Elections for the European Parliament took place from 6 to 9 June. In this article we share some initial thoughts about the election...
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Considered the preferred resolution strategy by several banking groups, the bail-in instrument is often presented as the most effective...
The freedom of establishment and the freedom to provide services are fundamental EU freedoms which credit institutions from all member...
Financing the transition to a climate-neutral and sustainable economy by 2050 is at the heart of the EU Commission's strategy for...
For some years now, EU financial authorities have been looking into the sale of complex and risky products to retail investors. The...
On 16 January 2023, the Digital Operational Resilience Act (Regulation (EU) 2022/2554, "DORA") entered into force. This EU legislation...
Regulatory dialogue between the EU and the UK is set to resume officially with the adoption by the European Commission of a draft...
Under the draft Capital Requirements Directive VI (the Draft), European credit institutions will be required to prepare and update...
Major EU member states (such as Spain, France, Germany and Italy) have begun implementing the Directive on credit servicers and credit...
Regulation (EU) 2022/2036 came into force on 14 November 2022 and makes targeted amendments to the Capital Requirements Regulation...
Climate risk management is increasingly salient for boards of banks and insurers. In this publication, we outline key challenges for...
Until not so long ago, lawyers like me would have to trawl the internet for a whispered mention of crypto from a regulator, and it took...
On 27 October 2021, the European Commission published the EU Banking Package 2021 which contains draft amendments to the centrepieces of...
On 27 October 2021, the European Commission published the EU Banking Package 2021 , which is intended, among other things, to complete...
In the wake of the EBA’s final guidelines on the management of non-performing loans (“NPLs”) at the end of 2018, the European Union has...
Following a consultation in the summer of last year, the ECB, on 8 December 2021, has published a revised version of its Guide to fit and...