The European Commission published a
30 March
FSB”) published a
speech made by Randal Quarles, FSB Chair, that sets out details of the FSB s areas of focus for 2021.
European Securities and Markets Authority (“
ESMA”) published an updated version of its
Q&As (ESMA34-32-352) on the application of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (EU/2011/61) (“
AIFMD”).
HM Treasury published a
statement concerning the first meeting of the Joint Committee established under the UK-US bilateral agreement on insurance and reinsurance prudential measures.
ESMA published its
final report (dated 23 March 2021) (ESMA74-362-1013) on reference data and transaction reporting obligations under the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (600/2014) (“
Brexit
HoL EU Services Sub-Committee report on trade in services
On 24 March, the HoL European Union Committee published a new report on UK-EU trade in services. The report concludes that despite the agreement of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), the UK and EU still have work to do in overcoming the significant challenges that remain for trade in services. The report focuses on the implications on sectors including: (i) financial services, the TCA does not include substantive provisions on financial services, and delays to key decisions about the future relationship, particularly on equivalence, mean that the sector is still in a period of uncertainty. The UK’s exit from the passporting regime has led to the movement of some activity to the EU and firms facing the challenges involved in navigating different market access requirements in each Member State. The Committee is concerned that over time this may lead to a big shift of people and assets out of the UK. The Commit