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The European Accessibility Act (EAA) and its national transposition in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
  • 22 Nov 2024
  • 3 min read
Financial Services
The European Accessibility Act: an overview what’s changing and for whom
  • 23 Oct 2024
  • 17 min read
Financial Services
EU’s final adoption of the Listing Act package
  • 15 Oct 2024
  • 19 min read
Financial Services
The Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities publishes its Annual Work Programme 2025
  • 10 Oct 2024
  • 3 min read
Financial Services
EBA publishes its Annual Work Programme 2025 and sets out the path to 2027
  • 10 Oct 2024
  • 3 min read
Financial Services
ESMA publishes its Annual Work Programme 2025
  • 10 Oct 2024
  • 4 min read
Financial Services
Deciphering the Draghi Report plus lessons from the Letta Report and policymakers’ responses in the context of the Single Market for Financial Services
  • 10 Oct 2024
  • 41 min read
Financial Services
Demystifying DeFi in MiCAR
  • 08 Oct 2024
  • 15 min read
Financial Services
Revisiting the CJEU’s ruling on CRA scoring and data retention – key considerations for market participants
  • 07 Oct 2024
  • 17 min read
Financial Services
ECB communicates its key assessment criteria and collection of sound practices for digital transformation
  • 02 Oct 2024
  • 16 min read
Financial Services
ECB publishes legal framework for the Eurosystem Collateral Management System (ECMS)
  • 26 Sep 2024
  • 11 min read
Financial Services
SRB publishes second report on resolution planning and crisis management for LSIs in 2023 and 2024
  • 19 Sep 2024
  • 16 min read
Financial Services
BaFin publishes expectations on minimum number of directors under German Securities Institutions Act (WpIG)
  • 19 Sep 2024
  • 8 min read
Financial Services
ECB publishes Opinion on European Commission proposal on the exchange of supervisory data
  • 19 Aug 2024
  • 12 min read
Financial Services
ESMA expresses its views on the developments, benefits and risks of neobrokers’ activities in the EU
  • 06 Aug 2024
  • 10 min read
Financial Services
EIOPA consults on new proportionality regime under Solvency II
  • 06 Aug 2024
  • 10 min read
Financial Services
ESMA delivers Opinion to support the convergent application of MiCAR
  • 06 Aug 2024
  • 14 min read
Financial Services
European Commission publishes reports showing the need for strengthened consumer protection enforcement at the EU level
  • 29 Jul 2024
  • 14 min read
Financial Services
ESAs publish joint report and draft RTS on subcontracting ICT services supporting critical or important functions under DORA
  • 29 Jul 2024
  • 14 min read
Financial Services
ESAs establish framework to strengthen coordination in case of systemic cyber incidents
  • 22 Jul 2024
  • 10 min read
Financial Services
ESAs publish Final Report and Joint Guidelines on exchange of supervisory information in the context of DORA
  • 18 Jul 2024
  • 17 min read
Financial Services
ESMA consults on firms’ order execution policies under MiFID II
  • 18 Jul 2024
  • 14 min read
Financial Services
ESMA publishes third consultation package on MiFIR Review
  • 18 Jul 2024
  • 14 min read
Financial Services
DORA’s core Commission Delegated Regulations published in EU’s Official Journal
  • 02 Jul 2024
  • 15 min read
Financial Services
ESMA publishes Final Report on 2023 CSA and Mystery Shopping exercise focusing on marketing
  • 27 Jun 2024
  • 16 min read
Financial Services
European Commission publishes report on the Modernisation Directive for Consumer Protection Rules
  • 27 Jun 2024
  • 15 min read
Financial Services
EBA sets out its findings and supervisory expectations on virtual IBANs
  • 10 Jun 2024
  • 15 min read
Financial Services
BaFin concerned about rise in 2023 in number of regulated complaints in respect of German financial services firms
  • 10 Jun 2024
  • 17 min read
Financial Services
ECB declines to support central bank accounts for crypto-assets service providers… for now
  • 06 Jun 2024
  • 7 min read
Financial Services
EU’s DLT Pilot Regime – where do we stand one year on and what’s the outlook ahead?
  • 04 Jun 2024
  • 15 min read
Financial Services
MiFIR/MiFID II Review: making sense of the key amendments
  • 04 Jun 2024
  • 19 min read
Financial Services
Revisiting ESMA’s 2023 CRA Market Share Report – what now in 2024 and beyond?
