1. Bank regulation -
1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION -
a) General -
(i) Germany -
Bundesbank: Updated directories of credit institutions and their associations in Germany on banking related information (Aktualisiertes...more
5/5/2025
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1. Bank regulation -
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a) General -
(i) EU -
EBA: Updated methodology on the regulatory and supervisory equivalence of non-EU countries -
Status: Final -
The EBA has published its updated...more
4/2/2025
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a) General -
(i) Germany -
BaFin: Report on risks in focus 2025 (Report über Risiken im Fokus 2025) Status: Final -
BaFin has published its annual report on the risks it...more
1. Bank regulation -
1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION -
a) General -
(i) International -
FSB: Plenary December 2024 -
Status: Final -
The FSB has set out the outcomes of its Plenary that met on 3 and 4 December. Points of...more
1/6/2025
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Risk Management ,
Stock Exchange ,
Technology Sector ,
UK
The Digital Operational Resilience Act EU 2022/2554 (DORA) constitutes a groundbreaking EU regulation designed to establish a unified framework for bolstering cybersecurity and operational resilience within the financial...more
9/10/2024
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1. Bank regulation -
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(i) International -
BCBS: Consultation on report regarding various technical amendments and FAQs -
Status: Consultation -
Deadline for the submission of...more
8/6/2024
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On 14 May 2024, ESMA published its final guidelines on funds’ names using ESG or sustainability-related terms (the Guidelines).
As a result, the use of certain environmental, social and governance (ESG) or...more
7/15/2024
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UK
1. Bank regulation-
1.1 Prudential regulation-
(a) General-
(i) International-
BCBS: Basel III monitoring report-
Status: Final-
BCBS has published its latest monitoring report setting out the impact of the Basel III...more
ECB in focus is our blog dedicated to the banking supervisory activities of the European Central Bank (ECB). We report on key developments in European banking regulation led by the ECB as part of the Single Supervisory...more