On 28 September 2026, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued a report regarding its contribution to simplification and burden reduction. The key message in the report is that ESMA is turning simplification and burden reduction into a core regulatory and supervisory objective.
The report provides a consolidated account of ESMA’s main
On 28 September 2026, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its work programme for 2027. The work programme sets out ESMA’s strategic priorities and provides a list of the key workstreams for the upcoming year.
The work programme is set around five strategic priorities and thematic drivers, which were developed
On 22 September 2026, the Capital Requirements Implementation Act 2026 (Implementatiewet Kapitaalvereisten 2026) entered into force, implementing the sixth Capital Requirements Directive (Directive (EU) 2024/1619, CRD VI) into Dutch law. The Implementation Act follows the Capital Requirements Regulation III (Regulation (EU) 2024/1623, CRR III), which is applicable in the Netherlands
On 25 September 2026, the European Banking Authority (EBA) issued a consultation paper on draft Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) on conditions of application of the joint decision process for institution-specific prudential requirements under Article 113 of the Capital Requirements Directive IV (CRD IV).
Background
Article 113 of CRD IV
On 24 September 2026, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published a Call for Technical Advice to the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs).
In this Call for Technical Advice, the Directorate General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union (DG FISMA) of the European Commission invites the ESAs to develop technical
On 24 September 2026, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published its response to the European Commission’s (Commission) targeted consultation on the review of the Regulation on Markets in Crypto-assets (MiCA). Among other things the EBA assesses that the existing MiCA requirements for issuers of asset-referenced tokens and electronic money
The legislative review of the Market Integration and Supervision Package (MISP) is progressing in the Council. NRF understands that, at the beginning of September, the Irish Presidency of the Council circulated a first full round of proposed amendments to the European Commission legislative proposal published on 4 December 2025.
As a reminder, the
As of 1 October 2026, the Dutch Central Bank (De Nederlandsche Bank, DNB) will change its policy on the reappointment of policymakers at financial institutions. From that date, such reappointments will no longer need to be reported using the specific form in DNB’s online portal. This change intends to simplify the procedure
On 22 September 2026, there was published in the Official Journal of the EU, a Corrigendum to Directive (EU) 2023/2225 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 October 2023 on credit agreements for consumers and repealing Directive 2008/48/EC.
On 22 September 2026, the EU Platform on Sustainable Finance published its response to the European Commission (Commission) Consultation on the Taxonomy Disclosures Delegated Act.
Background
On 4 March 2026, the Commission sent the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) a call for technical advice to inform the review of the Disclosures Delegated