Topic: UK Prudential Regulation Authority

A Kuwaiti bank advised by Simmons & Simmons has established the world’s first international Islamic digital bank.

13 August 2021

The Prudential Regulation Authority has made changes to proposed regulations for international banks operating in the UK after consultation feedback urged against burdensome information requirements.

28 July 2021

The UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority has removed the “extraordinary guardrails” it imposed on dividend distribution during the pandemic, but has warned banks to exercise an “appropriate degree of caution”.

14 July 2021

The United Kingdom’s prudential regulator has announced proposals for a new “strong and simple” regime for non-systemic banks.

04 May 2021

UK regulators should better align their compensation frameworks to avoid creating a “a culture of fear” around proactive risk taking at banks, according to a new report from the Financial Stability Board.

15 April 2021

The UK’s financial regulators have announced new operational resilience measures, giving banks one year to implement their plans.

01 April 2021

The UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority has proposed expanding its operational continuity expectations to protect firms’ core business lines during resolutions and restructurings.

02 November 2020

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority is encouraging riskier EU banks to establish local subsidiaries rather than branches after Brexit, in a new guide to its approach to international firms – while the Prudential Regulation Authority has issued changes to its binding technical standards and rulebook as the transition nears its end.

24 September 2020

The UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority will terminate a counter-cyclical emergency capital requirements policy adopted at the outset of the pandemic, while issuing new guidance on the treatment of deferrals under the IFRS 9 accounting standard.

28 August 2020

European banks need to “do more” to improve data quality and stress testing practices in their internal capital adequacy assessment processes (ICAAPs), the European Central Bank has warned.

19 August 2020