As lawmakers look to reform aspects of wholesale markets regulation, the UK may be poised to drift closer to the US.
In his Mansion House speech on July 1, 2021, Rishi Sunak, the then-Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced...more
12/2/2022
/ Capital Markets ,
Economic Development ,
Equity Markets ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Trading Platforms ,
UK ,
United States ,
Wholesale
Challenges and opportunities in the US, UK and Europe -
"Many Fintechs that previously avoided bank-like regulation in the US are now actively seeking that status."
The digital revolution was well underway long before most...more
11/17/2021
/ Banking Sector ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Services ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Licenses ,
Popular ,
Sandbox ,
Technology Sector ,
UK
A draft regulation reveals the contours of the legal framework for crypto-assets and blockchain technology for financial market infrastructure in the EU -
New legislative proposals on crypto-assets and DLT market...more
On April 9, 2020, after intense and lengthy discussions, the EU finance ministers reached a comprehensive economic policy response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The President of the Eurogroup, Mario Centeno, stated: "Today, we...more
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is presenting the global markets with unprecedented challenges. Governments, corporations and the financial markets have been struggling to evaluate and adapt to the social and...more
The economic shock and disruption caused by the outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2-Virus (COVID-19-pandemic) resulted in unprecedented circumstances for companies and prompted recent emergency rescue measures by the German...more
Last Friday, in response to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), the German government announced various measures described as a big "bazooka" to avert a crisis in the Eurozone's largest economy. The German...more
3/22/2020
/ Compensation ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Entrepreneurs ,
European Commission ,
European Investment Bank (EIB) ,
Germany ,
Liquidity ,
Member State ,
Multinationals ,
Relief Measures ,
Small Business Loans ,
Startups ,
State Aid ,
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)
Since the financial crisis of 2008, numerous emerging and developed countries experienced a substantial increase to their government gross debt-to-GDP ratio (sovereign debt). In addition, there were significant increases in...more
Refinements to the regulatory framework are needed before banks can make widespread use of securitization by European banks.
Volumes of non-performing loans (NPLs) European banks have halved since 2015, driven by an...more
As technology reshapes the banking industry, regulators are rising to the challenge.
Digitalization is at the forefront of the challenges facing the banking industry as it undergoes a period of unprecedented upheaval....more
12/21/2019
/ Apple ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Banking Sector ,
Big Tech ,
Citibank ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Digital Goods ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Central Bank ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Google ,
Market Participants ,
Mobile Apps ,
Mobile Payments ,
Outsourcing
On 18 July 2019 the European Banking Authority (EBA) published a report on the EU regulatory perimeter, national regulatory status and EU national regulators' (NCAs') authorisation approaches for FinTech firms conducting...more
7/25/2019
/ Banking Sector ,
Capital Requirements Directive IV (CRDIV) ,
Crowdfunding ,
Cryptoassets ,
Electronic Payment Transactions ,
EMD2 ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Commission ,
FinTech ,
NCAs ,
Payment Services Directive ,
Popular ,
PSD2 ,
Regulatory Oversight
On 12 July 2019 the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) reported on the status of FinTech firm licensing regimes across the EU, based on two ESMA surveys of EU national competent authorities (NCAs). ESMA's report...more
7/17/2019
/ Crowdfunding ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cybersecurity ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) ,
FinTech ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Innovation Hubs ,
Licensing Rules ,
MiFID II ,
NCAs ,
Outsourcing ,
Popular ,
Sandbox
New guidelines reflect the rise of outsourcing by financial institutions in a new era of disintermediation and technological change.
In February 2019, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published its final guidelines on...more
7/8/2019
/ EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
FinTech ,
Germany ,
Harmonization Rules ,
Outsourcing ,
Payment Services Directive ,
Payment Systems ,
Risk Management ,
Third-Party Service Provider
Within a decade, the UK's peer-to-peer (P2P) financial services sector has moved from an offbeat outsider to an increasingly significant and permanent player in loan and equity markets.
Total lending facilitated by UK P2P...more
7/3/2019
/ Equity Markets ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Innovation ,
Lenders ,
Loans ,
Marketing ,
Peer-to-Peer ,
Risk Management ,
Trade Restrictions ,
UK
On 9 January 2019, the European Banking Authority (EBA)1 and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)2 published two reports with their advice on cryptoassets for the European Commission (EC) (and in ESMA's case,...more
1/15/2019
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Cryptocurrency ,
CSDR ,
Digital Currency ,
EU ,
EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU MAR) ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) ,
FinTech ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
MiFID II ,
Risk Management ,
Securities ,
Virtual Currency