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The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (“BCBS”) published a report jointly with the World Bank setting out the findings from a global survey on proportionality in banking regulation and supervision....more
Since it entered into force in 2018, the PRIIPs Regulation has raised a number of issues. These range from issues concerning the scope of the Regulation, in particular its application to corporate bonds and the impact this...more
The European Banking Authority has launched a consultation on proposals to amend the Implementing Technical Standards specifying the benchmarking portfolios, templates and definitions to be used as part of the annual...more
On 20 September 2017, the European Commission published a package of measures designed to increase the powers of the three European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs), primarily by transferring certain powers of regulation and...more
Litigation Finance: A Brief History of a Growing Industry - Litigation costs money. Litigation finance can provide the cash a plaintiff needs to prevail in court. Plaintiffs holding valid—and potentially quite...more
The EBA has published its final report setting out the formula that creditors will be required to use when calculating the benchmark rate under Annex II to the Mortgage Credit Directive (2014/17/EU). Under certain...more
The Mortgage Credit Directive (2014/17/EU) (MCD) requires that creditors create two illustrative examples for variable rate mortgages on the basis of a benchmark rate specified by the EBA. Consequently, the EBA has developed...more
EBA Updates Single Rulebook Q&As - On October 16, 2015, the European Banking Authority (EBA) updated its Q&As on the single rulebook, publishing four new questions. The single rulebook Q&As relate to the CRD IV package...more
On June 6, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the European Banking Authority (EBA) published their final report setting out principles for benchmark-setting processes in the EU (ESMA/2013/659)....more