Some market participants appear to be overconfident in their ability to meet their SFTR obligations. They could be in for a shock as the new rules continue to be phased in. By Justin Pugsley.

The TCFD is one of the most high profile voluntary climate initiatives impacting the financial sector. However, moves are afoot to start mandating some aspects of climate change reporting contained in the framework

The move towards the digitisation of financial products raises important questions around customer data, fairness and in dealing with vulnerable customers requiring financial firms to tread a careful path. By Suchitra Nair, director at Deloitte’s EMEA Centre for Regulatory Strategy and Morgane Fouché, assistant manager in Deloitte’s EMEA Centre for Regulatory Strategy. 

UPIs are moving closer to industry adoption after the FSB designated the Derivatives Service Bureau as the service provider for these identifiers.

Entire countries are at risk of being cut out of the global financial system due to de-risking, which is also holding back economic growth, leaving global standard-setters, banks and fintechs struggling to find a solution. By Farah Khalique.

Emir 2.1 contained some important changes requiring firms to make adjustments. However, the short timeline for implementing these changes has left many market participants unhappy 

The stringent requirements contained in Basel III are making life difficult for emerging market countries and their banks leading to calls for the regime to be better calibrated for their needs

The capital markets union could provide a significant boost to the EU’s economy, but still faces a host of national hurdles, not least the lack of a clear road map, before becoming a reality

Reports from Esma and the EBA suggest that the EU is moving closer to creating its own regime for regulating crypto-assets potentially forcing member states, which take an early lead in this area, to revise their own crypto rules