On 6 August 2026, the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (Autoriteit Financiële Markten, AFM) published an update on the Digital Operational Resilience Act (Regulation (EU) 2022/2554, DORA). This update focuses on the progress of the financial sector since the introduction of DORA.
The AFM has noticed strong improvement in the
On 9 July 2026, the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (Autoriteit Financiële Markten, AFM) issued a news update on the findings of an exploratory study of the online choice environment of platforms that offer embedded insurance.
The study shows that these environments often contain several elements that may encourage consumers to
On 20 July 2026, the Dutch Minister of Finance published the Implementation Act on the review of MiFID II 2026 (Implementatiewet herziening MiFID II 2026, the Implementation Act) in the Dutch Government Gazette. Please refer to our earlier blog about the delayed implementation of the MiFID II review.
The Implementation Act amends
On 27 July 2026, the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (Autoriteit Financiële Markten, AFM) issued a news update on the publication of detailed rules on the transition to a T+1 settlement cycle (T+1) by the European Commission (EC). Under the T+1 system, the settlement of transactions in
On 23 July 2026, the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (Autoriteit Financiële Markten, AFM) issued a news update on areas of attention for compliance and internal audit functions at Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFMs) and managers of Undertakings in Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS Managers)(collectively referred
On 3 August 2026, the European Banking Authority (EBA) issued an opinion on the application of the provisions relating to the boundary between trading book and banking book, and on the internal risk transfer between books. The EBA also issued a document setting out its considerations on the application of the Fundamental Review
On 3 August 2026, the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) issued a Final Report on draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) amending Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/2251 with regard to initial margin requirements applicable to contracts of counterparties that fall below the threshold.
Background
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/2251 adopts the RTS on
On 31 July 2026, the European Central Bank (ECB) published the results of its 2026 thematic reverse stress test on geopolitical risks, covering 110 euro area banks directly supervised by the ECB.
Background
As a key driver of macroeconomic uncertainty, geopolitical risk remains at the centre of the ECB’s supervisory priorities for 2026-28.
On 30 July 2026, there was published in the Official Journal of the EU (OJ), Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/910 of 24 April 2026 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2024/3005 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to fees charged by the European Securities and Markets Authority to ESG rating providers. The
On 30 July 2026, there was published in the Official Journal of the EU (OJ), Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/904 of 24 April 2026 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2024/3005 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to rules of procedure on fines and periodic penalty payments imposed to ESG rating providers