The Council of the European Union has approved its position on the European Commission's (EC) proposal regarding a shorter settlement cycle, shortening the settlement period for transactions in transferable securities from two…
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/ Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade, Securities Law
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published its final report on the draft implementing technical standards (ITS) on resolution planning reporting, together with a press release. Firms must provide necessary information to…
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/ Administrative Law, Bankruptcy, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade
The European Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) has published a report proposing amendments to the European Commission's proposal to amend Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 (CSDR) as regards shortening the…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade, Securities Law
Any overseas entity acquiring a Qualifying Estate must register on the Register of Overseas Entities (ROE). The ROE opened for registrations on August 1, 2022. Since September 5, 2022, an overseas entity that is not registered…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Criminal Law, International Law & Trade, Real Estate - Commercial
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its final report providing technical advice to the European Commission (EC) on changes made by the Listing Act to the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) and the…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade, Securities Law
In accordance with the EU’s plan to achieve full energy independence from Russia, the European Commission (“Commission”) has, on May 6, 2025, unveiled the Repower Roadmap.1Under the terms of this proposal, imports of Russian gas…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Energy & Utilities, International Law & Trade
The European Commission (EC) has published a call for evidence to inform the revision of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), which is planned for Q4 2025. The focus of the review will be to address burdens…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade
Welcome to your weekly update from the A&O Shearman Pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of workplace pensions.
Mansion House Accord: pension providers commit to increase…
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/ Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade, Labor & Employment Law, Privacy
An English Court has recently decided that three insurance policies covering the same loss – data breach settlements arising from an incorrectly addressed email – provided a combined, cumulative limit of indemnity. While the…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Insurance, International Law & Trade, Privacy
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a consultation paper on draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) on the transparency and integrity of environmental, social and governance (ESG) rating…
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/ Environmental Law, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade, Securities Law
On 26 February 2025, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) adopted an opinion addressing the integration of robotics and the metaverse in healthcare. This forward-looking document outlines the opportunities and…
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/ Privacy, Health, Science, Computers, & Technology
The European Commission has adopted Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/878 amending regulatory technical standards (RTS) on technical details of back-testing and profit and loss attribution requirements, the criteria for assessing…
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/ Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade
The UK government has issued the final version of its “strategic steer” to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), directing the authority to act in a way that prioritises growth and encourages investment in the UK.
The…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, International Law & Trade, Mergers & Acquisitions
The European Commission has adopted delegated regulations amending the rules for data reporting service providers (DRSP) fines and fees to include consolidated tape providers (CTPs) in scope. Previously, the relevant…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade, Securities Law
On April 28 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) published an updated version of the fact sheet (the Fact Sheet) summarising key case law on protection of personal data. The Fact Sheet covers the case law…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Constitutional Law, International Law & Trade, Privacy
