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This network is for financial professionals interested in staying up to date on financial services regulation happening anywhere in the world. CFOs, bankers, fund managers, treasurers welcome.
Finding the right balance between innovation and regulation is no easy task. The past four to five years have seen the banking sector try to adapt to a more tightly controlled environment, as the fall...
The German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has published details of the changes brought into effect with the implementation of CRD IV for European Banks. The expert article details: ...
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published a further set of questions and answers (Q&As) on the single rulebook requirements under the Capital Requirements Directive and associated Regulat...
The German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has published details of the reporting obligations under EMIR that requires that counterparties and central counterparties must use a trade r...
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a final report on technical advice on the procedural rules for imposing fines and periodic penalty payments on trade repositories (TR...
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has dismissed the UK’s challenge to the powers conferred on the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) in the Short Selling Regulation (SSR). The SSR pro...
The European Commission has published a proposal for a framework for regulatory cooperation in financial services. Recognising that some of the differences in implementation of regulatory initiatives...
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) has published: the full text of the Basel III leverage ratio framework and disclosure requirements following its endorsement by its governing body, th...
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) and the Futures and Options Association (FOA) have published the ISDA/FOA European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) Reporting Delegat...
The Senior Financial Supervisors from 10 countries (the Senior Supervisors Group (SSG)) has issued a report to the Financial Stability Board (FSB) which assesses progress on measuring and reporting of...
EIOPA updates Q&As on guidelines regarding submission of information to NCAs on credit default swaps under Solvency II The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has update...
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has updated its webpages on its guidelines on preparing for Solvency II to include the responses of competent authorities in EEA Memb...