Key topics in EU financial services

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This Overview is a guide to the content within the key topics in EU financial services with links to appropriate materials. This subtopic supplements the subtopic ‘Financial services regulation essentials’ by providing a sample of more in-depth materials. These include introductory materials to EU financial services regulation, banking regulation, the impact of Brexit, the relevant institutions in EU financial services, and a short sample of financial regulation topics.

Introductory material

Practice Note: Introduction to European financial services law and financial services coverage provides an informal brief introduction to EU financial services law, describing the regulatory regime through brief guidance and by means of multiple links to relevant material, mainly hosted on the EU website and on the websites of other international institutions and of the UK government. There are also multiple relevant links to commentary and analysis provided by the EU law module.

Banking regulation

Practice Note: Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (EU BRRD)—technical standards and guidelines provides an overview of the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive 2014/59/EU (EU BRRD). This directive establishes a framework for the recovery and resolution of investment firms

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