The Situation: On January 9, 2019, the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") issued advice to the EU Commission, Council, and Parliament on initial coin offerings ("ICOs") and crypto assets.
The Result: ESMA...more
2/22/2019
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Blockchain ,
Cryptoassets ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Instruments ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
MiFID II ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Token Sales
Draft Regulatory Technical Standards on Content and Format of the STS Notification -
Regulation (EU) 2017/2402, which lays down a general framework for securitisation and creates a specific framework for simple,...more
3/16/2018
/ Banking Sector ,
Creditors ,
EIOPA ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Regulation Technical Standards (RTS) ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Transparency
Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 laying down a general framework for securitisation and creating a specific framework for simple, transparent and standardised securitisation ("Regulation") came into force on 18 January 2018 and will...more
3/6/2018
/ Aggregation Rules ,
Capital Requirements ,
Data Collection ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
MiFID II ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securitization ,
Securitization Standards ,
Trade Repositories
Draft Technical Standards Published for Consultation by the European Supervisory Authorities—An Update and Overview -
Regulation (EU) 2017/2402, which is known as the "Securitisation Regulation" and lays down a general...more