On 18 December 2020, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a final report on guidelines on outsourcing to cloud service providers (CSPs). The purpose of the guidelines is to help firms identify, address and monitor the risks that may arise from their cloud outsourcing arrangements and to support convergent approach to the supervision … Continue Reading
On 18 December 2020, there was published in the Official Journal of the EU Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/2145 of 1 September 2020 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) No 876/2013 supplementing EMIR as regards changes to the composition, functioning and management of colleges for central counterparties. The Delegated Regulation enters into force on the twentieth day … Continue Reading
On 18 December 2020, the European Commission adopted a Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation 2019/1238 with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the requirements on information documents, on the costs and fees included in the cost cap and on risk mitigation techniques for the pan-European Personal Pension Product together with annexes. The regulatory technical standards are … Continue Reading
On 18 December 2020, the Single Resolution Board (SRB) updated its approach to the prior permission regime for early calling, redeeming, repaying or repurchasing of eligible liabilities’ instruments by Eurozone banks. From 28 December 2020, the statutory transition period begins under the Single Resolution Mechanism Regulation II (SRMR 2) and authorisation to perform early redemption … Continue Reading
On 18 December 2020, the European Commission adopted a Delegated Regulation establishing regulatory technical standards (RTS) amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/583 as regards adjustment of liquidity thresholds and trade percentiles used to determine the size specific to the instrument applicable to certain non-equity instruments. Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/583 sets out the transparency requirements applicable … Continue Reading
On 18 December 2020, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued a consultation paper on algorithmic trading. MiFID II / MiFIR require the European Commission to present reports to the European Parliament and the Council, after consulting ESMA, on a number of provisions. Article 90(1)(c) of MiFID II provides in particular for the submission … Continue Reading
On 17 December 2020, the European Banking Authority (EBA) issued a consultation paper setting out proposals for draft Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) amending the European Commission’s Implementing Regulation on the benchmarking of credit risk, market risk and IFRS9 models. The draft ITS have been developed in accordance with Article 78 of the Capital Requirements Directive … Continue Reading
On 18 December 2020, there was published a letter from the chairs from the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) and the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) encouraging bank supervisors and banks and other participants in the FX market to follow the expectations set out in the 2013 BCBS Supervisory Guidance on managing … Continue Reading
On 14 December 2020, the outgoing German Presidency of the Council hosted the last working group under its leadership for Member States representatives with a purpose of continuing discussions on the recently proposed regulation on markets in crypto-assets (MiCA). The meeting’s agenda covered the fundamental issue of scope and definitions, as well as own fund … Continue Reading
On 17 December 2020, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a final report containing technical standards on reporting, data quality, data access and registration of trade repositories under EMIR REFIT. The layout of the final report is as follows: Section 1 contains the list of legislative references and abbreviations used in the report. … Continue Reading
On 17 December 2020, the FCA published Policy Statement 20/16: Updating the dual-regulated firms Remuneration Code to reflect CRD V (PS20/16). The CRD V contains amendments to the provisions on remuneration upon which FCA rules for dual-regulated firms are based. In Consultation Paper 20/14: Updating the Dual-regulated firms Remuneration Code to reflect CRD V (CP20/14), … Continue Reading
On 17 December 2020, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued its second report on the clearing solutions for Pension Scheme Arrangements (PSAs) under EMIR. Last year, EMIR REFIT further extended the temporary exemption from the clearing obligation for PSAs until June 2021. To monitor the progress made by the different actors involved towards … Continue Reading
On 17 December 2020, the European Banking Authority (EBA) issued a consultation paper concerning draft guidelines on internal governance under the Investment Firm Directive (IFD). The guidelines are intended to complete the various governance provisions in the IFD, taking into account the principle of proportionality, by specifying the tasks, responsibilities and organisation of the management … Continue Reading
On 17 December 2020, the European Banking Authority (EBA) issued a consultation paper containing draft guidelines on remuneration for investment firms as defined in Article 4(1)(1) of MiFID II that do not meet all of the conditions for qualifying as small and non-interconnected investment firms under Article 12(1) of the Investment Firm Regulation (IFR) and … Continue Reading
On 17 December 2020, the EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators published the 24th edition of its Q&As on the Regulation of wholesale energy market integrity and transparency (REMIT). The following new entries have been inserted in the Q&As: Page 72, III.3.46: Could you please clarify when considering REMIT obligations if we should … Continue Reading
On 17 December 2020, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published a report on liquidity measures. The report monitors and evaluates the liquidity coverage requirements currently in place in the EU. The liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) of EU banks stood at around 166% in June 2020, materially above the minimum threshold of 100%. The report shows … Continue Reading
On 17 December 2020, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published a methodology for carrying out risk assessments under Article 9a of the revised EBA Regulation. These risk assessments are part of the EBA’s new role to lead, coordinate and monitor the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/TF) in all EU Member States. The … Continue Reading
On 17 December 2020, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a final report containing guidelines on Article 25 of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD). The objective of the guidelines is to establish consistent, efficient and effective supervisory practices within the European System of Financial Supervision (ESFS) and to ensure the common, … Continue Reading
On 17 December 2020, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has renewed its decision to temporarily require the holders of net short positions in shares traded on a European Union (EU) regulated market, to notify the relevant Member State competent authority (NCA) if the position reaches, exceeds or falls below 0.1% of the issued … Continue Reading
On 17 December 2020, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published a final report containing draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on the capitalisation of non-modellable risk factors (NMRFs) for institutions using the FRTB Internal Model Approach (IMA) implemented in EU as a reporting requirement. The RTS have been developed in accordance with Article 325bk(3) of the … Continue Reading
On 17 December 2020, there was published in the Official Journal of the EU Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/2127 of 16 December 2020 amending Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/541 on the equivalence of the legal and supervisory framework applicable to approved exchanges and recognised market operators in Singapore in accordance with MiFIR. Commission Implementing Decision … Continue Reading
On 17 December 2020, the Council of the EU published the text of the proposed Regulation on the recovery and resolution of central counterparties. The European Parliament adopted the Regulation at second reading on 14 December 2020 in accordance with the Council of the EU’s first reading position. The Regulation will enter into force twenty … Continue Reading
On 16 December 2020, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a report containing the 2020 update of the guidelines on money market fund (MMF) stress tests. The update takes account of MMFs recent experience during March 2020, particularly in relation to redemption scenarios. The report includes: Unchanged principle-based guidelines on stress testing the … Continue Reading
On 16 December 2020 the Council of EU Ministers (the Council) agreed package of amendments to European financial services legislation – Capital Markets Recovery Package – including targeted amendments to MiFID II (so called MiFID “quick fix”). The key changes to the MiFID II regime include: Investor protection and research: agreed amendments include simplification of … Continue Reading
