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 Jean Price Frances Hodgkins Arjun Lakhani Olivia Murphy Bethan Poole Simon Treacy +4 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...
25 Jan, 2024 Greenwashing: ESMA revised guidelines and new UK rules By Terry Yiangou This article first appeared in Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence. Few subjects in finance are as complicated and emotive as ESG...
24 Jan, 2024 Opening panDORA’s box: ESAs finalise first batch of DORA Level 2 By Raza Naeem Jimi Piggott-Bader Simon Treacy The European Supervisory Authorities have submitted to the European Commission the first batch of draft technical standards under DORA....
22 Jan, 2024 Payments in 2024 #1 – Breaking down the DORA: Why payments firms need to prioritise operational resilience By Harry Eddis Jean Price Frances Hodgkins Arjun Lakhani Olivia Murphy Bethan Poole Simon Treacy +4 more... Show less 2024 is the year of DORA. With less than twelve months before the Digital Operational Resilience Act starts to apply, payments firms in...
15 Dec, 2023 ESAs release second batch of DORA level 2 standards By Raza Naeem Jimi Piggott-Bader Simon Treacy The EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act starts to apply in January 2025. Before then the European Supervisory Authorities need to put...
13 Dec, 2023 Financial Regulation Legal Outlook 2024 By Rakhee Pattani Our Financial Regulation Outlook 2024 explores the key regulatory developments that we expect to see in the Banking, Asset Management and...
20 Nov, 2023 EBA speech draws connection between AI and operational resilience By Raza Naeem Terry Yiangou Simon Treacy Amber Heron +1 more... Show less The European Banking Authority has published a speech by its chair, José Manuel Campa, on operational resilience in EU financial...
16 Nov, 2023 Commission calls for comments on criticality criteria under DORA By Raza Naeem Jimi Piggott-Bader Simon Treacy The European Commission has opened a four-week consultation on two draft delegated acts under the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act...
23 Oct, 2023 Finally final: EU MiFID II / MiFIR Review package is finalised as things speed up to implementation By Karen Cooper Nearly 2 years after the European Commission first proposed changes to MiFID II and MiFIR, EU legislators have finally agreed what those...
23 Oct, 2023 EU case could draw a line between payment services and e-money issuance By Simon Treacy If a payment institution receives funds without a specific payment order and holds these funds for longer than the legal time limit, does...