Tag: EU
FCA, SEC sign MoUs to reaffirm cooperation after Brexit
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have signed two memoranda of understandings (MoU) to reaffirm cooperation following Brexit.
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken picks DTCC to meet SFTR reporting requirements
Swedish bank Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB) has chosen the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) to meet its SFTR regulatory requirements.
EBA launches central register of EU-based payment and electronic money institutions
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has launched a central electronic register to provide information of ‘several thousand’ EU-based payment and electronic money institutions.
UK to stay in SEPA following a no-deal Brexit
The European Payments Council Board has accepted an application which will enable UK Payment Service Providers to continue in the Single Euro Payment Area (SEPA) schemes.
Theta Lake: Helping compliance teams with KID validations for PRIIPs
Marc Gilman, general counsel and VP of compliance at Theta Lake has explored how firms can ease challenges for PRIIPs KID verifications.
European Commission releases list of 23 countries with weak AML/CTF processes
The European Commission has adopted a new list of 23 countries with weak anti-money laundering and terrorist financing regimes.
European Commission fines MasterCard €570m for antitrust breach
The European Commission has fined MasterCard €570m for breaching EU antitrust rules.
The European Banking Authority publishes final CRR guidelines
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published its final guidelines around exposures associated with high risk under the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR).
ESMA publishes advice to EU on ICOs
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has released its advice to the European Union Institutions on initial coin offerings.
European Supervisory Authorities compiles analysis of sandboxes and innovation hubs
The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) has published a joint report on regulatory sandboxes and innovation hubs.