  • 31 May 2024
  • 12 min read
Financial Services
EBA publishes Final Report on draft RTS on information of a proposed acquisition of qualifying holdings in issuers of ARTs under MiCAR
  • 14 May 2024
  • 13 min read
Financial Services
EBA publishes Final Report on draft RTS and ITS on information for authorisation as issuers for ARTs under MiCAR
  • 14 May 2024
  • 12 min read
Financial Services
EBA publishes Final Report on draft RTS on the approval process for white papers for ARTs issued by credit institutions under MiCAR
  • 14 May 2024
  • 10 min read
Financial Services
EBA publishes Opinion on new types of payment fraud and possible mitigations
  • 13 May 2024
  • 10 min read
Financial Services
ESAs publish consultation on technical standards for joint examination teams under DORA
  • 07 May 2024
  • 10 min read
Financial Services
Driving deals through choppy waters – deal contingent hedging in 2024
  • 29 Apr 2024
  • 17 min read
Financial Services
Taking stock of ESMA’s first review of EU securities financing transactions markets
  • 23 Apr 2024
  • 14 min read
Financial Services
Taking stock of the Single Resolution Board’s new Single Resolution Mechanism Vision 2028 Strategy
  • 12 Apr 2024
  • 13 min read
Financial Services
EIOPA sets supervisory expectations on reinsurance concluded with third-country (re)insurance undertakings
  • 09 Apr 2024
  • 10 min read
Financial Services
The EU’s new “European AI Office” – a focus on financial services
  • 19 Mar 2024
  • 10 min read
Financial Services
Making DGSs ‘fit for purpose’ – final compromise on DGSD reached as part of the CMDI framework reform package
  • 19 Mar 2024
  • 13 min read
Financial Services
Reproposing the European Deposit Insurance Scheme (EDIS) – European Parliament Draft Resolution
  • 12 Mar 2024
  • 18 min read
Financial Services
Report on 2023 stocktaking of Big-Tech direct financial services provision in the EU – the NCAs observations on key opportunities and risks
  • 05 Mar 2024
  • 13 min read
Financial Services
ESMA seeks market input on reverse solicitation under MiCAR
  • 12 Feb 2024
  • 11 min read
Financial Services
ESMA seeks market input on crypto-asset classifications under MiCAR
  • 12 Feb 2024
  • 17 min read
Financial Services
The EU’s Late Payments Regulation proposal – key points and problems
  • 09 Feb 2024
  • 15 min read
Financial Services
European Single Access Point (ESAP) takes shape with legislation published in the EU’s Official Journal
  • 07 Feb 2024
  • 2 min read
Financial Services
European Securities and Markets Authority publishes its Market Report on EU Prospectuses
  • 07 Feb 2024
  • 15 min read
Financial Services
Consumer Credit Directive 2.0 – More consumer protection, higher regulatory burden? A view from Germany
  • 05 Feb 2024
  • 25 min read
Financial Services
Adoption of EU AML/CFT Package – key requirements and impact on financial services firms
  • 22 Jan 2024
  • 24 min read
Financial Services
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) offers recommendations on digitalisation of retail investment services
  • 05 Jan 2024
  • 12 min read
Financial Services
ESMA publishes five consultations on draft delegated regulations to harmonise and simplify the fees it charges repositories, certain benchmark administrators and credit rating agencies
  • 05 Jan 2024
  • 11 min read
Financial Services
European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) publish 2023 joint report and recommendations on “Innovation Facilitators” – what next for Innovation Hubs and Regulatory Sandboxes?
