Speed Reader: FIA Europe’s Simon Puleston Jones making his way through MiFID II
1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION - a) General - (i) EU - EBA: Updated methodology on the regulatory and supervisory equivalence of non-EU countries - Status: Final - The EBA has published its updated...more
Following an HM Treasury policy statement, the FCA has published a consultation paper proposing amendments to some of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MIFID) conduct of business and systems and controls rules...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published advice from the Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group (SMSG) on the ESMA consultation paper on draft technical advice on investment research. The technical...more
1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION - a) General - (i) International - FSB: 2024 list of global systemically important banks - Status: Final - The FSB has published a 2024 list of global systemically...more
In the United Kingdom, prior approval must be obtained from the Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”) or the Prudential Regulation Authority (the “PRA”) prior to becoming a “controller” of an FCA or PRA authorised firm (an...more
Marketing will now expressly fall within the scope of delegation under AIFMD 2.0, to the extent that it is carried out on behalf of the alternative investment fund manager (AIFM). AIFMD 2.0 clarifies that only distributors...more
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
In July 2023, the UK government published its findings from the Investment Research Review (Review) as part of the UK government’s Edinburgh Reforms. The Review made a number of recommendations to encourage research...more
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
In recent years, there has been an increased interest in Poland in the services of so-called "family offices", ie private wealth management. Undoubtedly, the demand for such services has grown with the increased affluence...more
As noted in our previous alerts “Marketing Crypto-Assets in and Into Europe: MiCA, the EU’s New Uniform Crypto Code” and “Doing Crypto Business in Europe: MiCA, the EU’s New Uniform Crypto Code – Part 2”, the European Union...more
On 26 November 2021, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published its third policy statement (PS21/17) setting out its final rules to introduce its Investment Firms Prudential Regime (“IFPR”). ...more
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
A Subcommittee of the SEC Investor Advisory Committee has issued a recommendation relating to ESG disclosures for issuers, and this was a focus at the Asset Management Advisory Committee on May 27. Not only did they raise...more