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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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Governance Under CRD VI: Harmonized EU Requirements

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The Situation: Prior to the enactment of Capital Requirements Directive ("CRD") VI, corporate governance rules for the financial services industry were not harmonized across EU Member States....more

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Q3 2024 Financial Institutions Outlook & Trends

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This article, updated quarterly, looks ahead to the areas expected to be prioritised by financial services regulators across the globe; we look at the key regulatory trends emerging from the past year which inform our...more

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The PRA’s Expectations for Funded Reinsurance: How To Comply

The PRA has released an important statement on its approach to funded reinsurance. Our view is that the statement endorses the conceptual principle that funded reinsurance (particularly to offshore counterparties) should best...more

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CRD VI and the New EU Third-Country Branch Regime: Harmonization Means Restricted Access

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The Situation: The European Union ("EU") banking legislation has been substantially reviewed and provides notably for a new regime applicable to cross-border activities from non-EU jurisdictions....more

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The Standard Formula: A Guide to Solvency II – Chapter 8: Capital Requirements

The Solvency Capital Requirement (SCR) is designed to protect policyholders by helping ensure that insurers can survive difficult periods and pay claims as they fall due. It prescribes a specific level of capital that an...more

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UK Government consults on new rules to recapitalise small banks in resolution – What does this mean for potential buyers of...

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What is the government proposing? The UK government (“HM Treasury”) has launched a Consultation setting out its proposals to amend the UK special resolution regime (“SRR”) to direct that the UK depositor guarantee scheme...more

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Regulation Round Up - October 2023

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Fund Tokenisation: The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published a press release announcing that it has joined the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s Project Guardian, a collaborative initiative with the financial industry...more

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UK Proposes Insurer Resolution Regime

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The proposals would give the Bank of England wide-ranging powers to deal with acute failure scenarios, treating policyholder liabilities as loss-absorbing. HM Treasury (HMT) is proposing1 a new UK resolution regime for...more

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Regulation Round Up - July 2023

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31 July - ESG: The European Commission adopted a Commission Delegated Regulation, setting out the first set of European Sustainability Reporting Standards (“ESRS”), together with a Q&A (see press release). The ESRS specify...more

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Bank of England Issues Updated Assessment of Climate-Related Risks and Regulatory Capital Requirements for Financial Institutions

The Bank of England released a report titled Climate-Related Risks and the Regulatory Capital Framework (Report) on March 13, 2023. The Report expands on the Bank’s 2021 Climate Change Adaptation Report (CCAR), in which it...more

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The UK Investment Firms Prudential Regime Effective 1 January 2022: Key considerations for Investment Firms

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What is the IFPR? The new UK Investment Firms Prudential Regime (“IFPR”) will come into force on 1 January 2022 and will apply to UK investment firms authorised under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (“MiFID”)...more

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Financial institutions general regulatory news, June 2020 #3

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Financial system to support recovery: FCA speech - The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a speech given by Charles Randell, FCA Chair, on having a financial system to support recovery following COVID-19....more

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COVID-19: Measures taken by financial supervisory authorities in certain jurisdictions - as at 17 April 2020

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The current situation is fast-moving in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many financial supervisory and regulatory authorities as well as local governments have issued measures which are relevant for financial institutions...more

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A&O Key Regulatory Topics: Weekly Update 17 August 2018 – 23 August 2018

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BREXIT - No-deal Brexit: banking, insurance and other financial services technical notice - On 23 August, the UK government published guidance on the effect on banking, insurance and other financial services if the UK...more

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