Welcome to the UK Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation. Key developments in April 2023: 28 April FCA Handbook: The Financial Conduct...more
Key developments in April 2022: 29 April - The Financial Stability Board (“FSB”) published for consultation an interim report that recommends measures to assist supervisory and regulatory authorities in developing...more
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (“BCBS”) published a report jointly with the World Bank setting out the findings from a global survey on proportionality in banking regulation and supervision....more
Approach to assessing resolvability: BoE consultation - The Bank of England (BoE) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) are consulting in parallel on a package of proposals relating to their policies for...more
Recent regulatory developments of interest to financial institutions. CRR: PRA PS5/20 on pre-issuance notification requirements - Following its earlier consultation paper, CP20/19, the Prudential Regulation Authority...more
3 February - The European Banking Authority (“EBA”) published a report on the benchmarking of diversity practices in credit institutions and investment firms under the CRD IV Directive (2013/36/EC)....more
FCA Reports on Hard to Value Assets Review - The FCA has reported on its 2017 review into how asset management firms value so-called ‘hard to value’ assets, consisting of a short video with transcript into the risks, the...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
The UK Financial Conduct Authority has published a new "Dear CEO" letter that it has sent to the Chief Executive Officers of certain firms for which it acts as prudential regulator....more
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CAPITAL MARKETS AND MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE - ESMA practical guidance on recognition of third country CSDs - On 28 September 2017, ESMA published practical guidance (dated 26 September 2017) on the recognition by it of...more
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
2 May - The FCA published its Policy Statement on the FCA's disclosure rules following application of PRIIPs Regulation (PS17/6). The Policy Statement sets out how the FCA's disclosure requirements will change to reflect...more
PRA and FCA Reject the Position Taken on CRD IV Bonus Cap Proportionality in the EBA’s New Remuneration Guidelines - The PRA and FCA notified the European Banking Authority (EBA) that they will comply with all aspects of...more
On February 29, the Bank of England and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published separate press releases in relation to the implementation of the European Union’s fourth Capital Requirements Directive (CRD IV). The press...more
2016 will mark the eighth anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the raft of regulatory reforms introduced in the aftermath of that event and the wider financial crisis will continue to be implemented during the...more
The Federal Housing Finance Agency Releases Final Rule on Federal Home Loan Bank Membership - On January 12, 2016, the Federal Housing Finance Agency ("FHFA") issued a final rule establishing new requirements for...more