Recent UK and EU regulatory developments of interest to financial institutions and markets.
Contents:
UK Money Markets Code updated by BoE
UK Listing Review: government response
UK EMIR: trade association letter on use of EEA UCITS as collateral
MiFID: European Commission adopts Delegated Regulation correcting MiFID Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/565
EMIR and SFTR: ESMA reports on quality of data published
LIBOR transition: FMSB case studies for conduct risk in back book transition
Recognised Auction Platforms (Amendment and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2021
The Recognised Auction Platforms (Amendment and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2021 (SI 2021/494) have been published, together with an explanatory memorandum.
The Regulations, made under section 8 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, amend primary and secondary legislation, and parts of retained EU law, to address deficiencies arising from the withdrawal of the UK from the EU. They amend UK fina
The European Commission published a
30 March
FSB”) published a
speech made by Randal Quarles, FSB Chair, that sets out details of the FSB s areas of focus for 2021.
European Securities and Markets Authority (“
ESMA”) published an updated version of its
Q&As (ESMA34-32-352) on the application of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (EU/2011/61) (“
AIFMD”).
HM Treasury published a
statement concerning the first meeting of the Joint Committee established under the UK-US bilateral agreement on insurance and reinsurance prudential measures.
ESMA published its
final report (dated 23 March 2021) (ESMA74-362-1013) on reference data and transaction reporting obligations under the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (600/2014) (“
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Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy: Government sets out vision for decarbonising heavy industry
CCS and hydrogen facility planned at Saltend Chemicals Park in the Humber is among the projects to secure funding | Credit: px Group
Strategy to set out a number of new targets for the decarbonisation of industry, as government confirms details of nine projects to be awarded funding through Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge - but opposition warns plans lack necessary ambition
The government has unveiled a package of new climate promises and funding announcements designed to catalyse the decarbonisation of heavy industry around the UK, ranging from a pledge to consider targets.