On 13 April 2026, the Dutch Central Bank (De Nederlandsche Bank, DNB) published a press release announcing changes to the reporting obligations for major ICT-related incidents under DORA. Starting in mid-April, reports submitted to DNB will be validated against the technical requirements applicable to the relevant (partial) reports.
Institutions will receive feedback
On 7 April 2026, the Dutch Minister of Finance submitted a further report regarding the proposed amendment to the Dutch Financial Supervision Act (Wet op het financieel toezicht, AFS) implementing the amended Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR).
The Dutch
On 16 April 2026, the European Commission (Commission) adopted a draft Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) with regard to regulatory technical standards (RTS) specifying what constitutes an equivalent legal mechanism that ensures that a residential property under construction is completed within a reasonable
On 16 April 2026, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued a call for evidence on restricted subscription and private credit ratings against the background of Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 on credit rating agencies (CRA Regulation).
The use of restricted subscription and private credit ratings has been increasing in recent
On 16 April 2026, the Single Resolution Board issued its response to the European Commission’s targeted consultation on EU banking sector competitiveness.
On 23 March 2026, the Prudential Regulation Authority issued a Final Notice to The Bank of London Group Limited and its parent company, Oplyse Holdings Limited, imposing a financial penalty of £2 million in connection with prudential and governance failings which included misleading the PRA over capital positions and failing to maintain adequate financial resources.
On 16 April 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published observations in relation to the first two years of consumer duty board reports.
Background
The FCA explained that, under the Consumer Duty, firms must report annually on what their monitoring found about customer outcomes, and what actions they’ll take as a result.
On 16 April 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its Policy Statement (PS26/5) in relation to changes to the UK short selling regime.
Background
In January 2025, HM Treasury published the Short Selling Regulations 2025 (SSR 2025) to create a new legislative framework for the regulation of short
On 16 April 2026, the Bank for International Settlements’ Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) announced that it had completed its assessment of the United Kingdom’s implementation of the framework for systemically important payment systems and central securities depositories (CSDs)
On 16 April 2026, the Bank of England (BoE) published its approach to external minimum requirements for own funds and eligible liabilities (MRELs).
The publication contains the 2026 external MRELs for all firms with a resolution entity incorporated in the UK for which an MREL above minimum capital requirements (MCR