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2018 Regulatory Newsflashes
Overview of all newsflashes issued in 2018
Find out all of the Regulatory Newsflashes issued in 2018
December 2018
18 December 2018 | Publication of the IDD Transposition Act in the Belgian Official Journal
On 14 November 2018 the Belgian Transposition Act of the Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD) was voted by the Parliament and on 18 December 2018, also officially published in the Belgian Official Journal. The IDD conduct of business rules have entirely been incorporated in the Act of 4 April 2014, and (part of) the AssurMiFID implementing regulations will be revoked. Read more
October 2018
16 October 2018 | NBB publishes the New Fit & Proper Circular and Handbook
On 2 October 2018, the National Bank of Belgium (NBB) published its Circular 2018_25 on the suitability of directors, members of the management committee, responsible persons of independent control functions and senior managers of financial institutions. Read more
10 October 2018 | Publication of the draft transposition act of the Insurance Distribution Directive
On 4 October 2018 the draft transposition act (ref. 54K3297) has finally been published and submitted to the Chamber of Representatives within the Parliament for vote. Read more
July 2018
25 July 2018 | European Banking Authority reports on prudential risks and opportunities of FinTech, and its impact on incumbent business models
On 3 July 2018, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published a report on the prudential risks and opportunities arising from FinTech, and a report on the impact of FinTech on incumbent credit institutions’ business models. These thematic reports are the first products of the EBA’s FinTech Roadmap issued in March 2018, and fall under the then established EBA FinTech Knowledge Hub. As such, they form part of the EBAs ongoing work to raise awareness and enhance knowledge sharing on FinTech topics within the supervisory community and the industry. Read more
10 July 2018 | FATF public consultations on draft risk-based approach (RBA) guidance for the life insurance sector and the securities sector
10 July 2018 | Cryptocurrencies and ICOs: challenging the regulatory perimeter
May 2018
24 May 2018 | The NBB publishes additional AML/CFT guidance
18 May 2018 | Adoption of the fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AMLD V)
15 May 2018 | FSB toolkit to mitigate the risk of misconduct
15 May 2018 | New requirements on the certification of Compliance Officers
3 May 2018 | FSMA newsletter on evaluating the risks with regard to combatting money laundering and the financing of terrorism
February 2018
20 February 2018 | Dedicated section on anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism on NBB website
20 February 2018 | Delay of the Insurance Distribution Directive
19 February 2018 | Board of Directors reporting to the NBB on the assessment of the Compliance function
14 February 2018 | PRIIPs and MIFID II: True transparency and comparability at last?
6 February 2018 | New regulatory capital regime for MiFID investment firms - European Commission proposals
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