International Regulatory Updates

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a consultation on its draft Guidelines specifying the application of the definition of default. The work is in line with an EBA Discussion Paper on the topic published earlier in the year which described the EBA's upcoming work on improving consist ...

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Malta is among the top financial hubs in the European Union and, in spite of the global economic crisis, the country’s financial services industry has continued to expand. Malta has stood out in Europe as one of the very few countries experiencing real growth, falling unemployment and stable publi ...

he European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authorities (EIOPA) has launched a EIOPA - Call for Expression of Interest regarding the setting up of EIOPA Stakeholder Groups regarding the setting up of EIOPA Stakeholder Groups, the Insurance and Reinsurance Stakeholder Group (IRSG) and the Occu ...

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today a report combining the benchmarking of remuneration practices across the European Union and aggregated data on the remuneration of EU institutions' staff who received, in total, EUR one million or more in 2013. The analysis focuses, in particular, ...

The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) for securities (ESMA), banking (EBA), and insurance and occupational pensions (EIOPA) have today issued their August 2015 Joint Committee Report on Risks and Vulnerabilities in the EU financial system. The joint risk report informs on risks in the EU finan ...

1. According to Article 27(2) of Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 on short selling and certain aspects of credit default swaps (the Regulation), the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) shall within 24 hours of the notification ha ...

Inside this issue: Setting up of the Resolution Authority Protected Cell Structures Conduct of Business Rulebook update Cell Company Acknowledgement Notice to Company Directors Malta’s ‘A’ rating reaffirmed by Fitch European Supervisory Authorities Press Releases - Augus ...

Reasons for publication 1. On 7 March 2012 the European Commission (EC) proposed a Regulation on improving securities settlement in the European Union and on central securities depositories and amending Directives 98/26/EC and 2014/65/EU and Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 (CSDR). On 18 December 2013 ...