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The PRA and the Treatment of Overseas Branches

The UK’s banking regulator, the Prudential Regulation Authority ("PRA") has issued a consultation on its approach to the treatment of branches of international banks operating in the UK (CP11/24). Among the proposals is a...more

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Bank of England publishes discussion paper on innovations in money and payments

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On 30 July 2024, the Bank of England (BoE) published a discussion paper setting out its approach to innovations in money and payments (Discussion Paper). In the Discussion Paper, the BoE sets out its current view on...more

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Bank of England Publishes Resolvability Assessment of Major UK Banks 2024

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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

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Operational resilience feedback from UK Financial Conduct Authority

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Firms have just over six months until the transition period for implementing the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Bank of England rules and guidance on operational resilience...more

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UK June Financial Stability Report Published

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The U.K. Financial Policy Committee has published the financial policy summary and record of the FPC meeting on June 11, 2024, as well as its June financial stability report. The FPC considers the overall risk environment to...more

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Third Capital Requirements Regulation and Sixth Capital Requirements Directive Published

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The EU has published the final legislation implementing revisions to the EU Capital Requirements Regulation and Capital Requirements Directive (commonly referred to as the EU banking package) in the Official Journal of the...more

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EU Amends Disclosures and Reporting on MREL and TLAC

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Commission Implementing Regulation 2024/1618 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/763, laying down implementing technical standards on supervisory reporting and public disclosure of MREL and TLAC, has been published in...more

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Insights From the PRA’s Thematic Review of the Treatment of Risk in Private Equity Financing

On 23 April, the UK’s banking regulator, the Prudential Regulation Authority (“PRA”), published a letter to Chief Risk Officers setting out the results of a thematic review of private equity related financing activities....more

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Plan for the worst, hope for the best: PRA policy on solvent exit planning for non-systemic banks and building societies

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The PRA has published its final policy on the requirements for non-systemic UK banks and building societies to prepare for a solvent exit. The new rules require all firms in scope to prepare for an orderly solvent exit as...more

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UK Financial Insights from Katten | Issue 9

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

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Key Regulatory Topics: Weekly Update 8 - 14 Mar 2024

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There were some key publications this week in relation to financial crime, including a Commission request for the EBA to advise on standards and guidelines under the future AML/CFT framework in Europe and, in the UK, an HMT...more

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Key Regulatory Topics: Weekly Update 23-29 Feb 2024

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Amongst the broad range of updates this week, at international level, the FSB published its thematic peer review on MMF Reforms and the BCBS published the outcomes of its meeting held on 28 and 29 February, including that it...more

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Former Chief Executive of bank fined for failing to take “reasonable steps”

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The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has fined the former CEO of Wyelands Bank GBP118,808 for various regulatory breaches, including that he failed to take reasonable steps to ensure the business for which he was...more

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Regulatory monitoring Newsletter - February 2024

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1. Bank regulation - 1.1 Prudential regulation - (a) General - (i) EU - ECB: Memorandum of Cooperation between ECB and CAs on third-country bank supervision - Status: Final - The ECB has published a Memorandum of...more

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Regulatory monitoring: EU version Newsletter - February 2024

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1. Bank regulation - 1.1 Prudential regulation - (a) General - (i) EU - ECB: Memorandum of Cooperation between ECB and CAs on third-country bank supervision - Status: Final - The ECB has published a Memorandum of...more

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UK Regulators Published Reforms and Proposals in January 2024 That Will Impact the Banking Sector, Including a Consultation on...

In this alert we consider various reforms and proposals to the banking sector announced by UK regulators. On 11 January 2024, HM Treasury published a consultation paper on enhancing the UK’s Special Resolution Regime for...more

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Bank of England Unveils Changes to the PRA’s Approach to Enforcement

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Recent changes to the PRA’s approach to enforcement show an increased focus on expediting the investigative process and incentivising early admissions. On 30 January 2024, the Bank of England (the Bank) unveiled a number...more

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The UK’s Banking Regulator Reports on Its Review of the Ring-Fencing Regime

The UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority (“PRA”) has reported on the conclusions of a review of its ring-fencing rules conducted during the course of 2023.  While the report concludes that most rules are ‘performing...more

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UK Prudential Regulation Authority Publishes Review of Bank Ring-Fencing Rules

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The U.K. Prudential Regulation Authority has published a Review of the PRA ring-fencing rules for U.K. banks. The ring-fencing regime came into force in 2019 and the PRA is required to review the rules it has made under the...more

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The UK’s Banking Regulator Sets Out 2024 Priorities

Rebecca Jackson, Executive Director, Authorisations, Regulatory Technology, and International Supervision at the Prudential Regulation Authority ("PRA") has written to international banks on the PRA’s thematic supervision...more

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Basel 3.1 Implementation in the UK: An Update on PRA Reforms

On 12 December 2023, the UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published the first of two near-final policy statements on the implementation of revisions to the Basel 3 standards, known in the U.K. as Basel 3.1. This...more

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UK PRA Strong and Simple framework: Policy statement on Phase 1 of 'simpler regime' work published

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The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published a policy statement (PS15/23) on scope, criteria, liquidity, reporting and disclosure requirements under the Strong and Simple framework. This is a set of prudential...more

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Regulatory monitoring: EU version - December 2023

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1. Bank regulation - 1.1 Prudential regulation - (a) General - (i) EU - EBA: Roadmap on strengthening the Prudential framework - Status: Final - The EBA has published its roadmap on the Banking Package, which...more

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UK Prudential Regulator's Rules for Small Banks Coming at Start of 2024

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The U.K. Prudential Regulation Authority has published a policy statement and rules for implementing the Strong and Simple Framework. The framework is intended to simplify the prudential regulation of non-systemic banks and...more

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The UK’s Banking Regulator Consults on the First Draft of Final Rules for Aspects of Basel 3.1

The Prudential Regulation Authority ("PRA") has published its near-final policy statement (the "PS") setting out feedback to seven chapters of its consultation paper 16/22 (CP16/22) on implementation of the final elements of...more

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