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Irish lenders to gain little from key part of EU banking competitiveness plan

Central plank of reform limits ability of national regulators to require banks to hold extra capital on top of EU-wide rules

Interview with Ouest-France

Interview with Piero Cipollone, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, conducted by Élisabeth Montaufray-Bureau on 10 July 2026

Streamlined rulebook to save asset managers £128m a year

The updated rules would be fit for today’s UK market: more flexible, tailored and proportionate, while maintaining clear standards, especially for firms serving retail clients.

UK Register of Overseas Entities – private trust information now accessible to the public

Information about trusts held by the ROE was to remain private under the original rules and not appear on the public facing register.

ECB selects 36 payment service providers to join digital euro pilot

The pilot aims to support the ongoing preparatory work for the potential issuance of a digital euro, and is due to start during the second half of 2027 for a period of 12 months.

Interview with Piero Cipollone, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, conducted by Ricardo Jesus Silva on 29 June 2026

The three institutions will already start negotiating this month to reach an agreement on the final text.

UK watchdogs to oversee tech providers operating in UK financial services

Four tech firms have been designated as Critical Third Parties by the Treasury

Dentons advises European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on Jordan’s first Blue Bond issuance

The transaction marks a milestone for the region as the first Blue Bond from a Jordanian issuer, setting a precedent for innovative capital markets financing in the region.

UK financial regulators to begin overseeing Critical Third Parties announced by Treasury

As many firms rely on these services, disruption or failure could affect multiple firms or markets at the same time, potentially impacting UK financial stability and services used by millions of consumers and businesses.

Financial firms keep EU carbon markets moving

Despite this, ESMA finds that the market remains resilient, with no major concerns identified on transparency or market integrity.

Account of the monetary policy meeting of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank held in Frankfurt am Main on Wednesday and Thursday, 10-11 June 2026

The continued disruption to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz had reinforced expectations that oil prices would remain higher for longer, despite markedly lower near-term oil prices.

EBRD and Central Bank of Jordan strengthen compliance and financial crime risk management

The event brought together representatives of financial institutions to exchange knowledge with a view to further enhancing compliance, sanctions and financial crime risk management practices in line with international standards.

FCA cracks down on illegal promotions and market abuse in first year of new strategy

The FCA has focused its efforts on the most serious risks and harms.

Dutch central bank fines ABN Amro $12.5 million for inadequate anti-money laundering safeguards

Following the findings, ABN Amro said it had taken “additional concrete corrective measures to strengthen the effectiveness of its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing procedures”.

ABN AMRO hit with €8.5m DNB fine over AML failures

The lender has confirmed it will not contest the decision and has accepted the fine.

FINMA guidance on quantum computing

FINMA considers that action is needed in the risk management process of numerous institutions in order to continue to meet the requirements regarding operational risks and resilience.

FCA charges individual with insider dealing

The FCA is not investigating the law firm or Seraphine Group PLC in this case.

Top banking watchdogs issue stark warning over AI-driven cyber attacks

IT weaknesses could be exploited by frontier models in a ‘matter of minutes’, say ECB and ESRB

Governing Council statement on macroprudential policies

In particular, an escalation or prolongation of the war in the Middle East could further disrupt global energy and commodity markets, with adverse repercussions on the outlook for inflation and growth.

The ESAs support ESRB warning on systemic cyber risks from frontier AI models

Recent advances have significantly enhanced the ability of frontier AI models to identify and exploit high-severity vulnerabilities in IT systems within very short timeframes.

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