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The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published additional questions and answers (Q&As) on the Capital Requirements Directive and Regulation (CRD IV) under the single rulebook. In respect of re...
The European Commission has published a draft implementing Regulation setting out implementing technical standards (ITS) on the supervisory reporting to competent authorities by institutions under the...
In November 2013, the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) wrote to the European Commissioner (EC) for Internal Market and Services, highlighting issues regarding the recogniti...
An agreement in principle at EU level has been reached on the revised Market in Financial Instruments Directive and associated Regulation (MiFID 2/MiFIR). Key elements of the agreed new rules include...
The Greek finance minister, has set out the priorities for Greece’s Presidency of the Council of Economic and Financial Affairs (ECOFIN) including: Banking union - to finalise the framework for the S...
The Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) has published 36 questions and answers (Q&As) following on from its Solvency II industry briefing. Answers have been provided to a number of questions inc...
The Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) is rewriting its handbook in order to create the PRA rulebook that will apply only to PRA authorised firms. The rulebook will aim to be consistent with PRA o...
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its ninth policy development update which contains a timetable of forthcoming publications including: In Q1/2 2014 a policy statement to CP13/5 on ...
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a compilation of Committee of European Securities Regulators positions and ESMA opinions on waivers from pre-trade transparency under...
The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has announced key decisions on capital standards ahead of the introduction of a new European capital regime (CRD IV) next year. These decisions aim to enhanc...
Money, as they say, does not grow on trees. Balance sheets must balance, and capital requirements must be met. Next year will see the implementation of the new European capital regime - the Capital Re...
2013 has been a pivotal year in the mortgage market – final rules for MMR, new regulatory bodies with the PRA and FCA, house sales and mortgage sales starting to rise, a new Governor of the Bank of En...