Capital Markets ,
Cybersecurity ,
Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investment Firms ,
Investment Funds ,
IOSCO ,
Payment Systems ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Real Estate Investments ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Stock Exchange ,
UCITS
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
1/6/2025
/ Banking Sector ,
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) ,
Capital Markets ,
Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EU ,
EU Directive ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Final Guidance ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investment Firms ,
Investment Funds ,
IOSCO ,
MiFID ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Stock Exchange ,
Technology Sector ,
UK
The Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 on Markets in Crypto-assets (MiCAR) has further expanded the panel of regulated entities by introducing the regulatory status of Issuers of Asset Reference Tokens (ART Issuers) and crypto-asset...more
12/12/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Asset Tokens ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
EU ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Taxonomy ,
Technology ,
UK ,
UK Cryptoassets Taskforce
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
12/2/2024
/ Banking Sector ,
Capital Markets ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
FATF ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Investment ,
MiFID ,
MiFIR ,
Payment Services Directive ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Sustainable Finance ,
UK
1. Bank regulation -
1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION -
a) General -
(i) Germany -
BReg: Government draft on the Second Future Financing Act (Regierungsentwurf zum zweiten Zukunftsfinanzierungsgesetz)
Status: Draft -
The...more
12/2/2024
/ Banking Sector ,
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) ,
Capital Markets ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Germany ,
Investment Funds ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
UK
1. Bank regulation -
1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION -
a) General -
(i) EU -
ESRB: Speech on old and new frontiers of the ESRB: Systemic risk, non-banks and data analysis -
Status: Final -
The ESRB has published a speech by...more
11/4/2024
/ Banking Sector ,
Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) ,
ESRB ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
UK
1. Bank regulation -
1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION -
a) General
(i) EU -
ESRB: Speech on old and new frontiers of the ESRB: Systemic risk, non-banks and data analysis -
Status: Final -
The ESRB has published a...more
11/4/2024
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
BaFin ,
Banking Sector ,
Capital Markets ,
ESRB ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
FATF ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FSB ,
Germany ,
Liquidity ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Risk Management ,
Securitization ,
Solvency II
1. Bank regulation -
1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION -
a) General -
(i) EU -
EC: Report on the future of European competitiveness Status: Final -
The EC has published a report on the future of European competitiveness,...more
10/2/2024
/ BaFin ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Capital Markets ,
Capital Markets Authority ,
EU ,
European Central Bank ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Germany ,
Investment ,
Prudential Standards ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Risk Management
1. Bank regulation -
1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION -
a) General -
(i) EU -
EC: Report on the future of European competitiveness Status: Final -
The EC has published a report on the future of European competitiveness,...more
10/2/2024
/ Banking Sector ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Payment Services Directive ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
UK
The Digital Operational Resilience Act EU 2022/2554 (DORA) constitutes a groundbreaking EU regulation designed to establish a unified framework for bolstering cybersecurity and operational resilience within the financial...more
9/10/2024
/ Banking Sector ,
Compliance ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Insurance Industry ,
Investment Management ,
Legislative Agendas ,
New Legislation ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements
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
9/4/2024
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
BaFin ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Capital Markets ,
Capital Markets Authority ,
Commission Delegated Regulation ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
FATF ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Germany ,
Investment ,
MiFID ,
MiFIR ,
Prudential Standards ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Risk Management
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 published an...more
9/4/2024
/ Banks ,
Capital Markets ,
Commission Delegated Regulation ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Investment ,
Regulatory Agenda
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
8/6/2024
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Banking Sector ,
Capital Markets ,
Commission Delegated Regulation ,
Digital Assets ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Investment Funds ,
MiFID ,
MiFIR ,
Payment Systems ,
Prudential Standards ,
Sustainable Finance
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
8/6/2024
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
BaFin ,
Banking Sector ,
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) ,
Capital Markets ,
Digital Assets ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
EU Directive ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
FinTech ,
Germany ,
Investment Firms ,
Investment Funds ,
MiFID ,
MiFIR ,
New Legislation ,
Omnibus Guidance ,
Payment Systems ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Prudential Standards ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Securities ,
Sustainable Finance
New EU legislative requirements will reshape how non-EU (including European Economic Area) banks service EU clients on a cross-border basis. In this note we summarise the new regime, its implications for firms providing...more
The Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 on Markets in Crypto-assets (MiCAR) has further expanded the panel of regulated entities by introducing the regulatory status of crypto-asset service providers (CASPs)....more
6/17/2024
/ Corporate Governance ,
Cryptoassets ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Fund Managers ,
Investment Management ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements
1. Bank regulation-
1.1 Prudential regulation-
(a) General-
(i) International-
BCBS: Basel III monitoring report-
Status: Final-
BCBS has published its latest monitoring report setting out the impact of the Basel III...more
1. Bank regulation-
1.1 Prudential regulation-
(a) General-
(i) International-
BCBA: Basel III monitoring report-
Status: Final-
BCBS has published its latest monitoring report setting out the impact of the Basel III...more
4/2/2024
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Banking Regulators ,
Banking Sector ,
Capital Markets ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Investment ,
Investment Firms ,
Investment Funds ,
MiFIR ,
Risk Management
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
3/4/2024
/ Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Capital Markets ,
Cybersecurity ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investment Funds ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
UK
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
3/4/2024
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Capital Markets ,
Cybersecurity ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Management ,
MiFID ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Reporting Requirements
To avoid potential risks to investor protection, as well as to financial stability within the European single market, the Regulation on Markets in Crypto-assets (MiCAR) is about to introduce a harmonised and dedicated set of...more