8 Results from 2023
Mete Feridun Chair at EMU Centre for Financial Regulation and Risk
Subsequent to a joint discussion paper (3/22 – Operational resilience: Critical third parties to the UK financial sector) published in July 2022, the Bank of England (the Bank), Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued joint proposals on 7 December 2023 to increase resilience of the financial sector by ov...
08 December 2023 /regulation /cloud Outsourcing Banking, Financial Services Operations
With the Consultation Paper on Technical Standards for the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA), the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) aims to collect views, comments, and opinions from stakeholders and market participants on the appropriate implementation of the regulation. The paper comprising the "1st package" cov...
14 July 2023 /regulation /crypto Cryptocurrency Insights
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) issued a public consultation on revisions to the Core principles for effective banking supervision ("Core Principles") on 6 July 2023, reflecting supervisory developments and structural changes affecting the banking system since the previous update in 2012 in six areas: financial risks; o...
08 July 2023 /regulation /retail Banking Regulations
The new Payment Services Directive (PSD3) proposed by the European Commission (EC) on 28 June 2023 marks a significant milestone in the evolution of the financial services industry. Designed to address emerging fraud risks and ensure that the European Union's (EU) financial sector remains adaptable in the face of digital transformation, PSD3 place...
02 July 2023 /payments /regulation Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation
The UNEP FI's Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB) aim to mobilize private finance towards the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Climate Agreement (PCA) goals to address the nature, climate and pollution crises. The UNEP FI's implementation framework prescribes explicit accountabilities for signatory banks, req...
01 June 2023 /regulation /sustainable Sustainable compliance
Investment firms have very different business models and risk profiles to credit institutions. They facilitate savings and investment flows by providing professional services such as investment advice, portfolio management, trading in financial instruments and fund raising for companies. As they do not accept deposits or provide loans, they are ge...
18 May 2023 /regulation /markets Financial Services Regulation
The recent approval of the Regulation on Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) by the European Parliament marks a significant milestone in the regulation of the crypto-assets industry in Europe and beyond. MiCA will establish the first harmonized and comprehensive regulatory framework for crypto-assets and related services and activities in Europe, whic...
07 May 2023 /crypto Cryptocurrency Insights
The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) was introduced into the prudential framework of the EU by Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR 2) as a regulatory reporting requirement in 2020. The final draft Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) on the FRTB reporting requirements went into force in 2021 as part of version 3.1 of the EBA report...
09 April 2023 /regulation /wholesale Banking Regulations
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