  • 29 Dec 2023
  • 17 min read
Financial Services
ESAs run second public consultation on joint guidelines on the exchange of information relevant to fit and proper assessments
  • 29 Dec 2023
  • 7 min read
Financial Services
EBA publishes peer review on supervision of creditors’ treatment of mortgage borrowers in arrears under the Mortgage Credit Directive
  • 29 Dec 2023
  • 15 min read
Financial Services
Two CJEU cases provide clarity on supervision of credit institutions and cooperation on deposit guarantee schemes
  • 06 Dec 2023
  • 12 min read
Financial Services
Tokenised crowdfunding – obstacles, opportunities and the outlook ahead in the EU
  • 30 Nov 2023
  • 12 min read
Financial Services
ESMA highlights risks arising from securities lending to retail investors
  • 14 Sep 2023
  • 11 min read
Financial Services
Introducing the EU’s Central Electronic System of Payment information (CESOP) regime – key legal considerations for client facing documentation
  • 13 Sep 2023
  • 23 min read
Financial Services
EBA’s report on mystery shopping of personal loans and (basic) payment accounts demonstrate the value this supervisory tool generally adds to tasks of NCAs
  • 25 Aug 2023
  • 10 min read
Financial Services
ESMA publishes 2023 Guidelines on MiFID II product governance requirements
  • 15 Aug 2023
  • 18 min read
Financial Services
ESMA communicates supervisory expectations on copy trading services
  • 03 Aug 2023
  • 18 min read
Financial Services
ESMA focuses on marketing and sale of fractional shares
  • 02 Aug 2023
  • 8 min read
Financial Services
EU reiterates rules to regulating “Finfluencers”
  • 28 Jul 2023
  • 14 min read
Financial Services
BaFin publishes 7th amendment to MaRisk
  • 28 Jul 2023
  • 10 min read
Financial Services
Introducing the PSD3, PSRs and FIDAR – reshaping the EU’s regulatory framework on payment services and e-money
  • 21 Jul 2023
  • 18 min read
Financial Services
The euro goes digital – introducing the Single Currency Package and what to expect
  • 21 Jul 2023
  • 21 min read
Financial Services
The EU’s Markets in Crypto-Asset Regulation (MiCAR)
  • 10 Jul 2023
  • 8 min read
Financial Services
Revisiting ESMA’s 2020 Guidelines on the MiFID II compliance function and applying lessons learned
  • 07 Jul 2023
  • 5 min read
Financial Services
Better late than never – UK-EU Memorandum of Understanding on Financial Services signed – what happens next for EU firms?
  • 03 Jul 2023
  • 8 min read
Financial Services
EU’s revised Wire Transfer Regulation published in Official Journal
  • 14 Jun 2023
  • 17 min read
Financial Services
Chair ECB-SSM: Update on the next SSM Chair
  • 22 May 2023
  • 8 min read
Financial Services
ESAs: Spring 2023 Risks and Vulnerabilities Report in the EU Financial System
  • 22 May 2023
  • 17 min read
Financial Services
Bulgaria puts the brakes on its euro accession timeline but may finally be on the verge of forming a government after several unsuccessful attempts
  • 17 May 2023
  • 7 min read
Financial Services
European Commission – legislative proposals for reform of the crisis management and deposit insurance (CMDI) framework
  • 11 May 2023
  • 51 min read
Financial Services
ECB-SSM set enhanced supervisory focus on digital transformation strategies and the use of FinTech
  • 24 Apr 2023
  • 13 min read
Financial Services
ECB-SSM: Expert Group Report – Recommendations on European banking supervision
  • 24 Apr 2023
  • 11 min read
Financial Services
ECB-SSM and EBA update ECON on recent bank failures – focusing on the outlook ahead
  • 24 Apr 2023
  • 22 min read
Financial Services
Revisiting AT1 bonds and navigating waterfalls going forward
  • 01 Mar 2023
  • 13 min read
Financial Services
In the (European) eye of the storm – securing clarity and certainty in times of crisis and market turmoil
  • 01 Mar 2023
  • 17 min read
Financial Services
EBA publishes report on diversity practices and the gender pay gap at the level of the management body of banks
  • 01 Mar 2023
  • 9 min read
Financial Services
German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority shines spotlight on social media and reverse solicitation breaches
  • 01 Mar 2023
  • 12 min read
Financial Services
ESAs: Customer Authentication Requirements and the Exchange of Relevant Information
  • 01 Mar 2023
  • 8 min read
Financial Services
Refund of fees and charges following the ruling of the German Federal Court of Justice (BGH) on financial services providers’ general terms and conditions
  • 01 Feb 2023
  • 11 min read
Financial Services
Key impacts for EU traditional and cryptoasset based financial services following FATF’s publication of its February 2023 Plenary Session
  • 01 Feb 2023
  • 11 min read
Financial Services Antitrust, Public Procurement and State Aid Law
Tightening of investment control
  • 04 May 2020
  • 4 min read
Financial Services
Outsourcing: New Obligations as of Autumn 2019
  • 10 Sep 2019
  • 2 min read