Connecting the Data Dots: Sapient’s Jim Bennett Talks Compliance Reporting
ESMA has published an interim report on transaction reporting on the call for evidence on a comprehensive approach for the simplification of financial transaction reporting under the Markets in Financial Instruments...more
The European Commission has adopted a Delegated Regulation supplementing the European Market Infrastructure Regulation ((EU) No 648/2012) (EMIR), specifying the method for the determination of fees charged by the European...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has launched its sixth EU‑wide stress test exercise for central counterparties (CCPs), under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). The stress test aims to...more
Welcome to the January – March 2026 issue of our Irish Quarterly Legal and Regulatory report for asset management and investment funds. This quarter brings a significant range of developments across both Irish and EU...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published the reporting templates and instructions for the active account requirement (AAR) under the revised European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR 3). The...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Bank of England (BoE) have opened the application window for prospective members of a new UK transaction and post-trade reporting taskforce. The purpose of the taskforce is to...more
The first quarter of 2026 saw a steady flow of UK and EU regulatory initiatives and updates, which are relevant to European private fund managers as well as non-European managers marketing or operating in Europe....more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its Final Report on revised clearing thresholds under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR), following the changes brought in by EMIR 3. This...more
This Regulatory Round‑Up highlights a selection of significant Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulatory developments during January and February 2026 that are most relevant to asset managers, including...more
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has launched two consultations on draft guidelines and regulatory technical standards (RTS) on the authorisation of initial margin models under the revised European Market Infrastructure...more
The European Commission (EC) has published a report issued to the Council of the EU and the European Parliament, assessing the level of crisis preparedness of the EU financial sector in light of increasing geopolitical,...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its quarterly consultation paper No. 51, inviting feedback on proposed amendments to its Handbook. Significantly, it included a proposal to increase the clearing...more
he Bank of England (BoE) has published a consultation paper proposing a new statement of policy (SoP) that will establish the BoE's approach to using its permissions and requirements powers to facilitate a discretionary...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published two final reports with final draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) mandated under the review of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR 3)....more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a consultation on draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) specifying the circumstances in which transactions resulting from post-trade risk reduction...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its final report with draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) amending the RTS on the clearing thresholds in Delegated Regulation (EU) No 149/2013, under...more
ESRB: Report on financial stability risks from linkages between banks and the non-bank financial intermediation sector - The ESRB published a report on financial stability risks from linkages between banks and the non-bank...more
The ESRB published a report on financial stability risks from linkages between banks and the non-bank financial intermediation (NBFI) sector. The report focuses on bank funding from NBFI entities and credit exposure to NBFI...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has launched a consultation on draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) specifying the relevant conditions under which public guarantees, public bank guarantees and...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a supervisory briefing on the representativeness obligation under the active account requirement (AAR), setting out its supervisory expectations for...more
The European Commission (EC) has launched a consultation on a draft Delegated Regulation supplementing the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 (EMIR) as amended by EMIR 3 (EU) No 648/2012)....more
Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/305 supplementing the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 (EMIR) has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJ). The Delegated Regulation, which was...more
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published its draft single programming document (SPD) for 2027–2029, outlining its strategic priorities and resource needs over the three‑year period. The EBA confirms it will focus on...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Reserve Bank of India to support cooperation and information‑exchange for the recognition of...more
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