International Regulatory Updates

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) published its EIOPA Recommends To Enhance Risk Assessment And Transparency Of Pension Funds on a Common Framework for Risk Assessment and Transparency for Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provision (IORPs). ...

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has announced today the publication of its first EU-wide stress test exercise regarding Central Counterparties (CCPs) on 29 April 2016. ESMA is mandated to conduct stress tests of CCPs under the European Markets Infrastructure Regulatio ...

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its Opinion setting out measures credit and financial institutions can take to comply with EU Anti- Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (AML/CFT) requirements when providing asylum seekers from higher-risk jurisdictions with access to ...

​​Today the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) published Preparatory Guidelines on Product Oversight and Governance (POG) arrangements to be followed by insurers (manufacturers of insurance products) and distributors. These Guidelines provide early guidance and sup ...

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today a Report analysing measures taken by Competent Authorities in 2014 to ensure compliance by institutions with securitisation risk retention, due diligence and disclosure requirements. Based on the EBA findings, the EBA has identified best practices ...

1. Legal basis ESMA’s competence to deliver an opinion to the institutions is based on Article 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1095/2010 (the ‘Regulation’). In accordance with Article 44(1) of the Regulation the Board of Supervisors has adopted this opinion. In this opinion to the European Pa ...

On 31 May 2016, the European Banking Authority (EBA), jointly with the European Investment Bank Group (European Investment Bank and European Investment Fund), will host a seminar at the EBA premises to discuss opportunities and challenges on the role and potential use of credit guarantees and synthe ...

The Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA, ESMA - ESAs) published today its Spring 2016 Report on Risks and Vulnerabilities in the EU Financial System. Click here to access the full press release. ...

Innovative and pioneering new approach on risks, performance and costs developed jointly by ESAs. For the first time simple and comparable information for retail investors in all the financial sectors across the EU. Strong foundation for enhanced consumer protection. Click here to access t ...

ESMA publishes UCITS remuneration guidelines The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its final Guidelines on sound remuneration policies under the UCITS Directive and AIFMD. ESMA has also written to the European Commission, European Council and European Parliament on th ...