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European Commission Publishes FAQs on EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive

The FAQs aim to clarify key aspects of the CSRD, including the scope of the rules, compliance dates, and exemptions. On 7 August 2024, the European Commission (Commission) published a set of frequently asked questions...more

German Federal Government Adopts Draft CSRD Implementation Act

The draft represents the next step in transposing the CSRD into national law. On 24 July 2024, the German Federal Government adopted the governmental draft of the Act implementing the EU Directive on Sustainability...more

Global Regulators React to Banking Sector Turbulence

The spring of 2023 saw more dislocation in the global financial sector than any time since the 2008-09 financial crisis. In the US, banking institutions with over $500 billion in total assets failed, and other banks that were...more

ESMA Statement Warns on Payment for Order Flow

New ESMA guidance less strict than the established UK position on PFOF. On 13 July 2021, ESMA published a statement on payment for order flow (PFOF), the practice of brokers receiving payments from third parties for...more

EBA Consults on Prudential Disclosures on ESG Risks

The EBA consultation paper calls for the implementation of a Green Asset Ratio to measure banks’ sustainability performance. Regulators and sustainability-conscious investors increasingly expect banking institutions in...more

ESG Disclosures Under the EU Taxonomy Regulation and CRR: Latest Developments

ESMA and the EBA advise on KPIs for transparency on institutions’ environmentally sustainable activities, and the EBA consults on prudential disclosures of ESG risks under the CRR. On 26 February 2021, both the European...more

A Map for the New World of Blockchain

A collaborative project led by the Global Blockchain Business Council represents an unprecedented effort to analyze the technical and regulatory blockchain landscape. On October 14, 2020, the Global Blockchain Business...more

European Parliament Approves CRR “Quick Fix” to Mitigate Economic Consequences of COVID-19

The measures grant relief for EU banks to enhance bank lending to companies and households. On 18 June 2020, the European Parliament approved the so-called CRR “quick fix” to Regulation (EU) 575/2013 (Capital Requirement...more

COVID-19 Bank Lending Relief Measures

Several countries have announced or have already implemented extensive debt relief measures for consumers and companies. In some instances these measures also include debt moratoria. The following provides a brief overview of...more

EU Regulators Outline Approach to Remote Working During COVID-19 Crisis

ESMA, BaFin, and FCA have provided guidelines on firms’ obligation to record client telephone calls. Remote working raises uncertainties in various regulated areas as it dramatically changes institutions’ day-to-day...more

MiFID Refit - Commission Consults on Review of MiFID II Framework

The consultation provides a key opportunity for market participants to provide feedback on the regime. Key Points: ..The consultation covers a broad range of MiFID topics and, while framed as a questionnaire, contains...more

AMF Proposals to Revive the Research Industry in France

The AMF has published a report containing a number of new proposals relating to production of research under MiFID II. Key Points: ..The report pointedly criticises the original MiFID requirements (most of which were...more

BaFin Publishes Statement on ICO and Token Regulation

BaFin, the German Federal Financial Services Supervisory Authority, joins global regulators in releasing guidance for German ICO issuers and advisors. The growing number and commercial significance of cryptographic token...more

ESMA Highlights EU Regulatory Rules Applicable to ICOs

ESMA has published two statements highlighting ICO risks for investors and EU regulatory rules applicable to issuers and advisors involved with ICOs. The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published two...more

European Central Bank Publishes Final Guidance on Leveraged Transactions

The ECB final guidance reflects market feedback and is more closely aligned to the US leveraged lending guidance. The European Central Bank (ECB) published the long-awaited final guidance on leveraged lending on 16 May...more

U.S.-Style Leveraged Lending Guidance Comes to Europe

On 23 November 2016, the European Central Bank (ECB) published its draft guidance to banks on leveraged lending, launching a public consultation period that runs until 27 January 2017. The draft guidance is very similar to...more

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