2/12/2025 9:45:42 PM AI know it when AI see it: EU tries to clear up what an AI system is By Raza Naeem Simon Treacy The European Commission has issued guidance on what systems are artificial intelligence under the EU’s AI Act. Understanding the scope of...
2/12/2025 6:25:42 PM It’s complicated: The EU’s on-again off-again relationship with open finance By Simon Treacy Two years ago the European Commission proposed regulating how financial data is shared within the EU. Earlier this week reports suggested...
1/31/2025 1:28:20 PM Commission rejects DORA subcontracting rules By Raza Naeem James Morris Simon Treacy The European Commission has formally rejected draft rules on monitoring ICT supply chains under the Digital Operational Resilience Act....
1/23/2025 10:32:24 AM EU shares key guidance on DORA By Raza Naeem James Morris Simon Treacy Can a financial service be an ICT service? This question often came up in the course of implementing the EU’s Digital Operational...
1/16/2025 8:55:11 PM DORA deadline day arrives: Here are five things firms still need to do By Raza Naeem James Morris Simon Treacy Even as the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act comes into effect, more work remains to be done. After a two-year implementation...
1/16/2025 4:47:19 PM Payments in 2025 #4 – Future of retail payments By Harry Eddis Richard Hay Frances Hodgkins Olivia Murphy Arjun Lakhani Fiona Garrahan +3 more... Show less Policymakers in the EU and UK are, for now, allowing a diverse landscape of payment options to co-exist and compete. Instant payments The...
12/18/2024 11:24:17 AM EU says good-quality DORA registers are within reach By Raza Naeem James Morris Frances Hodgkins Simon Treacy +1 more... Show less Earlier this year around 1,000 firms took part in a “dry-run” to test the process for reporting registers under the EU’s Digital...
12/12/2024 3:30:27 PM Financial Regulation Legal Outlook 2025 By Stephen Clipsham Our Financial Regulation Outlook 2025 report explores the key regulatory developments that we expect to see in the Banking, Asset...
12/5/2024 11:45:57 AM Design of EU open finance rules set to move to next stage By Raza Naeem Simon Treacy The EU plans to require financial services firms to open up the data they hold for customers. Last year the European Commission proposed...
12/2/2024 8:53:38 PM EU finalises DORA register rules By Raza Naeem Simon Treacy The European Commission has adopted implementing technical standards on the register of information under the EU’s Digital Operational...
11/15/2024 9:02:09 AM Growth and competitiveness - a new strategy By Elizabeth Dowd Rachel Reeves has used her first Mansion House speech as Chancellor to put forward reforms aimed at making the UK financial services...
11/5/2024 10:37:42 AM Greenwashing Conference: Legal & Regulatory Compliance and Risk Management Approaches By Victoria Hickman Raza Naeem Peter Bevan Harry Eddis Elizabeth Dowd Nikunj Kiri Martyn Hopper Clare McMullen James Morris Alastair Holt +7 more... Show less A reminder about the “Greenwashing Outlook” conference that Linklaters and AFME are hosting imminently. We look forward to seeing many of...
10/12/2024 5:40:18 AM ECJ ruling simplifies intra-group reorganisations of regulated banks By Marius Raetz Julian Emmerich When directly or indirectly acquiring 10% or more of the voting rights or capital of a credit institution, potential acquirers must...
8/16/2024 9:59:34 AM FCA criticises auditor for CASS report failings By Sara Cody Duncan Campbell Simon Treacy In a first of its kind, the Financial Conduct Authority has censured an auditor for failing to report breaches of the FCA’s client asset...
8/2/2024 5:38:32 PM A changing landscape: Bank of England’s approach to innovation in money and payments By Simon Treacy Against the backdrop of a rapidly evolving payments landscape, the Bank of England has launched a discussion paper on how it should...
7/4/2024 12:31:30 PM EU institutions explore AI in financial services By Simon Treacy As our mid-year legal outlook shows, the legal impact of AI adoption is not limited to the tech sector. Financial services firms are...