At the start of July 2025, AMLA - the EU's new "Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism" published its Annual Work Programme (AWP) for 2025.

The EU Data Act (Regulation (EU) 2023/2084) entered into force on 11 January 2024 and has been fully applicable since 12 September 2025.

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) published its 2024 Annual Report in June 2025 (the Report), providing a comprehensive...

As in the EU's 2019-2024 legislative cycle consumer protection in financial services is likely to remain so for the incoming European Commission...

The Banking Union generally but the SSM specifically, whether at the level of the ECB at its head or at the participating NCAs continue to focus on ensuring that the EU's Single Rulebook, as applied in the SSM context, ...

On 2 March 2021 the European Central Bank (ECB), acting in its role at the head of the Banking Union's Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM), published its supervisory guide to the method of...

During December 2021, the European Central Bank (ECB), acting in its role at the head of the Banking Union's Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM), published its plan to strengthen its supervisory focus...

On 3 July 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) published its judgment in Case C-582/23 (Wiszkier) (the Judgment).

On 2 March 2026, the European Commission published a targeted consultation on private equity exits and the possible development of multilateral intermittent trading platforms for private company shares.

On 16 October 2025, the Joint Committee (JC) of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs)—comprising the European Banking Authority (EBA), the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA)...

On 23 July 2020, the ESRB published a Technical Note warning about the risks of corporate bond downgrades, notably the risks of and adverse impact from so-called "fallen angels" (which should be read in line with an earlier note).

On 15 February 2023, the European Central Bank's (ECB) acting in its role as the head of the Banking Union's Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) published a document setting out...

German corporate law offers various structuring options for organizing cooperation within corporate groups. While the domination and profit transfer agreement remains the classic instrument...

Switzerland boasts at least 150 named significant waterfalls, including Europe's largest. Most Swiss waterfalls flow peacefully and in a set direction.

Under the current framework, there is insufficient coordination between the competent authority and the resolution authority,where there is a material risk...

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published its 2024 Annual Report in May 2025 (the Report), providing a comprehensive overview of its regulatory, supervisory and policy activities throughout 2024.

The EU's Market in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR) became fully operational as of 30 December 2024. As explored in PwC Legal's EU RegCORE' series covering developments across the "EU's Digital Single Market.

Antitrust compliance systems are part of every company's compliance toolbox. It goes without saying that these systems must be effective and efficient. Or does it?

On 21 August 2025, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published an 83-page consolidated overview of rules and sources relating to the cross-border distribution of investment funds.

This Client Alert is dated as of 13 March 2023 and comes after a range of resolution actions that have been taken in the US, the UK and equally certain measures that have been taken in the EU-27...