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Financial Action Taskforce Publishes Consultation on Changes to AML/CFT and Financial Inclusion Standards

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The Financial Action Taskforce has published a consultation paper on revisions to its anti-money laundering and counterterrorism financing standards relating to financial inclusion. The consultation is part of FATF's program...more

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Regulatory monitoring: EU version Newsletter - October 2024

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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

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Regulatory monitoring - October 2024

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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

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Financial Stability Board Report on Lessons from March 2023 Banking Turmoil

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The Financial Stability Board has published a report on depositor behaviour and interest rate and liquidity risks in the financial system. The report draws on lessons from the March 2023 banking turmoil which saw the collapse...more

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European Commission Adopts Implementing Technical Standards and Regulatory Technical Standards on Notification of Major...

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The European Commission has adopted the following legislation supplementing the EU Digital Operational Resilience Act: (i) Commission Delegated Regulation containing Regulatory Technical Standards specifying the content and...more

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The Standard Formula: A Guide to Solvency II – Chapter 12: Undertakings in Difficulty

Undertakings in difficulty, in the context of Solvency II, refers to insurers that are either failing or likely to fail to meet their solvency capital requirement (SCR) or their minimum capital requirement (MCR) (together,...more

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Implementation of Basel 3.1 Standards: An Update on PRA Reforms

On 12 September 2024, the UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published the second of two nearly final policy statements (PS9/24) on the implementation of revisions to the Basel 3 standards, known in the UK as Basel 3.1....more

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EU Commission Regulations on Digital Operational Resilience: A Reminder That DORA is Less Than Three Months Away and Will Apply to...

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The European Commission’s adoption on 23 October 2024 of the two regulations (Regulations) supplementing the [the Regulation on digital operational resilience for the financial sector Publications Office (europa.eu)] (DORA)...more

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Rate Expectations: English court implies reasonable alternative to LIBOR

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Standard Chartered issued preference shares to Guaranty to satisfy certain regulatory capital requirements. Guaranty was the sole registered shareholder as nominee for a depository which issued American depository shares. It...more

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EU Announces Next Steps for the Transition to T+1 Settlement

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The European Commission, the European Central Bank and the European Securities and Markets Authority have published a joint statement on the next steps to support the preparations towards a transition to T+1. Under the EU...more

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The UK Cyber Security and Resilience Bill

The UK government has recently announced that it plans to introduce a Cyber Security and Resilience Bill (Bill). The Bill seeks to update the 2018 Network and Information Security Regulations, which implemented the European...more

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Council of the European Union adopts EU Listing Act legislative package

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The Council of the European Union has adopted the Listing Act legislative package, marking the final step in the decision-making process. The package consists of: (i) a regulation amending the Prospectus Regulation, Market...more

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Business As Usual, October 2024 - The European Union Kicks Off Its Consultation on the Reform of Its Securitisation Framework

The European Commission has produced the first leg of its long awaited consultation on the function of the EU Securitisation Framework ("ESF") in the form of a paper setting out consultation questions....more

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Understanding DORA: An Overview of the Digital Operational Resilience Act

The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is an EU regulatory framework, aimed at enhancing the financial sector’s ability to withstand and recover from ICT (information and communication technology) disruptions....more

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Zooming In on AI - #6: AI under financial regulations in the U.S., EU and U.K.

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Many governments are grappling with the question of how to regulate artificial intelligence to ensure it is adopted safely and used responsibly without hampering innovation. Governments have generally indicated similar...more

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UK Financial Conduct Authority Speech on Evolving Approach to Enforcement

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The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has published a speech by Therese Chambers, FCA Joint Executive Director of Enforcement and Market Oversight, on the FCA's evolving approach to enforcement. The FCA is adapting its...more

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Sector trends - September 2024: Asset/Wealth Management

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UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector Trends H2 2023 | H1 2024 — Asset/Wealth Management - Current market: Consistently high M&A activity levels - We are seeing: Europe's barbell becomes more pronounced—larger...more

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Europe’s banks restructure, consolidate and partner their way into the digital future

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UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector Trends H2 2023 | H1 2024 - 3 key drivers of bank M&A: - Arrival of long-awaited mammoth consolidation deals: Italy’s UniCredit and Spain’s BBVA sound the charge. - “Challenger”...more

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Regulatory monitoring: EU version Newsletter - September 2024

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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

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UK Prudential Regulation Authority Consults on Restatement of UK Capital Requirements Regulation Rulebook Requirements

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The U.K. Prudential Regulation Authority has published a consultation on its proposals to restate, and in some cases modify, the U.K. Capital Requirements Regulation requirements relating to the definition of own funds in its...more

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UK Prudential Regulation Authority Consults on Streamlining Pillar 2A Capital Framework and Capital Communications Process

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The U.K. Prudential Regulation Authority has published a consultation on streamlining the Pillar 2A capital framework and capital communications process. In addition to PRA-regulated banks, building societies, designated...more

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UK Prudential Regulation Authority Publishes Second Near-Final Policy Statement on Implementation of the Basel 3.1 Standards

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The U.K. Prudential Regulation Authority has published its second near-final Policy Statement on the implementation of the Basel 3.1 standards. The PRA has decided to move the implementation date by a further six months to...more

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The Standard Formula Podcast | Insurers in Difficulty: Staying Compliant Under Solvency II

“The Standard Formula’s” Rob Chaplin once again gives listeners a look at how to address some of the intricacies of Solvency II. In this episode, he is joined by Feargal Ryan for a discussion on how insurers should navigate...more

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The EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act 2022/2554 (DORA)

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Long IT sub-contracting chains can make it hard for financial institutions to understand the vulnerabilities in their IT estate and the location of key functions (where these may be located in entities who do not have a...more

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Developments in Global Sanctions Compliance with a Focus on Russia, Belarus and China

Sanctions imposed by the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union against Russia, China, and other parts of the world are fast-evolving. Such geopolitical shifts are creating new risks and placing further...more

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