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Mete Feridun

Mete Feridun Chair at EMU Centre for Financial Regulation and Risk

Are UK branches of EU-27 banks ready to become third-country branches?

The UK branches of the EU-27 banks currently benefit from lighter regulatory requirements compared to the third-country branches. However, post-Brexit this distinction will no longer be relevant as all branches will ultimately be subject to the same rules. So, with the increasing odds of a no-deal Brexit, the EU-27 banks operating in the UK as bra...

/regulation Banking Regulations

Mete Feridun

Mete Feridun Chair at EMU Centre for Financial Regulation and Risk

EU Banking Package: is MREL transparency really warranted?

Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD), one of the components of the EU Banking Package, which was published in the Official Journal of the EU on 7 June 2018 will need to be transposed into EU Member State national legislations by 28 December 2020. The key rule introduced under the BRRD is the requirement for the EU banks to meet a minimum r...

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Mete Feridun

Mete Feridun Chair at EMU Centre for Financial Regulation and Risk

EU prudential regime for investment firms - what's the state of play?

The new EU prudential regime for investment firms is expected to be published in the EU Official Journal towards October 2019 and to take effect around mid-2021. The regime introduces a tailored prudential framework for investment firms in the EU, setting new rules and requirements with respect to capital, liquidity and regulatory reporting, as we...

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Mete Feridun

Mete Feridun Chair at EMU Centre for Financial Regulation and Risk

UK regulatory reporting regime is unduly complex - could RegTech be the solution?

The regulatory reporting regime for banks and investment firms in the UK is unduly complex. Regulated firms are required to follow guidance from numerous regulatory sources and have to grapple with concurrent regulations requiring submission of data at an increasingly more granular level. This not only increases the risk of misreporting and superv...

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