The European Central Bank has launched a EUR 750 billion bond purchase programme designed to mitigate the enormous economic and financial risks to the Eurozone caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The creation of the "Pandemic...more
The Banking Reform Package marks a milestone in the new EU regulatory landscape.
On 27 June 2019, a series of measures referred to as the Banking Reform Package comes into force, subject to various transitional and staged...more
6/28/2019
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD) ,
Banking Reform ,
Banks ,
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) ,
Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) ,
Central Counterparties ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
EU Central Securities Depository Directive ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
Financial Holding Company ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
Financial Stability Board ,
Global Systemically Important Banks (G-SIBs) ,
Infrastructure Financing ,
International Harmonization ,
Market Risk Capital Rule ,
MiFID II ,
MREL ,
Retail Investors ,
Single Resolution Mechanism Regulation (SRMR) ,
Software ,
Systemic Risk Buffer ,
Terrorist Financing Regulations ,
TLAC
The upcoming enforcement of the MREL requirement will require European banks to issue a significant amount of subordinated and senior notes. But political instability and differing levels of investor demand could push up...more
3/29/2019
/ Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD) ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Capitalization ,
Credit Institutions ,
EU ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Member State ,
MREL ,
New Rules ,
Political Parties ,
Recapitalization ,
Single Resolution Board ,
UK Brexit
On January 24, 2019 the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance ("MEF") published a press release announcing that the Italian government has readied a set of measures necessary to ensure full continuity for financial markets...more
1/31/2019
/ Cross-Border Transactions ,
EU ,
Financial Markets ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Investment Funds ,
Investor Protection ,
Italy ,
Member State ,
No-Deal Brexit ,
Passporting ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Transitional Arrangements ,
UK