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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -

Regulation Round Up - July 2024

Proskauer Rose LLP on 8/7/2024

Welcome to the Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation....more

European Commission Adopts Implementing Regulation Amending Implementing Technical Standards on Mapping Credit Assessments of...

A&O Shearman on 7/10/2024

The European Commission has adopted the Commission Implementing Regulation amending the Implementing Technical Standards laid down in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1799 as regards the mapping tables specifying...more

European Banking Authority Publishes Final Draft Implementing Technical Standards on Pillar 3 Disclosure Framework under Third...

A&O Shearman on 7/8/2024

The European Banking Authority has finalized its draft implementing technical standards on public disclosures by institutions that implement the changes in the Pillar 3 disclosure framework introduced by the third Capital...more

Outline CRR III / CRD VI - Final Basel III Standards

Mayer Brown on 6/21/2024

I. IMPLEMENTING BASEL III THROUGH THE CRR III REGULATION - The Basel III standards comprise a package of reforms that were largely agreed by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision ("BCBS") in December 2017 and set out...more

CRD VI cross-border rules take shape

A&O Shearman on 1/26/2024

Final provisions on cross-border banking services in the EU published - CRD VI will bring in uniform minimum prudential requirements for third country branches providing banking services in the EU and, more importantly,...more

FASTER: the European Commission’s proposal to improve withholding tax procedures

A&O Shearman on 6/23/2023

The European Commission has released its much anticipated proposal on streamlining withholding tax procedures. The proposal for a Directive on the “Faster and Safer Relief of Excess Withholding Taxes” (or the “FASTER”...more

Commission EU Securitisation Regulation report - a missed opportunity

Hogan Lovells on 10/13/2022

On 11 October 2022, the European Commission published its long-awaited report on the functioning of the Securitisation Regulation. Whilst a number of helpful recommendations have been made on the back of extensive market...more

Regulation Round Up - October 2022

Proskauer Rose LLP on 10/5/2022

Welcome to the Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation. ...more

EBA Consults on Homogeneity Regulatory Technical Standards for STS Securitisations

Morgan Lewis on 8/15/2022

The European Banking Authority (the EBA) recently published a consultation paper with proposed amendments to the regulatory technical standards (RTS) on the homogeneity of the underlying exposures in securitisation, following...more

Nachhaltige Finanzierungen (Sustainable Finance) in der Kreditwirtschaft

King & Spalding on 6/16/2021

Das Thema nachhaltige Finanzierung (Sustainable Finance) nimmt weiter an Fahrt auf und steht Anfang 2021 erneut im Fokus: diesseits des Atlantiks ist zum 10. März 2021 die EU-Offenlegungsverordnung in Kraft getreten, nach der...more

Regulation Round Up - December 2020

Proskauer Rose LLP on 1/11/2021

31 December - The Brexit Transitional Period (pursuant to which the UK stayed in the Single Market and European Customs Union came to an end. The FCA updated its Brexit webpages to remind firms of the potential impact...more

European Commission Proposes Amended Framework for the Securitisation of Non-Performing Exposures

Latham & Watkins LLP on 9/9/2020

The proposal is part of an effort to aid economic recovery and enhance the capacity of banks to lend to corporates and SMEs. The European Commission’s proposal to amend the Securitisation Regulation1 and the Capital...more

Banking and finance regulatory news, June 2020 #2

Hogan Lovells on 6/17/2020

Recent regulatory developments focussing on banking and finance. This week reports on the EBA's consultation on draft RTS on the prudential treatment of software assets....more

European Banking Authority Publishes Final Technical Standards for the Standardized Approach to Counterparty Credit Risk

A&O Shearman on 1/16/2020

The European Banking Authority has published final draft Regulatory Technical Standards governing the standardized approach to counterparty credit risk in derivatives transactions. The final draft SA-CCR RTS will supplement...more

Major Steps Forward for EU Sustainable Finance

Jones Day on 12/27/2019

The Situation: Three major pillars of the EU action plan on sustainable finance ("EU Action Plan") at varying stages of development have taken steps forward. The Result: We now have a regulation on climate-related benchmarks...more

European Banking Authority Publishes Action Plan on Sustainable Finance

A&O Shearman on 12/23/2019

The European Banking Authority has published an action plan on sustainable finance, setting out how it intends to deliver on its aims to help combat environmental, social and governance risks and providing clarity on the...more

EU Technical Standards On Homogeneity Conditions For STS Securitizations

A&O Shearman on 11/19/2019

Regulatory Technical Standards under the EU Securitization Regulation on the conditions for a securitization to be considered "homogenous" have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union. Homogeneity is one...more

Revisions to EU Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive Finalized

A&O Shearman on 7/5/2019

A new Directive amending the EU's Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive, widely referred to as "BRRD2", has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union....more

European Commission Adopts Technical Standards on Homogeneity Conditions for STS Securitizations

A&O Shearman on 6/10/2019

The European Commission has adopted draft Regulatory Technical Standards under the EU Securitization Regulation on the conditions for a securitization to be considered homogenous. Homogeneity is one of the requirements for a...more

EU Supervisory Authorities Finalize Proposed Revisions to Implementing Technical Standards for Mapping of External Credit Ratings

A&O Shearman on 5/30/2019

The Joint Committee of European Supervisory Authorities has published a Final Report and final draft amending Implementing Technical Standards on the mapping of External Credit Assessment Institutions' credit assessments...more

Financial Regulatory Observer – March 2019: Brexit preparedness for financial services: The German response

White & Case LLP on 3/23/2019

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

Council of the EU Publishes Notes on Proposed Regulation and Directive for Supervision Investment Firms

Orrick - Finance 20/20 on 1/16/2019

On January 4, the Council of the EU published the following notes from the Council Presidency to its Permanent Representatives Committee (“COREPER“) relating to the European Commission’s proposed Regulation and Directive...more

EU Legislation Published to Update Supervisory Reporting Requirements

A&O Shearman on 11/21/2018

A Commission Implementing Regulation supplementing the Capital Requirements Regulation has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The Implementing Regulation amends the existing Implementing Regulation...more

EU Amending Legislation Published for Liquidity Coverage Requirement

A&O Shearman on 11/9/2018

An Amending Regulation supplementing the Capital Requirements Regulation has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, following its adoption in July 2018 by the European Commission. The Amending...more

European Commission Proposes Enhancements to the European Banking Authority's Supervisory Powers for Anti-Money Laundering

A&O Shearman on 9/20/2018

The European Commission has published a Communication setting out a broad strategy for strengthening the EU's framework for anti-money laundering supervision. The Communication is accompanied by a fact sheet setting out...more

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