Europe

    Fintech / Regtech

    UK Regulators Launch Discussion Paper on AI Regulation

    By Editors | 12/10/2022

    The paper considers how current legal and regulatory requirements and guidance apply to the use of AI in UK financial services, and the gaps that may need to be addressed.

    Market Infrastructure

    EMIR Refit Technical Standards Published in Official Journal

    By Editors | 12/10/2022

    Under the standards, reporting of the CDE, LEIs, ISINs, UTIs and UPIs to trade repositories are mandated, in XML format using ISO 20022.

    Fintech / Regtech

    Worldline, NPCI to Enable Indian UPI Payments Across Europe

    By Editors | 12/10/2022

    The first target markets are set to include Benelux (Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg) and Switzerland, with further plans for expansion.

    Enforcement

    UK FCA Queries Banks About Staff Messaging Practices

    By Editors | 12/10/2022

    The queries come after US regulators collected over $2bn in combined penalties from firms for failures to maintain, preserve, or produce staff communication records.

    Capital / Liquidity

    ECB Cautions European Banks on Bonus, Dividend Payouts

    By Editors | 11/10/2022

    The ECB is reportedly concerned that a sharper slowdown next year could trigger a wave of defaults, and that banks may be underestimating the risks.

    Market Infrastructure

    EMMI Sets Launch Date for Euro Forward-looking Term Rate

    By Editors | 11/10/2022

    ICE Benchmark Administration has been appointed as the calculation agent for EFTERM, which will launch on 14 November 2022.

    ESG / Sustainability

    LSE’s VCM to Finance Climate Change Mitigation

    By ESG Investor | 10/10/2022

    The London Stock Exchange has announced the launch of the first VCM by a primary exchange with the publication of final admission and disclosure rules.

    Capital / Liquidity

    European Commission May Scrap Stricter Foreign Bank Rules

    By Editors | 10/10/2022

    Proposed requirements that would automatically require foreign banks to set up a subsidiary if they reach a certain size may […]

    Market Infrastructure

    US, EU Move to Adopt New Data Sharing Framework

    By Editors | 10/10/2022

    The legal basis for transatlantic data transfers has been uncertain since 2020, after the EU-US Privacy Shield was declared invalid under EU law.

    AML / KYC

    LME Considers Banning Russian Metals from Warehouses

    By Editors | 08/10/2022

    Even without direct sanctions, a significant number of metals consumers are expressing an unwillingness to accept Russian metal in 2023, LME says.

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