CA DFPI Request for Comment on Cryptocurrency-Related Financial Products and Services - The Consumer Finance Podcast
Key topics in Akin’s July 2024 Sustainability/ESG Policy and Regulatory Update include: Updated Assessment of SFDR by EU Regulators: The European Supervisory Authorities have proposed changes to the Sustainable Finance...more
The annual report of the European Supervisory Authorities (the “ESAs”) on the extent of voluntary disclosure of principal adverse impacts (“PAIs”) under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (“SFDR”) was published on...more
The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) is a European regulation that has applied directly in the EU (and EEA countries) since March 2021. The aim of the SFDR is to provide harmonised disclosure requirements,...more
The Commission has clarified requirements for financial product classifications and the definition of “sustainable investment” under the SFDR. ...more
In a response to a call for evidence on greenwashing by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group (SMSG) emphasized the importance for EU authorities to ensure that any...more
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1288, setting out the regulatory technical standards (RTS) to be used by financial market participants (FMPs) when disclosing sustainability-related information under the Sustainable...more
Seit dem 10. März dieses Jahres gilt die Verordnung (EU) 2019/2088 des Europäischen Parlaments und des Rates vom 27. November 2019 über nachhaltigkeitsbezogene Offenlegungspflichten im Finanzdienstleistungssektor...more
Summary - Both the unsettled Financial Services regulation and the Northern Ireland border issues have revealed that neither the European Union nor the United Kingdom appears interested in improving relations with the other...more
The EU Working Group on Risk-Free Rates has published a report setting out recommendations for the transition of financial products from EONIA to the Euro Short-Term Rate (€STR). The recommendations aim to ensure liquidity in...more
Monitoring of promotional documentation: the AMF changes its approach regarding various financial products for private individuals - The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (the AMF, the French financial markets authority)...more
The EU regulation on key information documents (KIDs) for packaged retail and insurance-based products (PRIIPs) took direct effect in the European Union on 1 January 2018. This LawFlash outlines at a high level the...more
On November 28, 2013, the European Supervisory Authorities (“ESAs”) issued a joint paper (the “Joint Position”) setting out eight high level principles, intended to form a harmonised, cross-sector approach to the regulation...more
In This Issue: - UK: New Regulators; New Powers - So You Want to be a U.S. Mutual Fund Manager - The New German Rules on High Frequency Trading - Marketing and Distributing Your Fund in the Middle East:...more
On June 3, the Joined Chambers of the Italian Supreme Court issued a decision concerning the obligation for banks and financial intermediaries, engaging in “door-to-door” selling of financial instruments, to provide a...more