Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1110 of 22 June 2017 laying down implementing technical standards regarding standard forms, templates and procedures for the authorisation of DRSPs and related notifications under MiFID 2 has been published today in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Treasury has published the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017, which were laid before Parliament late on 22 June to come into force to meet MLD4 deadlines, on 26 June. JMLSG has also published the finalised updates to its guidance, which it now needs to submit to […]
FCA’s guide can be found here. FCA has designed the guide to help firms, particularly smaller businesses, become more resilient to cyber attacks and to respond appropriately to cyber incidents. FCA has seen a significant increase in the number of material cyber incidents reported to it over the last three years: from five incidents in […]
In order to be able to access customer-sensitive data needed to use Faster Payments, participants need to have the use of a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Trust Service, which manages the digital certificates that are essential to keep customer information secure. Faster Payments created the service after it determined that the costs of the existing […]
The Governing Council of the ECB has decided to develop a new service for the settlement of instant payments. The new service, TARGET instant payment settlement (TIPS), will enable citizens and firms to transfer money between each other in real time and will be available around the clock, 365 days a year. The ECB is […]
It was also confirmed in the background notes to the Queen’s Speech that the Financial Guidance and Claims Bill will be brought forward to progress plans previously announced for: FCA to take over the regulation of claims management services. Among other things it will have power to cap fees CMCs charge. FOS will have responsibility for […]
One of the few financial services-related measures discussed in the Queen’s Speech confirmed the Government will act on Law Commission proposals to repeal the Bills of Sale Acts and replace them with a Goods Mortgage Bill. Among other things, this will increase protections for borrowers who have taken out a mortgage on goods they own […]
The ITS under MiFID 2 on the format of position reports have been published in the OJ.
PRA is consulting on a replacement supervisory statement on recovery planning, setting out additional expectations to those in the current statement 18/13. It says the basis of the statement is still correct, but it wants to introduce specific requirements and guidance in several areas and, separately, update its supervisory statement for ring-fenced bodies in relation […]
FCA is consulting on changes to its rules on advice relating to pension transfers, with a particular focus on transfers from defined benefit to defined contribution schemes. The changes seek to ensure consumers get advice that considers all relevant factors, and include requiring transfer advice to be provided as a personal recommendation. Alongside this is […]
