On 27 June, our cross border team held a dynamic discussion on CRD 6: Third Country Branches covering an overview of the key changes introduced by the directive. We discussed the impact of the new authorisation requirements...more
Proprietary trading review: PRA report - The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published a report on the outcome of its proprietary trading review. The review was required under section 9 of the Financial...more
COVID-19: PRA Dear CEO letter on treatment of payment deferrals under IFRS 9 and CRR - On 4 June 2020, the UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published a Dear CEO letter on International Financial Reporting Standard...more
Overview - Numerous regulatory developments were enacted or proposed in the United States and the European Union in response to the financial crisis. Although some of the proposed changes are still in the process of being...more
The European Banking Authority has published its first report on its monitoring of the Liquidity Coverage Ratio implementation in the EU. The LCR has applied as a 100% minimum binding standard across the EU since January 1,...more
The European Banking Authority has published draft Implementing Technical Standards for supervisory reporting, which make changes to the existing reporting obligations of EU banks (credit institutions) and investment firms....more
Essential features of bank capital regulation across Europe in one handy wall chart. Regulatory capital requirements for prudentially supervised financial services companies across Europe are complex and changing rapidly....more
It is yet unclear if and when the House of Commons will again decide about the Withdrawal Agreement and whether the date for the UK leaving the EU will be changed. Under the current circumstances, a hard Brexit on 29 March...more
The European Banking Authority has published a report on the application and suitability of the EU bank regulatory framework for crypto-assets. The report is in response to the European Commission's request in its FinTech...more
The EBA’s draft guidelines on outsourcing will impact cloud outsourcing and institutions’ deployment of FinTech. On 4 September 2018, a wide audience of interested individuals gathered at Canary Wharf for a public hearing...more
The European Central Bank has published an Opinion on the legislative proposals adopted by the European Commission in December 2017 for a new framework for the prudential regulation of investment firms. The framework proposed...more
ESMA Asks European Commission to Clarify Scope of Exemptions from EMIR Financial Obligations - On April 27, 2018, the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") published a letter from Steven Maijoor, ESMA Chair,...more
The European Banking Authority has published a compliance notification form on its website, seeking confirmation, by May 21, 2018, of compliance (or intention to comply) with the Final Guidelines on Internal Governance it...more
The European Banking Authority has published a letter, dated February 9, 2018, from the EBA Chairperson, Andrea Enria, to Olivier Guersent, Director-General of DG-FISMA at the European Commission, relating to the regulatory...more
On 20 December 2017, the European Commission published proposals to revise the framework for the prudential regulation of investment firms. The proposals were anticipated and are an attempt to “ensure that investment firms...more
SEC Announces the Formation and First Members of Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee - On November 9, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") announced the formation and first members of its Fixed...more
The European Banking Authority has published an Opinion and a Report on financial intermediaries and regulatory perimeter issues under the Capital Requirements Regulation and the Capital Requirements Directive. The Opinion...more
On November 9, 2017, the European Banking Authority (“EBA“) published an own-initiative opinion (EBA/Op/2017/13) addressed to the European Parliament, the Council of the EU and the European Commission on nonbank financial...more
The European Banking Authority (“EBA“) published a report on September 12, 2017, which outlined the results of a monitoring exercise on Basel III and the impact of the CRD IV Directive and Capital Requirements Regulation. ...more
Numerous regulatory developments were enacted or proposed in the United States and the European Union in response to the financial crisis. Although some of the proposed changes are still in the process of being adopted or...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
The European Banking Authority published its third impact assessment report for the liquidity coverage ratio requirements under the Capital Requirements Directive and Capital Requirements Regulation, together known as CRD IV....more
The European Banking Authority published a report on the cyclicality of banks' capital requirements. The report examines whether the EU's risk-sensitive capital requirements create unintended pro-cyclical effects and whether...more
On August 10, 2016, the European Central Bank (ECB) published an addendum to its guide on options and discretions (O&Ds) available in Union law. The addendum complements the guide and ECB Regulation that were published...more
On July 6, 2016, the EBA published a call for advice, dated June 13, 2016, that it has received from the European Commission relating to the prudential requirements applicable to investment firms under the Capital...more