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On July 29, the European Commission (EC) published a communication on equivalence in the area of financial services (Communication). The EC states that, in light of recent policy developments, it is timely to take stock of the EU’s approach to equivalence.

The Communication discusses the purpose and importance of equivalence. The EC states that each new decision is looked at individually and in detail to ensure that the policies of third countries are compatible with those of the EU, and that any equivalence determination is beneficial to, and sustainable for, both parties.EU financial services law includes approximately 40 provisions that allow the EC to adopt equivalence decisions and as of July 29, the EC has adopted more than 280 equivalence decisions for more than 30 countries.
Continue Reading European Commission Publishes Communication on Its Equivalence Policy With Non-EU Countries

On January 7, the Council of the European Union published a press release announcing that its Permanent Representatives Committee has agreed on its position relating to the proposed Investment Firms Regulation (IFR) and the proposed Investment Firms Directive (IFD). The Council also has published its compromise proposals on the IFR and the IFD.
Continue Reading Council of EU Agrees on Its Position on Proposed Investment Firms Regulation and Directive

On March 16, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission published in the Federal Register its decision to extend the public comment period for the proposed rules related to minimum capital requirements for swap dealers and major swap participants (Proposal). (For a more complete discussion of the Proposal, see the December 9, 2016 edition of Corporate & …