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The European Banking Authority (EBA) has acknowledged the European Commission's decision not to endorse its draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) aimed at shortening application periods for reducing own funds and eligible liabilities instruments.
Draft legislation3 October 2026
The European Banking Authority has launched a public consultation on proposed revisions to Implementing Technical Standards governing joint decisions on institution-specific capital and liquidity requirements under Article 113 of the Capital Requirements Directive.
Public consultation3 October 2026
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has announced that the updated weekly commodity derivatives position reporting framework and XML schema version v2.0 will go live on 3 September 2026.
Regulatory guidance3 October 2026
The European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA, and ESMA) have identified reliance on non-EEA service providers, emerging technologies like AI and quantum computing, and private credit expansion as primary risks to the EU financial system.
Regulatory guidance3 October 2026
FINMA has opened a consultation to update its Circular 2017/6 'Direct transmission' following legislative amendments to Article 42 c of the Swiss Financial Market Supervision Act, introducing a legal presumption for supervisory data transfers.
Public consultation2 October 2026
The European Banking Authority (EBA) is consulting on a proposed reporting framework to support the central validation and ongoing monitoring of initial margin models based on the ISDA Standard Initial Margin Model (SIMM) under…
Public consultation2 October 2026
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has launched a public consultation on three draft Regulatory Technical Standards regarding the calculation, reporting, and potential waiver conditions for reclassifying large investment firms as credit institutions under EU…
Public consultation2 October 2026
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has launched a four-month public consultation on draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) specifying the operational risk management framework for institutions under Article 323 of the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR3).
Public consultation2 October 2026
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has launched a public consultation on proposed Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) and Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) under EMIR, establishing an annual reporting framework for EU clearing members…
Public consultation2 October 2026
On 28 September 2026, the relevant UN Sanctions Committee updated its sanction list regarding ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda. The amendments are directly applicable in Switzerland, leading SECO to update its SESAM database on 29…
Rules in force2 October 2026
The European Securities and Markets Authority has issued a package of measures under the Prospectus Regulation, including a consultation paper on disclosure requirements, final reports on product supplements and summary financial information RTS, and…
Public consultation1 October 2026
The Swiss Federal Council has adopted additional sanction measures against Belarus effective 19 September 2026, aligning its regime with European Union restrictions. The measures introduce transaction prohibitions on specified crypto assets, central bank digital…
Rules in force1 October 2026
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