In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
In this newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset managers and...more
In this newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset managers and...more
In this newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset managers and...more
In this newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset managers and...more
In this newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset managers and...more
In this newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset managers and...more
1/26/2017
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Capital Requirements ,
Credit Rating Agencies ,
Cybersecurity ,
FinTech ,
Global Systemically Important Banks (G-SIBs) ,
IFRS ,
Liquidity Coverage Ratio ,
No-Action Relief ,
Passporting ,
TLAC
The Supreme Court has upheld the High Court’s decision in Miller v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union. Its judgment confirms that an Act of Parliament is required to authorise the Government to begin the...more
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
12/21/2016
/ Banking Sector ,
Central Counterparties ,
Credit Rating Agencies ,
Dodd-Frank ,
EU ,
FinTech ,
Foreign Banks ,
Global Systemically Important Banks (G-SIBs) ,
Liquidity ,
Payment Services Directive ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Stress Tests ,
Systemic Risk Buffer ,
UK ,
Volcker Rule
The European Commission has published draft legislative proposals which would require large non-EU banking firms with EU operations to establish an intermediate holding company in the EU. The proposed rules are similar to US...more
The European Commission recently announced an extensive package of banking reform proposals. Of particular interest to bank creditors, proposed amendments to the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive aim to amend the...more
In this newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset managers and...more
11/21/2016
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank of England ,
Banking Sector ,
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) ,
CFTC ,
Credit Ratings ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Financial Services ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Federal Bank Regulatory Agencies ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Action Task Force ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
FinCEN ,
FinTech ,
FSMA ,
HM Treasury ,
Mary Jo White ,
MiFID II ,
OCC ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Retail Banks ,
Ring-Fencing ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) ,
Technical Standards ,
UK ,
Universal Proxy Cards
Bank Prudential Regulation & Regulatory Capital -
US Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Releases Proposed Rule to Modify Capital Plan and Stress Testing Rules -
On September 26, 2016, the US Board of...more
10/17/2016
/ Block Trades ,
BSA/AML ,
Commodities ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
EU ,
FinTech ,
Foreign Investment ,
MiFID II ,
Securitization ,
SEFs ,
Shadow Banking ,
Stress Tests ,
UK ,
Underwriting ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies
In this newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset managers and...more
9/30/2016
/ Asset Management ,
Banking Regulators ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Broker-Dealer ,
EU ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Global Market ,
Investment Firms ,
MiFID
The UK Government recently indicated that it intends to negotiate a unique EU-UK relationship post-Brexit. It is hoped that the arrangements will be appropriate for the UK and London’s position as a leading international...more
Since the UK voted to leave the EU on 23 June 2016, there has been much speculation about the form of the future access arrangements between the UK and the EU for financial institutions. In a scenario where no new deal is...more
Since the UK referendum on EU membership in June 2016, discussions have intensified on the UK’s relationship with the EU, with free movement of persons and immigration being two topics at or near the top of the agenda....more
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
6/23/2016
/ Annual Reports ,
Bank Holding Company ,
Capital Markets Union ,
Capital Requirements ,
Cybersecurity ,
Dodd-Frank ,
EU ,
EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU MAR) ,
Long-Term Investment Funds ,
No-Action Relief ,
UK
The Council of the European Union has adopted legislation to delay the application of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive and Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation by one year. This extension is due to...more
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
6/1/2016
/ Basel III ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Capital Requirements ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Customer Due Diligence (CDD) ,
EU ,
Leverage Ratio ,
Leveraged Lending ,
Margin Requirements ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Regulation Technical Standards (RTS) ,
UCITS ,
UK
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
This note discusses the MiFID II regime for access by financial institutions located outside the EU to EU customers and markets. Full harmonisation of the access regime for third country firms has not been achieved. Instead...more
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
5/6/2016
/ AML/CFT ,
Annuities ,
Asset Management ,
Capital Markets Union ,
Capital Requirements ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
EU ,
Incentive Compensation ,
Leverage Ratio ,
MiFID II ,
SIFIs ,
UK