International Regulatory Updates
AUGUST 03, 2017
What’s Inside This Issue:
MFSA Annual Report 2016
Financial services continue to experience steady growth
Amendments to the Insurance Intermediaries Act and the Insurance Business Act relating to the Insurance Distribution Directive
ECC Annual Report ...
JULY 28, 2017
The European Central Bank (ECB) today launches a public consultation on a draft guide to on-site inspections and internal model investigations. Inspections are a critical tool for banking supervision worldwide. The objective of the guide, which was drafted in close cooperation with the national comp ...
JULY 19, 2017
The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today a revised Decision confirming the quality of unsolicited credit assessments assigned by certain External Credit Assessment Institutions (ECAIs) for calculating institutions' capital requirements. The revised Decision, which reflects the recognitio ...
JULY 13, 2017
The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today a Report including some qualitative and quantitative observations of its second impact assessment of IFRS 9. This exercise, which follows up on the first impact assessment published in November 2016, has confirmed the EBA's initial observations on ...
JULY 13, 2017
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published three Opinions setting out sector-specific principles in the areas of investment firms, investment management and secondary markets, aimed at fostering consistency in authorisation, supervision and enforcement related to the relocati ...
JULY 05, 2017
EIOPA’s Opinion calls for a minimum harmonised and comprehensive recovery and resolution framework for (re)insurers to deliver increased policyholder protection and financial stability in the European Union
Harmonisation of the existing frameworks and the definition of a common approach to the ...
JULY 04, 2017
What’s Inside This Issue:
MFSA support at European negotiations during Maltese Presidency
Key banking themes discussed in EBI event hosted by MFSA
Note for information on changes to Chapter 14 of the Insurance Rules
Application Forms for RSPVs and RSPV SCCs
MFSA gives Feedback on ...
JUNE 30, 2017
The European Central Bank (ECB) today published its second stocktake of national supervisory practices and legal frameworks related to non-performing loans (NPLs) in the euro area. The stocktake now covers all euro area countries and contains updates on the eight countries included in the original s ...
JUNE 30, 2017
The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its annual consumer trends report for 2017. The Report covers the retail banking products that fall in the EBA's consumer protection mandate, including mortgages, personal loans, deposits, payment accounts, payment services and electronic money. T ...
JUNE 30, 2017
The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today a Report presenting the conclusions of its assessment on the topic of innovative uses of consumer data by financial institutions. The Report looks at both the risks and potential benefits of this innovation and identifies a number of requirements ...
