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Regulatory monitoring: EU version - August 2024

A&O Shearman on 9/4/2024

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

Regulatory monitoring: EU version Newsletter - July 2024

A&O Shearman on 8/6/2024

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

Joint EU Guidelines on Suitability of Management Body Members and Shareholders for Entities Under the Markets in Crypto-Assets...

A&O Shearman on 7/8/2024

The European Banking Authority and European Securities and Markets Authority have published joint guidelines on the suitability of members of the management body, and on the assessment of shareholders and members with...more

Regulation Round Up - January 2024

Proskauer Rose LLP on 2/21/2024

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

USDC Integrations Announced; Crypto Guidance Published by IRS, EU Banking Authority; Crypto Firm Consents to $8M Penalty; Illicit...

BakerHostetler on 1/22/2024

USDC Report Published, Crypto Firms Announce USDC Integrations - Circle, the U.S. fintech company that manages the stablecoin USDC, recently released the “State of the USDC Economy” report, highlighting the “efforts to...more

Global Legal Insights Fintech 2023: Ireland

Walkers on 9/22/2023

Partners Niall Esler and Shane Martin, along with senior associate Conor Daly and trainee solicitor Coleen Wegmann, have authored the Ireland chapter for Global Legal Insights Fintech 2023. They provide an up-to-date summary...more

Regulatory Monitoring: EU Version May 2023

A&O Shearman on 6/1/2023

The EBA has launched a consultation on two RTS and ITS on the functioning of supervisory colleges under the CRD. These new technical standards will ensure that the Level 2 framework for the functioning of supervisory colleges...more

Regulatory Monitoring - May 2023

A&O Shearman on 6/1/2023

ECB in focus is our blog dedicated to the banking supervisory activities of the European Central Bank (ECB). We report on key developments in European banking regulation led by the ECB as part of the Single Supervisory...more

Outsourcing in Luxembourg: CSSF Consolidates Regulations for Financial Institutions

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing on 9/12/2022

The financial services regulations relating to outsourcing by Luxembourg-headquartered financial institutions have been significantly simplified by the introduction of the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier...more

European Banking Authority Publishes Report on Non-Bank Lending Sector

A&O Shearman on 5/18/2022

The European Banking Authority has published a report on the EU non-bank lending sector i.e., the growing number of financial intermediaries operating outside the EU financial services regulatory perimeter, including BigTech...more

Regulatory Monitoring - relevant developments regarding German and European regulatory law (UPDATED)

A&O Shearman on 12/2/2021

Our monthly regulatory newsletter monitors all relevant developments regarding German and European regulatory law in English language. ...more

Key Regulatory Topics: weekly Update 15 October to 21 October 2021

A&O Shearman on 10/25/2021

Of particular note this week, HM Treasury published a policy paper on ‘Greening Finance: A Roadmap to Sustainable Investing’ which sets out the UK government’s ambition to support the financial services sector to align with...more

Regulatory Monitoring - relevant developments regarding German and European regulatory law (UPDATED)

A&O Shearman on 8/3/2021

Our monthly regulatory newsletter monitors all relevant developments regarding German and European regulatory law in English language. ...more

Key Regulatory Topics: Weekly Update March 2021 #3

A&O Shearman on 3/22/2021

Brexit - Please see the Other Developments section for the MoU agreed between the ECB, FCA and BoE on post-Brexit supervisory cooperation, effective from 1 January. ...more

ESMA’s Post-Brexit Regime for UK Investment Firms Revisited—‘Equivalence’ or Direct Regulation?

A&O Shearman on 10/22/2020

The European Union’s financial regulatory regime for third-country access in many sectors relies on a framework of “equivalence,” whereby institutions based in approved non-EU countries with similar standards may have varying...more

Payments regulatory news, June 2020

Hogan Lovells on 6/10/2020

Request to Pay: Pay.UK launches rules and standards framework - Pay.UK has launched the Request to Pay Framework — the message standards, rules, and terms and conditions for the development of Request to Pay services. The...more

Key Regulatory Topics: Weekly Update 10 January - 16 January 2020

A&O Shearman on 1/23/2020

BREXIT - Please see our section on Other Developments for the FCA’s regulation round-up for January which updates on the FCA’s Brexit implementation activities. EC publish slides on the future relationship between the...more

Financial Regulatory Observer - December 2019: The uneasy road toward a single EU market for fintech

White & Case LLP on 1/2/2020

Current rules fall short of providing a clear framework for a single European market for fintech companies. The development of a single market for fintech has recently been placed at the center of the EU financial...more

Financial Institutions and the Cloud: How to Navigate an Evolving Regulatory Landscape

Latham & Watkins LLP on 11/12/2019

Insights from Latham’s flagship event: Managing the risk and promise of digitisation in financial services. In a bid to keep pace with rapid advances in cloud adoption across financial services, regulators have published a...more

Key Regulatory Topics: Weekly Update 25-31 October 2019

A&O Shearman on 11/6/2019

BREXIT - Please refer to the Markets and Markets Infrastructure section for an update regarding the made Over the Counter Derivatives, Central Counterparties and Trade Repositories (Amendment etc and Transitional...more

Key Regulatory Topics: Weekly Update 18 – 24 October 2019

A&O Shearman on 11/6/2019

BREXIT - The Financial Services (Miscellaneous) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No.3) Regulations 2019 On 24 October, the Financial Services (Miscellaneous) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No.3) Regulations 2019 were made, and an...more

Key Regulatory Topics: Weekly Update 23 August 2019 - 29 August 2019

A&O Shearman on 9/4/2019

BREXIT - ECB on no-deal Brexit - On 28 August, the ECB published the transcript of an interview (dated 15 August) with by Andrea Enria, Supervisory Board Chair of the ECB. In the interview, among other things, Mr Enria...more

European Banking Authority Publishes Report on FinTech's Impact on Payment and Electronic Money Institutions' Business Models

A&O Shearman on 7/25/2019

The European Banking Authority has published a report on the impact of financial technology on the business models of payment and electronic money institutions. The report aims to provide an overview of the current FinTech...more

EU Banking Authority reports on FinTech banking and payments licensing regimes across Europe

White & Case LLP on 7/25/2019

On 18 July 2019 the European Banking Authority (EBA) published a report on the EU regulatory perimeter, national regulatory status and EU national regulators' (NCAs') authorisation approaches for FinTech firms conducting...more

Key Regulatory Topics: Weekly Update 12 July 2019 - 18 July 2019

A&O Shearman on 7/24/2019

BREXIT - EEA Joint Committee Decisions - On 18 July, four Decisions of the EEA Joint Committee made on 29 March and five Decisions made on 11 April that amend Annex IX (Financial Services) to the EEA Agreement were...more

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