Jul 30, 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...
Jul 17, 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...
Jul 04, 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...
Jun 03, 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...
May 08, 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...
May 01, 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...
Apr 15, 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...
Apr 11, 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...
Mar 27, 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...
Mar 08, 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...
Feb 26, 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...
Feb 26, 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...
Jan 25, 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...
Jan 25, 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...
Jan 24, 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....
Jan 22, 2024 Payments in 2024 #1 – Breaking down the DORA: Why payments firms need to prioritise operational resilience By Harry Eddis Frances Hodgkins Arjun Lakhani Olivia Murphy Bethan Poole Simon Treacy +3 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...