SAFE Finance Blog

Finalized standards for the Securitisation Regulation, new guidelines for MiFID II, and additions to the Revised Payment Services Directive

New standards for sustainability-related disclosures, European actions to support the digital transformation of the financial sector, and updated requirements for securitizations

New guidelines improving resolution planning, implementing standards for disclosures on ESG risks, and detailed rules for delaying public disclosure of inside information

Delegated Regulation establishing rules for retail investment products, revised guidance on the stress tests conducted by national deposit guarantee schemes, and new guidelines on dealing with the breaches of the large exposure limits

Amendments to the European resolution framework and new rules to enhance supervisory disclosure and cooperation for investment firms

New rules for OTC derivatives, updated standards on own funds and eligible liabilities, and guidelines on the MiFID II/MiFIR obligations on market data

New rules for investment firms, guidelines for disclosures under Taxonomy and Prospectus Regulations, and updated Basel III monitoring exercise

Thomas Mosk: The discretionary power of national authorities can effectively undermine well-intentioned supranational regulations in practice

Ignazio Angeloni: The banking union faces regulatory obstacles to its completion – nonetheless there are ways to move the pan-European project forward

Jan Krahnen: The ban on dividend payouts by the Eurozone's supervisory authority is a discretionary action that clouds market expectations with regard to the equity of credit institutions

Extended implementation deadlines to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 crisis, new rules for central counterparty colleges, and FSB evaluation of "too big to fail" reforms for systemically important banks

In July, the Capital Requirements Regulation was amended, through the so called CRR quick fix, and the European Central Bank as well as the European Securities and Markets Authority issued new guidelines