The Situation: Prior to the enactment of Capital Requirements Directive ("CRD") VI, corporate governance rules for the financial services industry were not harmonized across EU Member States....more
As part of the proposed Banking Package (CRDVI), the European Commission has proposed a harmonised EU regulatory framework for third country bank branches. ...more
Amendments have been made to the FCA’s Dual-Regulated firms Remuneration Code under SYSC 19D and the Remuneration Part of the PRA Rulebook (together the “Remuneration Codes”) to implement the remuneration aspects of the EU...more
A report examining competition within the European syndicated loan market has been published, following a call by the European Commission for an examination of the sector. The report was prepared at the request of the...more
The European Banking Authority has published an Opinion and a Report on financial intermediaries and regulatory perimeter issues under the Capital Requirements Regulation and the Capital Requirements Directive. The Opinion...more
On November 9, 2017, the European Banking Authority (“EBA“) published an own-initiative opinion (EBA/Op/2017/13) addressed to the European Parliament, the Council of the EU and the European Commission on nonbank financial...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
Financial Industry Developments - Prohibition on Dealing or Investing in Industrial or Commercial Metals - On January 3, 2017, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the "OCC") finalized a rule that...more
Financial Industry Developments - CTFC Approves Re-Proposal of Position Limits Regulation - On December 5, 2016, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") unanimously approved to re-propose rules that...more
Financial Industry Developments - Rejecting "True Lender" Arguments, California District Court Dismisses Claims Against Student Loan Servicers - This past Thursday, September 22, a federal district court in the...more
On August 10, 2016, the European Central Bank (ECB) published an addendum to its guide on options and discretions (O&Ds) available in Union law. The addendum complements the guide and ECB Regulation that were published...more
On March 2, the European Banking Authority (“EBA”) published its report of its ninth Basel III monitoring exercise, particularly on the impact of the fully implemented Capital Requirements Directive and the Capital...more
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published final draft technical standards and revised guidelines on the further specification of the indicators of global systemic importance and their disclosure. The guidelines have...more