05 Nov, 2024 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. Please do join us for an event...
24 Oct, 2024 Joint AFME and Linklaters implementation guide on MiFIR / MiFID II Reforms in the EU and the UK By Raza Naeem Karen Cooper Peter Bevan Harry Eddis Stephen Clipsham +2 more... Show less The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) and Linklaters have published an implementation guide to help EU and UK firms...
12 Oct, 2024 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...
30 Jul, 2024 The missing DORA technical standard on subcontracting is found By Harry Eddis Raza Naeem James Morris Olivia Murphy +1 more... Show less The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) have finalised their much-anticipated technical standard on subcontracting ICT services...
17 Jul, 2024 ESAs finalise second batch of DORA Level 2 rules – but one is missing… By Raza Naeem James Morris Simon Treacy The European Supervisory Authorities have finalised more technical standards under the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act. EU...
04 Jul, 2024 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...
03 Jun, 2024 EBA puts virtual IBANs into regulatory spotlight By Olivia Murphy Andreas Van Impe Simon Treacy EU regulators need to get to grips with how payment firms use virtual IBANs. That's one of the conclusions from a European Banking...
08 May, 2024 ESMA call for input on assets eligible for UCITS By Premlata Fagan Since 2007 - when the EU UCITS Eligible Assets Directive (2007/16/EC) was introduced in order to give clarity on whether a given asset...
01 May, 2024 UK lays out roadmap for Overseas Funds Regime By Raza Naeem Benjamin Maconick Emily Harmsworth Premlata Fagan Simon Treacy +2 more... Show less European funds can seek longer-term access to the UK market from later this year, according to a new OFR roadmap released by HM Treasury...
15 Apr, 2024 EIOPA lays down expectations for third-country reinsurance supervision By Jimi Piggott-Bader The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has issued a supervisory statement laying down expectations for the...
11 Apr, 2024 EU regulators offer dry run of DORA register reporting By Raza Naeem Simon Treacy European financial firms can try out a key aspect of their DORA compliance this summer. Firms should get in touch with their regulators...
27 Mar, 2024 EU authorities issue 11th hour guidance on timing for the application of MiFIR review changes By Karen Cooper Sherryn Buehlmann Benjamin Maconick The European Commission has published a draft interpretative notice to provide clarity to market participants on the transitional...
08 Mar, 2024 EU MiFIR and MiFID II amendments are published in the Official Journal By Stephen Clipsham Following their formal adoption by the Council of the EU on 20 February 2024, the amendments to the Markets in Financial Instruments...
26 Feb, 2024 ECJ confirms AG opinion on boundary between payment services and e-money issuance By Andreas Van Impe Simon Treacy A ruling from the European Court of Justice helps to draw a line between the regulated activities of providing payment services and...
26 Feb, 2024 Four options for firms to consider when approaching the EU’s CRD6 By Jankee Gohil Simon Treacy As the legislative process for CRD6 / CRR3 comes to a close, attention is turning to what firms need to do to comply with the incoming...
25 Jan, 2024 Payments in 2024 #4 – Coin money: Fitting stablecoins into regulation By Harry Eddis Frances Hodgkins Arjun Lakhani Olivia Murphy Bethan Poole Simon Treacy +3 more... Show less Whether they see stablecoins as a potential competitor or new product line, payments firms have a stake in how stablecoins and similar...