Ongoing information and disclosure obligations

This Overview provides a guide to the Financial Services content within the Ongoing information and disclosure obligations subtopic, with links to appropriate materials.

Transparency Directive

Directive 2004/109/EC (the Transparency Directive) provides for the harmonisation of transparency requirements across the EU, with the aims of:

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safeguarding investor confidence, and
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enhancing the operation of efficient capital markets

It achieves these aims by creating a framework

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EPC seeks service provider for VoP scheme test environment

The European Payments Council (EPC) has launched a request for proposal (RFP) for the selection of a technology service provider in charge of providing, operating and supporting a test environment for the validation and self-certification of the verification of payee (VOP) API (both server-side and client-side) by the scheme participants. Responses are sought by 17 January 2025.

FCA’s 2024 consumer focus still has firms guessing

Law360, London: The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) shifted further toward results-based financial regulation in 2024 by requiring regulated companies to comply better with its Consumer Duty, forcing managers to make individual interpretations of the regime's often ambiguous requirements where more specific rules are missing.

Financial Services—other developments (23/12/2024)

A round-up of other developments, which have not been covered in full by the LexisNexis Financial Services practical guidance team but may nevertheless be of interest.

ECB fines BNP Paribas Fortis SA/NV for intentionally breaching credit risk reporting rules

The European Central Bank (ECB) has imposed an administrative penalty of €10.4m on BNP Paribas Fortis SA/NV for reporting miscalculated risk-weighted assets for credit risk. The bank may challenge the ECB’s decision before the Court of Justice of the European Union.

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