It is yet unclear if and when the House of Commons will again decide about the Withdrawal Agreement and whether the date for the UK leaving the EU will be changed. Under the current circumstances, a hard Brexit on 29 March...more
The House of Commons recently rejected the Withdrawal Agreement. While the UK Parliament is still debating how to leave the EU, a hard Brexit remains an option. To prepare for this possibility, the UK, EU Commission and EU27...more
The EBA’s draft guidelines on outsourcing will impact cloud outsourcing and institutions’ deployment of FinTech. On 4 September 2018, a wide audience of interested individuals gathered at Canary Wharf for a public hearing...more
BREXIT - EIOPA publishes opinion on the solvency position of insurers and reinsurers post Brexit. On 18 May, EIOPA published an opinion on the solvency position of insurance and reinsurance undertakings in light of the...more
BREXIT - ECB speech considers impact of Brexit on ECB banking supervision - On 2 May, the ECB published a speech by Ignazio Angeloni, ECB Supervisory Board member, in which he considers the future of ECB banking...more
BREXIT - UK Government response to HoC Treasury Committee report on transitional arrangements - On 27 February, the HoC Treasury Committee published the UK government's response to the Committee's report on transitional...more
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FMLC publishes letter sent to the MoJ on the EU (Withdrawal) Bill 2017 - On 31 August, the FMLC published a letter to the MoJ following their email (dated 14 July) seeking comments on the EU (Withdrawal) Bill 2017. The...more
BREXIT - CRDV IV – EBA final draft RTS and ITS on authorisation of credit institutions - On 14 July, the EBA published a report setting out the following final draft technical standards: (i) Final draft RTS on the...more