The FCA has published Consultation Paper 14/12: Removing the Transparency Directive’s requirement to publish interim management statements.
CP14/12 is seeking views on its proposals to remove the requirement for issuers of shares admitted to trading on a regulated market to publish interim management statements pursuant to the Transparency Directive Amending Directive.
The Council of the EU has published a press release announcing that it adopted the Regulation on improving securities settlement and regulating central securities depositories at first reading.
The European Commission has published a letter to the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) setting out a provisional request for technical advice concerning possible delegated acts relating to certain settlement discipline measures and aspects relating to supervisory co-operation under the proposed Regulation on improving securities settlement and regulating central securities depositories (CSDR).
The FCA has published a new webpage containing guidance for directors of firms that are subject to CRD IV relating to the new limits on the number of directorships that they may hold, which took effect on 1 July 2014.
There has been published in the Official Journal of the EU (OJ), the Regulation of the European Central Bank (ECB) on oversight requirements for systemically important payment systems.
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a Discussion Paper on the calculation of counterparty risk by undertakings for the collective investment of transferable securities (UCITS) for over the counter (OTC) derivative transactions subject to clearing obligations.
The Council of the EU has published a press release announcing that, in its configuration as the General Affairs Council, it has adopted the UCITS V Directive. This is the version as at 16 July 2014.
The Bank of England (BoE) has published a news release announcing that the Financial Policy Committee (FPC) has extended the period for responding to the FPC’s July 2014 Consultation Paper on its review of the role of the leverage ratio in the capital framework for UK firms.
HM Treasury has published a consultation paper on the UK transposition of the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD).
The Council of the EU has published a press release announcing that, in its configuration as the General Affairs Council, it has adopted the Payment Accounts Directive (PAD) at first reading. This is the version as published on 16 July 2014.