On 28 September 2021, the PRA published Consultation Paper 19/21: Domestic Liquidity Sub-Groups (CP19/21).
In CP19/21 the PRA sets out proposed rules in respect of the application of prudential liquidity requirements to Domestic Liquidity Sub-Groups (DoLSubs). The PRA proposes to:
On 28 September 2021, the European Commission adopted the following Delegated Regulations containing regulatory technical standards (RTS) relating to prudential requirements for investment firms under the Investment Firms Regulation (IFR):
On 28 September 2021, the European Commission adopted a Delegated Regulation amending the Short Selling Regulation as regards the adjustment of the relevant threshold for the notification of significant net short positions in shares.
The objective of the Delegated Regulation is to adjust the relevant threshold for the notification to Member State competent authorities of
On 28 September 2021, the European Securities and Markets Authority published its 2022 Annual Work Programme, setting out its priority areas for the next 12 months.
Natasha Cazenave, Executive Director, said: “ESMA faces another year of change and challenge in 2022, with new supervisory powers for benchmarks and data service providers, significant contributions expected
On 28 September 2021, there was published in the Official Journal of the EU, Commission Delegated Regulation 2021/1722 of 18 June 2021 supplementing the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the framework for cooperation and the exchange of information between competent authorities of the home and the
On 28 September 2021, the European Securities and Markets Authority published a speech given by Natasha Cazenave (Executive Director, ESMA) at the FIA IDX conference.
During the speech Natasha Cazenave shares with the audience ESMA’s priorities around derivatives focussing in particular on the European Supervisory Authority’s recommendations for the review of the MiFID II /
On 27 September 2021, the Productive Finance Working Group (Working Group) published a report, A Roadmap for Increasing Productive Finance Investment. The report contains four recommendations, underpinned by 13 specific actions, with a focus on supporting Defined Contribution (DC) pensions schemes to invest and developing the long-term asset fund (
The SEC remains busy exploring additional, alternative means for requiring public companies to disclose climate risks and greenhouse gas emissions.
On 24 September 2021, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued a consultation paper setting out proposals for improvements to the MiFID II framework on best execution reports.
Article 27 of MiFID II sets out best execution requirements which aim at ensuring that investment firms take all sufficient steps to obtain, when
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Treasury activities are subject to constant regulatory change. Acting typically in a sell-side and a buy-side capacity, Treasury functions need to stay on top of regulatory developments, most of which are linked to each other. They may be impacting the instruments on their firm’s balance