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ESMA’s Post-Brexit Regime for UK Investment Firms Revisited—‘Equivalence’ or Direct Regulation?

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The European Union’s financial regulatory regime for third-country access in many sectors relies on a framework of “equivalence,” whereby institutions based in approved non-EU countries with similar standards may have varying...more

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THE DELTA REPORT - Derivatives Newsletter - October 2020: The ESMA Report on pension scheme arrangements

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From the very early days of Regulation (EU) 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories "EMIR", as amended by Regulation (EU)...more

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Key Regulatory Topics: Weekly Update 6 December 2019 - 12 December 2019

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BREXIT - Please see the Consumer/Retail section for an update on the FCA’s Quarterly Consultation Paper, which discusses Brexit-related changes to the Handbook & new EU binding technical standards (BTS) following the...more

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Key Regulatory Topics: Weekly Update 12 July 2019 - 18 July 2019

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BREXIT - EEA Joint Committee Decisions - On 18 July, four Decisions of the EEA Joint Committee made on 29 March and five Decisions made on 11 April that amend Annex IX (Financial Services) to the EEA Agreement were...more

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Key Regulatory Topics: Weekly Update 26 April - 2 May 2019

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CONSUMER/RETAIL - FCA call for input on RDR and FAMR review - On 1 May, the FCA published a call for input on its plans to evaluate the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) and Financial Advice Markets Review (FAMR). The...more

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Key Regulatory Topics: Weekly Update 5 to 11 April 2019

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BREXIT - On 11 April, the European Council Decision (EU) 2019/584, taken in agreement with the UK to extend the period under Article 50(3) TEU, was published in OJ. The European Council agreed to a further extension to...more

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Key Regulatory Topics: Weekly Update 1 March -7 March 2019

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PUBLICATIONS - Brexit and the creation of UK sectoral sanctions targets - The UK currently is set to leave the European Union on 29 March. In the context of international sanctions, most commentary has focussed on the...more

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Key Regulatory Topics: 7 - 13 December 2018

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BREXIT - Please see the Consumer/Retail and Markets and Markets Infrastructure section for updates on various draft SIs published this week in anticipation of a hard Brexit and Trade associations' letter on temporary...more

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Key Regulatory Topics: Weekly update 28 Sept - 4 Oct

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BREXIT - Please refer to the Insurance section for an update on LMA model clauses on Brexit and placing of risks after 1 January 2019. Please refer to the Other Developments section for an update regarding the FCA Chair...more

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Key Regulatory Topics: Weekly Update - 9 February 2018 - 15 February 2018

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Insurance Europe publishes papers on avoiding Brexit cliff-edge risks - On 9 February, Insurance Europe published a paper calling for an agreement between the UK and the EU on the transitional arrangements that should...more

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Key Regulatory Topics: Weekly Update - 15 December 2017 – 21 December 2017

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BREXIT - CBI Brexit guide to EU bodies and regulators: financial services aspects - On 21 December, the CBI published a guide to the EU bodies and regulators that matter to business in the Brexit negotiations, including...more

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Key Regulatory Topics: Weekly Update - 17 November 2017 – 23 November 2017

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BREXIT - EBA relocation to Paris - On 21 November, the Council of the EU published a press release announcing that the ministers of EU member states other than the UK have selected Paris as the new location of the EBA....more

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Key Regulatory Topics: Weekly Update - 6 October 2017 – 12 October 2017

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BREXIT - Uncorrected evidence relating to Brexit from House of Lords Select Committee on European Union - On 12 October, the HoL Select Committee on the EU published an uncorrected transcript of oral evidence taken from...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

The Rise of the ESAs: EU Proposals to Extend Direct Supervision of Financial Markets

On 20 September 2017, the European Commission published a package of measures designed to increase the powers of the three European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs), primarily by transferring certain powers of regulation and...more

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Key Regulatory Topics: Weekly Update - 14 July 2017 – 20 July 2017

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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

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Key Regulatory Topics: Weekly Update - 7 July 2017 – 13 July 2017

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BREXIT - Brexit - EU (Withdrawal) Bill published - On 13 July, the DExEU published the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill (Bill), which: (i) repeals the ECA 1972; (ii) converts EU law into UK law where appropriate; and...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

Financial Industry Developments - Fee Rate Advisory #3 for Fiscal Year 2017 - On May 31, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") announced that starting July 4, 2017, the fee rates applicable to most...more

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Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

Financial Industry Developments - Class Action Against Lending Club and WebBank Headed to Defeat - On Monday, January 31, 2017, a federal district court in the Southern District of New York granted a motion to...more

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Blog: Solvency II and the standard formula SCR: Commission & EIOPA review – next steps

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The European Commission has identified Solvency II as “one area where significant improvements could be achieved“, for example, by “simplification” and better “technical consistency“. So, when it published its Call for Advice...more

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European Supervisory Authorities Opines on Final Draft Technical Standards on Uncleared Derivatives

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The Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities published an Opinion on the European Commission's proposed amendments to the final draft Regulatory Technical Standards on risk mitigation techniques for uncleared...more

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Commission Adopts Proposal to Incorporate ESAs into EEA Agreement

On June 2, 2016, the European Commission published a press release announcing that it had adopted a proposal for a Council decision on the position to be taken by the EU on the incorporation of the Regulations on the European...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Draft RTS on Risk-Mitigation Procedures for OTC Derivatives Not Cleared by CCPs Published by EU Supervisory Authorities

On March 8, the European Supervisory Authorities (which includes the European Banking Authority (EBA), the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority and the European Securities and Markets Authority) published...more

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Investment Funds Update - Europe: Key legal and regulatory updates for the funds industry from the primary European asset...

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EU Passes New Council Directive to Implement “EU-FATCA" - The Council Directive passed by the EU on 1 December 2014 implements the OECD’s Common Reporting Standard (CRS) in Europe. The Directive has to be implemented...more

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