The European Council (Council) and the European Parliament (Parliament) announced on 30 June 2022 that they had reached a provisional agreement on the proposal for regulation on markets in cryptoassets (MiCA). The text of...more
Depositor protection identity verification: PRA PS4/21 - Following its consultation in CP3/21, the UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published a policy statement, PS4/21, on depositor protection identity...more
IRB UK mortgage risk weights: PRA CP14/20 - The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published a consultation paper, CP14/20, on proposals to introduce new expectations on internal ratings based (IRB) approach UK...more
The European Banking Authority has announced that it will clarify by mid-2020 the position of instruments that were both issued and qualified as "own funds" for capital purposes before December 31, 2011. When the Capital...more
Partners Julia Smithers Excell and Stuart Willey, and associate Laura Kitchen of global law firm White & Case take a deep dive on the latest publications from EU and UK regulators aimed at providing supervisory clarity on the...more
3 April - The Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") published a press release, warning that it intends to take action against general insurance firms that fail to properly implement the rules aimed at increasing...more
Suspension from Trading of Certain Financial Instruments Apropos Greece - Following a decision of the Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HCMC), the competent authority of Greece, to suspend the trading of certain...more