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Post-pandemic most firms have settled into permanent hybrid working arrangements. Two years after the FCA published its statement reminding firms of its ability to visit “any location where work is performed […] including...more
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
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The European Banking Authority published its 2025 European Resolution Examination Programme report. The report sets three priorities for resolution authorities and banks for 2025 and looks at the progress achieved in 2023,...more
The European Banking Authority has published its final amendments to the Regulatory Technical Standards on the market risk framework, also known as the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book. The EU Capital Requirements...more
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Although the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) 2023/1114 of 31 May 2023 on crypto-assets markets (the MiCAR) was published in June 2023, the work on laws implementing it in Poland is still in...more
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UK Financial Insights from Katten is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds in the UK and Europe....more
On 24 May 2024, the English High Court granted final injunctive relief to Barclays Bank Plc (Barclays), both in the form of an anti-suit injunction and an anti-enforcement injunction, arising out of a syndicated loan...more
The Court of Appeal has confirmed the existence of a ‘natural assumption' that an adjective or determiner at the start of a list qualifies the entirety of it. In its recent decision, the Court of Appeal construed a letter of...more
On 17 July 2024, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) finalized revisions to the prudential framework for banks’ exposures to cryptoassets. The revisions largely introduced additional requirements relating to the...more
The European Banking Authority has published a report on the fact-finding exercise on creditworthiness assessment practices of non-bank lenders. The exercise is a follow-up to the Consumer Trends Report published in April...more
The Bank of England has published the findings from its second assessment of the eight major U.K. banks under the Resolvability Assessment Framework. The assessment finds that the major U.K. banks have continued to make...more
The European Banking Authority has published its final draft Implementing Technical Standards amending the Implementing Regulation on the benchmarking of credit risk, market risk, and IFRS9 models for the 2025 exercise....more
Central bank money could interact with programmable platforms through the use of so-called "wholesale central bank digital currency" (wCBDC) technologies. To inform this work, the BoE proposes a program of experiments to test...more
The Prudential Regulation Authority has published a policy statement on the leverage ratio treatment of omnibus account reserves and minor amendments to the leverage ratio framework. PRA rules require firms to exclude from...more
1. Bank regulation - 1.1 Prudential Regulation - (a) General - (i) International - BCBS: Consultation on report regarding various technical amendments and FAQs - Status: Consultation - Deadline for the submission of...more
1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION - a) General - (i) International - BCBS: Consultation on report regarding various technical amendments and FAQs - Status: Consultation - Deadline for the submission of...more
The European Central Bank and the European Banking Authority have published a joint report on payment fraud data. The report assesses payment fraud reported by the industry across the EEA and covers semi-annual data reported...more
With under six months to go until the European Union Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) becomes applicable on 17 January 2025, DORA implementation projects are running full steam ahead. DORA lays down uniform...more
The European Commission has adopted a Delegated Regulation amending the EU Capital Requirements Regulation with regard to the date of application of the own funds requirements for market risk. In addition, alongside the...more
The Financial Conduct Authority has published a policy statement on the final rules and guidance for a new regulatory regime to support access to cash for the consumers and businesses that rely on it, along with a research...more
The U.K. Prudential Regulation Authority has published a policy statement on its approach to rule permissions and waivers. The policy statement provides feedback to responses the PRA received to CP3/24 published in January....more
Beginning January 17, 2025, financial entities based in the European Union must have in place processes and policies, and mandatory contract provisions with their third-party technology vendors, that comply with the EU...more