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March 2021

Regulation The latest episode in the PRIIPs saga

The application of PRIIPs has been mired in controversy. Our view remains that the latest attempts to address problems with the regulation are a step forward but fail to remedy the fundamental flaws. The analysis of Anastasia Petraki, Head of Policy Research at (...)

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ESMA tells fund managers to improve readiness for future adverse shocks

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Will climate risks be incorporated into cost of capital calculations under Solvency 2?

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January 2016

Regulation ESMA issues MiFID II guidelines on cross-selling practices

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its Guidelines on Cross-Selling Practices under MiFID II (guidelines) to ensure investors are treated fairly when an investment firm offers two or more financial products or services as part of a (...)

December 2015

Regulation European swap clearing to start in June 2016

Firms will have to centrally clear certain classes of interest rate swaps starting from 21 June 2016. The clearing obligation in the Europe Union (EU) will enter into force following the publication of the relevant technical standards in the Official Journal on 1 December (...)

November 2015

Regulation EDHEC Risk regrets that the future text on European regulation of benchmarks organises opacity in the index provision market

An agreement between the European Parliament and the Council of the EU on a Regulation of financial benchmarks was found in the night of November 24 to 25, 2015. Unfortunately, this agreement does not respond to the criticism that EDHEC Risk Institute had (...)

November 2015

Regulation Global banks appear well-prepared to meet TLAC requirements

The Financial Stability Board also released details on total loss-absorbing capacity, or TLAC, requirements that all 30 G-SIBs will need to meet. The rule requires that a bank have sufficient amounts of debt that could be bailed in to recapitalize it in times of (...)

November 2015

Regulation SNL Financial: German landesbanken inch toward long-overdue consolidation

With a little help from Brussels, Germany is beginning to think the unthinkable.

October 2015

Regulation ESMA adds Index CDS to central clearing obligation

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today finalised and issued a draft regulatory technical standard (RTS) for the central clearing of Credit Default Swaps (CDS), ESMA is required to develop RTS which implement the European Market Infrastructure (...)

September 2015

Regulation ESMA readies MiFID II, MAR, and CSDR

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) today published its final technical standards (TS) on some of the most important pieces of post-crisis financial regulation: the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID (...)

September 2015

Regulation ESAs see continued risks in EU financial markets and call for rigorous action on assets and liabilities

The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) for securities (ESMA), banking (EBA), and insurance and occupational pensions (EIOPA) have today issued their August 2015 Joint Committee Report on Risks and Vulnerabilities in the EU financial (...)

July 2015

Regulation ESMA consults on UCITS remuneration guidelines

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has launched a consultation on proposed Guidelines on sound remuneration policies under the UCITS V Directive and AIFMD. The Directive includes rules that UCITS must comply with when establishing and applying a (...)

March 2015

Regulation EDHEC-Risk Institute warns European Parliament on opacity in index regulation proposal

In an open letter addressed to the Chair of the European Parliament ECON committee, Roberto Gualtieri on February 20, 2015, EDHEC-Risk Institute has expressed its concern about the new draft text which is being proposed for a vote by the committee on March 9, which plans to (...)

March 2015

Regulation ESMA publishes review on best execution supervisory practices under MiFID

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has conducted a peer review on how national regulators (national competent authorities or NCAs) supervise and enforce the MiFID provisions relating to investment firms’ obligation to provide best execution, or obtain the (...)

October 2014

Regulation ECB’s in-depth asset quality review shows banks need to take further action

The European Central Bank (ECB) has today published the results of a thorough year-long examination of the resilience and positions of the 130 largest banks in the euro area as of 31 December 2013. The comprehensive assessment—which consisted of the asset quality review (AQR) (...)

July 2014

Regulation ESMA publishes accounting enforcement guidelines

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its final Guidelines on the enforcement of financial information published by listed entities in the European Union (EU). The aim of the guidelines is to strengthen and promote greater supervisory convergence (...)

May 2014

Regulation ESMA approves EuroRating as a credit rating agency

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has approved the registration of EuroRating Sp. z o.o., based in Poland, as a credit rating agency (CRA) under Article 16 of the CRA Regulation. The registration takes effect from 7 May (...)

March 2014

Regulation ESMA issues good practices for structured retail product governance

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published an opinion on structured retail products, setting out good practices for firms when manufacturing and distributing these products.

