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Financial Institutions Outsourcing

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Outsourcing Financial Services: When, Why, and How to Make the Move

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In today’s fast-paced and complex business environment, companies of all sizes are turning to outsourcing at an increased rate as a strategic solution to streamline operations, reduce costs, and focus on their core...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Standard Formula: A Guide to Solvency II – Chapter 10: Governance Requirements

Solvency II is organised around three core pillars of prudential regulation, which ensure the safety and soundness of (re)insurers, in line with the scale, nature and complexity of their business: - Pillar One focuses on...more

Morgan Lewis

What’s Driving Digital Transformation in the Financial Services Sector?

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Through strategic outsourcing, companies in the financial services sector can improve the quality of services they offer to clients and increase internal operations by reducing inefficiencies—all while saving costs in key...more

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UK Bank of England finalises policy on FMI outsourcing and third party risk management

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On 8 February 2023, the Bank of England published a Policy Statement on outsourcing and third party risk management in financial market infrastructures (FMIs). The Policy Statement provides feedback to three previous Bank...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Überarbeitung der AIFM- und UCITS-Richtlinie: Aktueller Stand und Ausblick

EU-Kommission, Parlament und Rat treten in die entscheidende Phase ihrer Beratungen über eine Neufassung der AIFM- und der UCITS-Richtlinie ein. Änderungen sind insbesondere bei den Themen Auslagerung, Darlehensfonds und...more

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EBA Publishes Guidelines on Remote Customer Onboarding

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On the 22 November 2022, the European Banking Authority (“EBA”) published its final Guidelines on the use of remote customer onboarding solutions for credit and financial institutions (the “Remote Onboarding Guidelines”). ...more

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Guernsey’s New Licensing Regime for Financial Firm Business

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This briefing is the third in a series of briefings by Walkers on the Lending, Credit and Finance (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2022 (the “LCFL”), and provides an overview of the licensing regime applicable to “financial firm...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

Outsourcing in Luxembourg: CSSF Consolidates Regulations for Financial Institutions

The financial services regulations relating to outsourcing by Luxembourg-headquartered financial institutions have been significantly simplified by the introduction of the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

Global Trailblazer Mike Pierides on Outsourcing in the Financial Services Industry

As part of our Spotlight series, we spoke with Mike Pierides, the deputy leader of our technology, outsourcing, and commercial transactions team and a co-leader of our digital solutions industry team, on outsourcing in the...more

A&O Shearman

Revised Global Principles on Outsourcing for Regulated Participants in the Securities Markets

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The International Organization of Securities Commissions has published an updated Principles on Outsourcing for regulated market participants in the securities markets.  The updated Principles are based on IOSCO’s 2005...more

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FDIC Seeks Comment on Supervisory Approach to Examinations During Pandemic

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In This Issue. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is seeking information and comment regarding the FDIC’s supervisory approach to examinations during the pandemic; the FDIC’s tech lab, FIDTECH, announced a “tech...more

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Cloud, Data Centre Sale-Leasebacks and the Pandemic - Accelerating Trends for UK and European Regulated Firms

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The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the two linked trends of financial institutions transferring their IT infrastructure to the cloud and selling their self-owned data centres in order to lease back only the reduced space...more

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Model Terms Demanded for Cloud Service Agreements with European Banks

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An interest group of EU banks that was formed to assist European financial institutions with their use of public cloud technology recently suggested model terms for the compliant use of cloud technology. On May 17, 2021,...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

FCA Publishes Report on Implementing Technology Change

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its findings on an extensive review into the factors which determine failure or success when implementing technology change in the financial services sector....more

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Getting Cautious on Cloud Outsourcing: ESMA Consults on Proposed Guidelines

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The Situation: On June 3, 2020, the European Securities Market Authority ("ESMA") published a consultation paper on Outsourcing to Cloud Service Providers ("Proposed Guidelines"), which will apply to any institution under the...more

White and Williams LLP

India’s New Restrictions Will Impact Responses to NYDFS’ Demand for COVID-19 Preparedness and Financial Risks Plans

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We previously wrote about the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) demand that all regulated companies file descriptions of their preparedness plans, financial risk management plans and assessments, in connection...more

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EIOPA Issues Final Guidelines on Outsourcing

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The final guidelines create new obligations for insurers that will impact cloud outsourcing arrangements. On 6 February 2020, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) published its final...more

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New Challenges for Transitional Services Agreements in Financial Services M&A

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Subcontractors, security, and audit and termination rights will require special consideration under forthcoming EBA outsourcing guidelines. Recent growth in divestiture and carve-out deals in the M&A landscape, including...more

Pillsbury - Global Sourcing Practice

European Banking Authority Outsourcing Guidelines: Time to Act

From September 30, 2019, new guidelines on outsourcing arrangements (Guidelines) issued by the European Banking Authority (EBA) will apply to all outsourcing arrangements entered into, reviewed or amended on or after this...more

White & Case LLP

Financial Regulatory Observer – June 2019: Outsourcing: Final countdown to implementation

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New guidelines reflect the rise of outsourcing by financial institutions in a new era of disintermediation and technological change. In February 2019, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published its final guidelines on...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

What EBA’s Outsourcing Guidelines Mean for Financial Institutions

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The guidelines create new obligations for financial, payment, and electronic money institutions that will impact cloud outsourcing and deployment of FinTech. On 25 February 2019, the European Banking Authority (EBA)...more

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European Banking Authority Publishes Revised Guidelines on Outsourcing Arrangements

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The European Banking Authority has published revised Guidelines on outsourcing arrangements. The guidelines are intended to update and replace outsourcing guidelines issued in 2006 (by the EBA's predecessor, the Committee of...more

K2 Integrity

Enterprise-wide risk assessments have never been more important

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In “Enterprise-Wide Risk Assessments Have Never Been More Important” (Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence, 17 Jan. 2019), authors Tom Bock, head of K2 Intelligence’s Regulatory Compliance practice, and Darren Matthews,...more

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European Banking Authority Issues Recommendations for Outsourcing to Cloud Service Providers

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European financial institutions (competent authorities, credit institutions, and investment firms as defined in EU Regulation No. 575/2013, collectively Institutions) have been instructed to comply with the European Banking...more

A&O Shearman

The reform of the professional secrecy in the financial and insurance sector: the key changes

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The provisions of the long awaited act of 27 February 2018 (the 2018 Act) which aim at smoothing (especially in the context of outsourcing arrangements) the professional secrecy regime that credit institutions, professionals...more

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