Publications - Banking and Finance
NBP and RPP actions related to the worsening situation of Polish enterprises
The National Bank of Poland (NBP) and the Monetary Policy Council (MPC) reacted to the worsening situation of enterprises, the risk of loss of liquidity and the emergence of extraordinary needs of the state budget in connection with the epidemic.
Specialized credit institutions will have to adapt to new capital requirements
The royal decree implementing the legal regime of specialized credit institutions (EFCs - Establecimientos Financieros de Crédito) was published in the Official State Gazette on February 25. It is aimed at favoring competition in lending that will…
Why not bank loans to EU startups?
One way to boost the digital economy in the EU would be to help banks making loans to new businesses. To do this, the institutions themselves need to know about venture debt and other possible products, and the European and national authorities need…
Contingency measures have been adopted by the Portuguese Council of Ministers in the event of a no-deal Brexit
As already adopted by other EU member states, on 12 September 2019 contingency measures were approved by the Portuguese Council of Ministers and should be applied to credit institutions, investment companies and management entities with head office…
The outcome of the IRPH litigation against Spanish banks could have European-wide consequences
On September 10, the Advocate General (AG) issued his opinion on a preliminary ruling to be rendered by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) regarding a lawsuit in Spain over the validity, under the European directive on unfair terms in…
The new Securitisation Law implements the general framework for securitisation and the specific framework for STS (simple, transparent and standardised) securitisation
On the 28th of August 2019 the law implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 12 December 2017 (“Regulation”), laying down a general framework for securitisation and creating a specific…
Colombia regulates the temporary transfer of securities and investments in participations issued by ETFs
With the issuance of Decree 1351 of 2019, some provisions of Decree 2555 of 2010, were modified related to investments in participations issued by stock exchange funds, temporary transfer operations of securities in the counter market, and the…
Colombia issues three decrees that modify the requirements of equity of some financial institutions
The Colombian government issued Decrees 1420 of 2019, 1421 of 2019 and 1349 of 2019, modifying the equity requirements for asset managers of third parties, credit establishments and insurance entities, in order to adapt them to international…
EURIBOR: the worst has been avoided, though much remains to be done
Two crucial steps for orderly implementation of a new EURIBOR benchmark compliant with the European Benchmarks Regulation (BMR) have just taken place. One is the authorization of EURIBOR administrator EMMI, and the other, the recent publication of…
Libra: the legal and regulatory aspects will be decisive for the new currency
The Libra Association, founded by Facebook and 27 other organizations, intends to promote the construction of a global financial infrastructure and issue from it a new cryptocurrency called Libra, enabling operators to carry out payment transactions…
Colombia aims to promote the use of small-scale distribution channels for financial products
The Colombian government released a technical document analyzing ways to extend the use of financial services, promoting access to technological innovation.
Regulations are issued on the use of cloud computing for financial services in Colombia
In response to the digital transformation of services for the storage, processing and use of data, and to promote the use of cloud computing for the provision of financial services, the Colombian Finance Authority (Superintendencia Financiera de…