14 Jan, 2021 Banking consolidations in Europe: the ECB clarifies its supervisory approach By Daniel Klingenbrunn Janina Heinz Business combinations within the banking sector are complex, not least because of the prudential regulatory implications. An early...
10 Dec, 2020 Easing capital requirements for smaller banks in the UK – necessary help for new entrants, or creation of a two-tier system? By Katie Hyewon Sa Daniel Newton Michael Raffan In an early indication of an area where UK financial services regulation may diverge from the EU once the Brexit transition period ends,...
24 Aug, 2020 EBA’s IFR draft RTS cover certain aspects of the K-factor requirement By Theresa Kreft Alexander Glos On 4 June 2020, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published a consultation paper (PDF) setting out draft regulatory technical standard...
24 Aug, 2020 EBA consultation on IFR draft RTS covering fixed overhead requirement, segregated accounts and K-DTF By Claire Harrop On 4 June 2020, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published a consultation paper (PDF) on the implementation of the new prudential...
14 Jul, 2020 The UK Investment Firms Prudential Regime By Melanie Fitzsimons James Smethurst HM Treasury’s policy statement on prudential standards in the Financial Services Bill and an FCA discussion paper have set out more...
24 Jun, 2020 Beyond transition – some clarity on UK financial services reforms By Melanie Fitzsimons Mark Kalderon James Smethurst In a series of ministerial written statements, consultations and discussion papers, HM Treasury and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)...
13 Mar, 2020 Impact of COVID-19 – checklist for financial services firms By Mark Kalderon As COVID-19 (the coronavirus) becomes more widespread, we have highlighted a selection of impacts on financial services firms with a view...