Regulatory Updates

Local updates

05/04/2021 - Circular on Regulation No 648/2012 (‘EMIR’) and Regulation no 2015/2365 (‘SFTR’) - Consultation Paper on the simplification and harmonisation of fees to TRs under EMIR and SFTR
Circular can be found here.

07/04/2021 - The Nature and Art of Financial Supervision Volume IV- Securities and Markets Fund Management
Circular can be found here.

07/04/2021 - ESMA publishes its Annual Report on Enforcement and Regulatory Activities
Circular can be found here.

08/04/2021 - ESMA publishes the results of the 2020 CSA on UCITS Liquidity Risk Management
Circular can be found here.

12/04/2021 - Circular addressed to all Collective Investment Schemes regarding the Introduction of the Annual Fund Return
Circular can be found here.

26/04/2021 - Circular for Licence Holders availing of Freedom of Services
Circular can be found here.
 

International updates

06/04/2021 - ESMA updates SFTR Q&As
Link to the release can be found here.

06/04/2021 - ESMA updates its Q&As on MIFID II and MIFIR Market Structures Topics
Link to the release can be found here.

Local updates

14/04/2021 - Bi-Annual Update from Banking Supervision to Credit Institutions
Circular can be found here.

29/04/2021 - MFSA releases a Cross-Sectoral Self-Assessment Questionnaire on ICT and Cybersecurity Risks Management
Circular can be found here.
 

International update

15/04/2021 - EBA published final draft technical standards specifying the methods of prudential consolidation
Link to the release can be found here.

International updates

06/04/2021 - EU data protection authorities adopt joint opinion  on the Digital Green Certificate Proposals
Link to the release can be found here.

13/04/2021 - Guidelines 8/2020 on the targeting of social media users
Link to the publication can be found here.

16/04/2021 - EDPB Opinions on the draft United Kingdom (‘UK’) adequacy decisions
Link to the publication can be found here.

Local updates

09/04/2021 - FIAU along with MGA & MFSA publish document entitled The Business Risk Assessment
Link to the publication can be found here.

09/04/2021 - The Business Risk Assessment
Link to the publication can be found here.

Local update

23/04/2021 - Consultation Document on Chapter 4 of the Insurance Distribution rules
Link to the document can be found here.
 

International update

08/04/2021 - EIOPA launches its IDD Single Rulebook
Link to the release can be found here.

Local update

16/04/2021 - Circular on the amendments to the Pension Rules & Legal Notices
Circular can be found here.

Local update

29/04/2021 - Sustainable Finance and EU Taxonomy
Circular can be found here.