Specialty Group: Financial Institutions and Markets

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has recently announced its proposed reforms to Prudential Standard SPS 515 Strategic Planning and Member Outcomes (SPS 515) to enhance member outcomes in superannuati ...

ASIC has issued Report 770 Design and distribution obligations: Retail OTC derivatives on findings from its recent review of compliance with design and distribution obligations (DDO) by issuers of over-the-counter (OTC) ...

Author: Helin Akbulut Introduction Swiss Financial Markets Supervisory Authority (“FINMA”), through its decision dated 19 March 2023, approved the merger of Credit Suisse with UBS Group AG (“UBS”) and to write ...

In September 2023, Parliament approved new rules on consumer credits, which aim to update Directive 2008/48/EC. These changes come in response to challenges such as digitalization and consumer over-indebtedness. These ne ...