1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION - a) General - (i) EU - EBA: Updated methodology on the regulatory and supervisory equivalence of non-EU countries - Status: Final - The EBA has published its updated...more
1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION - a) General - (i) International - FSB: Plenary December 2024 - Status: Final - The FSB has set out the outcomes of its Plenary that met on 3 and 4 December. Points of...more
The NY Climate Week conference took place during the week of 18 September 2023, bringing together international leaders from business and governments. During the conference the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial...more
Amendments to swap data reporting rules are expected to be implemented by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in December 2022. The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) have issued guidance to market...more
Proposed amendments are intended to reduce regulatory burden by aligning over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives data reporting requirements with international standards developed by the Committee on Payments and Market...more
The Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority ("SAMA") issued the SAMA Rules on Trade Repository Reporting & Risk Mitigation Requirements for Over-the-Counter ("OTC") Derivatives Contracts (the "Rules") in November 2019, replacing the...more
In September 2019, the Central Bank of Ireland (the Central Bank) published CP130, a consultation paper on the proposed regulatory framework (the Framework) for the treatment, correction and redress of errors in investment...more
The Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures and the International Organization of Securities Commissions have published a joint report on governance arrangements for critical data elements for over-the-counter...more
The Financial Stability Board has published a report on governance arrangements for the Unique Product Identifier, a globally harmonized code identifying over-the-counter derivatives products reported to trade repositories....more
• The revised UT Code came into effect on 1 January 2019, with a 12-month transition period for compliance by funds currently registered with the SFC. • Revised regulatory standards will impact all SFC-authorised funds and...more
The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) on 16 November 2017 published its Conclusions on its one-year consultation in relation to enhancement of asset management regulation and point-of-sale transparency...more
CFTC Issues Proposed Amendments to Swap Data Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements for Cleared Swaps - On August 19, The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) proposed amendments to existing rules relating...more
Where do we go from here? As we mark another milestone in regulatory reform with the fourth anniversary of the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act, it strikes us that although most studies required to be undertaken by the Act...more
In This Issue: Complex Products and Conducting a Reasonable Basis Suitability Review; Guidelines for Presenting Backtested Performance Data; IOSCO Final Report on Principles for Financial Benchmarks; Protect Your...more