February 2020

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published the first Trends, Risks and Vulnerabilities (TRV) report for 2020 on 19th February 2020. Overall, the report identifies high risks and weak...

A group of central banks consisting of the Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the Bank of Japan, the European Central Bank, the Sveriges Riksbank and the Swiss National...

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has issued a circular on market infrastructure matters following the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union (EU) on the 31st January 2020. Entities regulated...

The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (‘ENISA’) has published two reports on the standards to be established for the new Cybersecurity Certification Framework and the Cybersecurity Act. The Cybersecurity Act...

Countries are continuously facing a challenge in striking a balance between on one hand the need to have video surveillance and facial recognition systems in place for reasons of national...

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published Technical Advice to the Commission on the effects of product intervention measures on the 4th February 2020. ESMA is empowered under Regulation (EU)...