Tag: the EU
UK’s European Affairs Committee launches UK-EU financial services inquiry
The UK’s European Affairs Committee in the House of Lords has launched an inquiry into how the UK and EU’s relationship in the financial services sector.
Europol to delete data not crime-related following EU watchdog demand
Europol has been ordered by the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) to remove any information related to people with no link to crime.
New EU legislation set to provide more independence to national regulators
The European Commission has proposed legislative changes that would ensure national regulators have a more independent role in their supervision of the financial industry.
EU and China publish sustainable finance common taxonomy
The European Commission and China have completed the initial phase of a project to create a common taxonomy for sustainable finance.
European Parliament votes for ban on AI-powered mass surveillance
The European Parliament has voted for a resolution that calls for the ban of AI-powered biometric mass surveillance technologies such as facial recognition across the continent.
ESMA considers financial sustainability and stability issues in 2022 agenda launch
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published in 2022 Annual Work Programme to set out what it intends to work on over the next 12 months.
EU plans to end cryptocurrency anonymity as part of AML plan
The European Commission has said it intends to end anonymity in cryptocurrencies and introduce a new anti-money laundering (AML) agency to crack down on financial crime.
ECB to examine digital euro potential through two-year investigation
The European Central Bank (ECB) has revealed it is set to begin a two-year long investigation into the possibility of launching a digital euro.
ESMA slaps €408,000 penalty on derivatives firm due to EMIR data...
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has fined DTCC Derivatives Repository for seven breaches of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR).
EU plans to introduce AML authority following financial crime uptick
The European Commission has announced plans to create a new Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) following a flurry of recent financial crime scandals.