ArticleEuropean Parliament And Council Agree On New Draft Payment Services DirectiveOnce adopted, member states will have two years to transpose the directive into national law.European UnionFinance and BankingA&O Shearman
ArticleGuidelines On Reporting Obligations Under AIFMDOn August 8, 2014, ESMA published the final translated Guidelines on reporting obligations under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive. European UnionFinance and BankingA&O Shearman
ArticleImplementing Technical Standards Under CRROn February 14, 2015, implementing technical standards for currencies in which there is an extremely narrow definition of central bank eligibility were published in the Official Journal of the European Union. European UnionFinance and BankingA&O Shearman
ArticleIndustry Associations Publish Principles On International Cyber Security, Data And TechnologyOn May 10, 2016, several industry associations jointly published a paper titled International Cybersecurity, Data and Technology Principles.European UnionFinance and BankingA&O Shearman
ArticleJoint Committee Of The European Supervisory Authorities Publishes Addendum To Consultation On Mapping Of Assessments By Credit Rating AgenciesThe consultation is now reopened and will close on November 30, 2014.European UnionFinance and BankingA&O Shearman
ArticleSecondary Legislation On Procedure For Imposing Fines And Periodic Penalty Payments On Trade RepositoriesThe legislation, which came into force on 22 June 2014, sets out the procedures to be followed by ESMA in its power to impose fines and periodic penalty payments.European UnionFinance and BankingA&O Shearman
ArticleSecondary Legislation Under CRD IV Published In Official Journal Of The European UnionSeveral European Commission Delegated Regulations setting out regulatory technical standards under CRD IV were published in the Official Journal of the EU.European UnionFinance and BankingA&O Shearman
ArticleSingle Resolution Board Begins Data Collection For MREL DeterminationOn February 22, 2016, the Single Resolution Board announced that it had started to collect data for the purposes of resolution planning and the determination of the Minimum Requirement for Own Funds and Eligible Liabilities...European UnionFinance and BankingA&O Shearman
ArticleTypes Of AIFMs Under The AIFMDSecondary legislation on RTS determining the type of alternative investment fund manager managing a fund was published in the Official Journal.European UnionFinance and BankingA&O Shearman
ArticleUpcoming Changes To The EU Single Resolution Board's CompositionOn July 20, 2018, the EU Single Resolution Board announced that Sr. Mauro Grande, Board Member and Director of Resolution Strategy and Cooperation ...European UnionFinance and BankingA&O Shearman
ArticleUS Regulator Warns EU About Proposed Extraterritorial OverreachOn November 6, 2017, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo authored an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal warning of potential consequences ...European UnionFinance and BankingA&O Shearman
ArticleEU AI Office Launches Whistleblower Tool To Report AI Act BreachesOn November 24 2025, the EU AI Office launched the AI Act Whistleblower Tool to allow individuals to anonymously report potential breaches of Regulation 2024/1689 laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (the AI Act) to the EU AI Office.European UnionTechnologyA&O Shearman
ArticleGerman Regulator Imposes Fine On BlackRock Investment ManagementOn March 20, 2015, the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority issued a press release stating that it has imposed a fine of €3.25m on BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd...GermanyFinance and BankingA&O Shearman
ArticleGovernance & Securities Law Focus: Asia Edition, July 2017In this newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal Asian, US, European and selected international governance and securities law developments of interest to Asian corporates and financial institutions. GlobalCorporate/Commercial LawA&O Shearman
ArticleGovernance & Securities Law Focus: Asia Edition, October 2017In this newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal Asian, US, European and selected international governance and securities law developments of interest to Asian corporates and financial institutions.GlobalCorporate/Commercial LawA&O Shearman
ArticleGovernance & Securities Law Focus: Latin America EditionThis newsletter provides a snapshot of the principal US and selected global governance and securities law developments during the first quarter of 2014.GlobalCorporate/Commercial LawA&O Shearman
ArticleInternational Organization For Securities Commissions Issues Press Release Further To Annual ConferenceOn June 17, 2015, IOSCO issued a press release further to its recent annual conference, reporting that important organization and policy issues have been discussed...GlobalCorporate/Commercial LawA&O Shearman
ArticleNew Board At The International Organization Of Securities CommissionsOn May 12, 2016, IOSCO announced that Mr. Ashley Alder had been appointed as the new Chair of the IOSCO board. Mr. Adler replaces Mr. Greg Medcraft, who has been chair for three years. GlobalCorporate/Commercial LawA&O Shearman
ArticleReport On Credible Deterrence In The Enforcement Of Securities RegulationOn June 17, 2015, the International Organization of Securities Commissions published a report on credible deterrence in the enforcement of securities regulation. GlobalCorporate/Commercial LawA&O Shearman