International Regulatory Updates
MAY 02, 2016
In accordance with Article 21(6) of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (EMIR), ESMA has initiated and coordinated the first Union-wide assessment of the resilience of CCPs to adver ...
APRIL 29, 2016
Inside this issue:
Conduct of Business Rulebook Consultation
MFSA consults on Insurance Rules
RSPV Regulations 2016
MFSA, MFIA hold training session
Business Registers Interconnection System
Framework on loan origination by funds
DBRS confirms Malta's 'A' credit rating
Euro ...
APRIL 28, 2016
The ECB has estimated that the total costs associated with its tasks for prudential supervision of the banking system for 2016 will be €404 million. This represents an increase of 23.9% on the amount invoiced in 2015.
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APRIL 26, 2016
The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a consultation on draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on the disclosure of encumbered and unencumbered assets for the provision of transparent and harmonised information on the topic, as laid down in the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) ...
APRIL 20, 2016
The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its final Guidelines defining how confidential information collected under the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD) should be disclosed in summary or collective form without identifying individual institutions or relevant entities.
Cli ...
APRIL 18, 2016
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 ...
APRIL 14, 2016
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). ...
APRIL 14, 2016
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 ...
APRIL 13, 2016
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 ...
APRIL 13, 2016
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 ...
