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European Central Bank Supervisory Board Speech on Banks' Operational Resilience

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The European Central Bank has published a speech by Frank Elderson, ECB Executive Board member and Supervisory Board Vice-Chair, on banks' operational resilience. Operational resilience has become a key priority for...more

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EU Report on Payment Fraud

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The European Central Bank and the European Banking Authority have published a joint report on payment fraud data. The report assesses payment fraud reported by the industry across the EEA and covers semi-annual data reported...more

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Digital Operational Resilience in the Financial Services Sector: EU and UK Update

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With under six months to go until the European Union Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) becomes applicable on 17 January 2025, DORA implementation projects are running full steam ahead. DORA lays down uniform...more

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ECB Mandates Board Expertise in Addressing ICT and Security Risks

Earlier this year, a dedicated policy prepared by the European Central Bank (ECB) came into effect requiring bank management bodies to broaden their collective understanding of and proficiency in identifying and dealing with...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

Outsourcing and Its Risks Are a Top Priority for the European Central Bank’s Supervisory Agenda

The European Central Bank (ECB) has published data showing that banks are increasingly using third-party providers to support their critical functions. However, more than 10% of outsourcing contracts covering critical...more

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ECB warns of the risks of increased reliance on outsourcing

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The European Central Bank (ECB) published its latest Supervision Newsletter on 21 February 2024 which highlighted, amongst other updates, that the number of outsourcing contracts for ECB supervised banks has increased...more

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Regulatory monitoring - November 2023

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In addition, we prepare an overview of articles and court decisions published in German legal journals that are relevant to banking or banking supervisory law (in German language only). Furthermore, we produce detailed...more

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ECB Cautions Banks About Heightened Exposure to Climate Litigation

At a September legal conference convened by the European Central Bank (ECB), Frank Elderson, a member of the ECB’s executive board and vice-chair of its supervisory board, observed the increasing risk of climate lawsuits and...more

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ECB Stress Test: Bank’s Credit Risk Doubles by 2030 under Slower Climate Transition

In September 2023, the European Central Bank (ECB) published its second economy-wide stress test, shedding light on the credit risks that European banks may face as a result of the ongoing climate transition....more

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Legal hot takes – the ECB’s Digital Euro

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The Digital Euro project is the European Central Bank’s (ECB) response to the changing landscape of consumer payments, driven by the rise of cryptocurrency, payment fintechs and electronic transactions. A Digital Euro would...more

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ECB Reports Progress, Identifies Gaps in Banks’ Climate-Related Disclosures

In April 2023, the European Central Bank (ECB) published its 2022 assessment of climate-related and environmental risk disclosures of EU-based banks, finding that while most “significant institutions” “now disclose at least...more

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ECB Releases Results of 2022 Eurosystem Balance Sheet Climate Risk Stress Test

As part of the European Central Bank’s (ECB) 2021 action plan to incorporate climate change considerations into its monetary policy, the ECB conducted a climate risk stress test of the Eurosystem balance sheet in 2022. Those...more

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European Central Bank and European Banking Authority Comment on Revised European Sustainability Reporting Standards

In January 2023, the European Central Bank (ECB) and the European Banking Authority (EBA) released their opinions on the first set of European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). As we have previously discussed, a...more

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Regulatory Monitoring - August 2022

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Our monthly regulatory newsletter monitors all relevant developments regarding German and European regulatory law in English language. In addition, we prepare an overview of articles and court decisions published in German...more

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Regulatory Monitoring - June 2022

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Our monthly regulatory newsletter monitors all relevant developments regarding German and European regulatory law in English language. In addition, we prepare an overview of articles and court decisions published in German...more

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European Central Bank Executive Board Member Decries “Crypto Gamble” and Echoing SEC Chair Gensler, Calls for Regulation of the...

In a speech given this week at Columbia University by Fabio Panetta, Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB), he decried the entire “crypto gamble,” seeing crypto-assets as “bringing about instability...more

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European Commission Consults on Potential Digital Euro

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The European Commission has launched a targeted consultation on a possible digital euro. The EU is considering introducing a digital euro for retail payments, which would be available alongside cash. A decision has not yet...more

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Regulatory Monitoring - relevant developments regarding German and European regulatory law (UPDATED)

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Our monthly regulatory newsletter monitors all relevant developments regarding German and European regulatory law in English language. ...more

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ONE FINANCE Compliance in the Financial Services Sector

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Compliance in the financial services sector has never been as important as it is today. The German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht, BaFin) recently imposed a record...more

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Payments regulatory news, August 2021 #2

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CRM code for APP scams: LSB update The Lending Standards Board (LSB) has published a press release setting out the next steps for the contingent reimbursement model code (CRM code) for authorised push payment (APP) scams. ...more

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Banking and finance regulatory news, August 2021 #2

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BCBS rules on NPL securitisations: PRA CP10/21 extended closing date The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has announced that it has extended the closing date, from 26 July 2021 to 9 August 2021, for responses to its June...more

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Financial institutions general regulatory news, July 2021

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UK and Singapore Financial Partnership on financial services HM Treasury has announced that it has agreed a new "Financial Partnership" between the UK and Singapore which will support increased financial services between the...more

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Banking and Finance regulatory news, July 2021

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UK Securitisation Regulation: HM Treasury review HM Treasury has published a call for evidence to inform its review of the retained EU law version of the EU Securitisation Regulation (UK Securitisation Regulation or "Sec...more

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Banking and finance regulatory news, June 2021 #3

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CRR: ECB extends leverage ratio relief for banks until March 2022 due to COVID-19 The European Central Bank (ECB) has adopted a Decision on the temporary exclusion of certain exposures to central banks from the leverage ratio...more

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Green Swan Conference Highlights Emerging Central Bank Consensus on Supervisory Approaches to Financial Risks Arising From Climate...

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From June 2 to June 4, leading central bankers, policymakers, regulators, private sector CEOs, civil society members and academics gathered for the Green Swan 2021 Global Virtual Conference. The conference was co-hosted...more

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