BREXIT: The UK is leaving the EU on Exit Day (as defined in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018). This has an impact on this Practice Note. For guidance, see...
This Practice Note looks at the regulated activity of accepting deposits (often referred to as deposit taking). Accepting deposits is a key hallmark of banks, credit...
Background to the regulated activities relating to benchmarks The London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR) is a global benchmark for short term interest...
Background to the regulated activities relating to benchmarks The London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR) is a global benchmark for short term interest rates. The...
BREXIT: The UK is leaving the EU on Exit Day (as defined in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018). This has an impact on this Practice Note. For further guidance on...
BREXIT: The UK is leaving the EU on Exit Day (as defined in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018). This has an impact on this one minute guide. For further guidance...
AIFMD and the regulation of depositories The purpose of the depositary is to act as a legally separate organisation, responsible for holding the formal documents that...
Short selling, or 'going short', is a technique whereby traders sell shares or debt instruments ('securities') which they do not own at the time of entering into the...
Automated financial product advisers or robo-advisers are automated computer systems that provide financial planning services with little or no human intervention. They...
The work and foundations of BIS The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) assists central banks in relation to monetary and financial stability. Its head office is in...
Background to the BRRD This Practice Note summarises the core provisions included in the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD). The BRRD proposed a...
Purpose and application of BRRD technical standards and guidelines The Bank Recovery and Resolutions Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) mandates the European Banking Authority...
Rationale for bank ring-fencing transfer schemes (RFTS) Ring-fencing of day-to-day banking services (eg current accounts, savings and payments) and separation of retail...
The Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 (FS(BR)A 2013) received Royal Assent on 18 December 2013. . There are eight parts and ten schedules in FS(BR)A 2013....
Rationale for bank ring-fencing transfer schemes (RFTS) Ring-fencing of day-to-day banking services (eg current accounts, savings and payments) and separation of retail...
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS), consisting of the central banks of governors of the so-called G10 countries (Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy,...