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Regulation Regulations and investment funds

New European legal framework, offshore passports in issue, Benoit de la Chapelle-Bizot, Financial Counselor, Head of the French Government’s Economic and Finance Department, presents an update on recent regulatory developments relating to investment (...)

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Regulation Solvency II: The conventions of the standard model and possible adverse effects

The Solvency II framework will change the way insurance companies address the investments performance in risky assets, by adding a new parameter to the traditional risk / reward tradeoff ....

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Regulation Investors should join forces to demand better sell-side research

A new survey draws attention to widespread flaws in sell-side research. But the advent of MiFID II may provide an opportunity for investors to push for change, write Steve Waygood and Anita Skipper.

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Regulation High Frequency Trading (HFT): Positive for forex market and negative for equities ?

While the AMF and European regulators plan to limit or prohibit HFT, the BSI considers it to be beneficial to the foreign exchange market in normal times and in times of stress...

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Regulation EDHEC-Risk Institute warns European Parliament on opacity in index regulation proposal

In an open letter addressed to the Chair of the European Parliament ECON committee, Roberto Gualtieri on February 20, 2015, EDHEC-Risk Institute has expressed its concern about the new draft text which is being proposed for a vote by the committee on March 9, which plans to (...)

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Regulation ESMA clarifies format for disclosure of risk factors in prospectuses

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its final guidelines on how national competent authorities (NCAs) should review risk factors, as required by the new Prospectus Regulation (PR).

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Regulation ESMA consults on proposed central clearing delay for small financial counterparties

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today a consultation paper proposing to change the phase-in period for central clearing of OTC derivatives applicable to financial counterparties with a limited volume of derivatives activity under the (...)

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Regulation ESMA consults on Money Market Funds rules

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a Consultation Paper (CP) on the Money Market Funds Regulation (MMFR).

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Regulation ESMA finalises supervisory co-operation agreements for alternative investment funds

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has approved seven co-operation arrangements between EU securities regulators and their global counterparts with responsibility for the supervision of alternative investment funds, including hedge funds, private equity and (...)

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Regulation PSD2 and MIF Regulation create opportunities in Europe for those who can adapt, claims new PAY.ON white paper

PAY.ON, an ACI Worldwide company and a global partner for white label payment technology, has published in collaboration with First Annapolis a new white paper that explores the implications surrounding - and the opportunities arising from - the revised Payment Services (...)

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Regulation ESMA identifies scope for greater EU harmonisation in prospectuses approval

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today published a peer review on the efficiency and effectiveness of European Union (EU) national securities markets regulators’ approval of prospectuses, the disclosure documents prepared by issuers when they want to (...)

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Regulation ESAs see continued risks in EU financial markets and call for rigorous action on assets and liabilities

The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) for securities (ESMA), banking (EBA), and insurance and occupational pensions (EIOPA) have today issued their August 2015 Joint Committee Report on Risks and Vulnerabilities in the EU financial (...)

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Regulation Basel Committee concludes assessment of Basel III capital regulations in Switzerland

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has today published a report assessing the regulations that implement the Basel capital framework in Switzerland.

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Regulation ESMA publishes accounting enforcement guidelines

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its final Guidelines on the enforcement of financial information published by listed entities in the European Union (EU). The aim of the guidelines is to strengthen and promote greater supervisory convergence (...)

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Regulation ESMA approves Spread Research as a credit rating agency

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has formally approved the registration of Spread Research SAS, based in France, as a credit rating agency (CRA) under Article 16 of the CRA Regulation. The registration takes effect from 1 July (...)

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Regulation Regulatory prospects: 2012 and beyond

2009 was a year of intense reflection on the functioning of the financial sector. There followed an intense regulatory activity in 2010, unfortunately with few formal adoptions of regulations. 2011 marked the surge of the will to succeed with provisional schedules. Where do (...)

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Solvency II

Solvency II: What is the impact of Solvency II for asset allocation? | Using of hedging strategies for portfolios via derivatives | Internal model or a standard model

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Note The impact of Solvency 2 on insurers asset allocation

Implications for asset allocation? Incitement to diversification? Optimization of the volatility hedging ratio ? Allocation depending on the level of wealth of the insurance company? Groupama AM updates on the impact of Solvency 2 for (...)

Note Challenges for Europe’s banks

Even in the seemingly unlikely case that a comprehensive solution to the sovereign crisis is found, the changed regulatory backdrop is a major challenge for the banks, and probably for the economy as a whole.

News Forex: the list of unauthorised websites in France

ACP and AMF update the list of unauthorised websites offering forex investments

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