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On 28 September 2026, the EIOPA reported on its simplification initiatives, which aim to make EU insurance and occupational pensions rules and supervision simpler and more proportionate without weakening policyholder protection or financial stability. In an accompanying report, EIOPA describes measures already taken or underway and proposes further ways to reduce unnecessary burdens for insurers, occupational pension funds and supervisors. As part of its Solvency II simplific

EBA published its Work Programme for 2027, setting out its priorities and planned activities for the coming year. The EBA identifies three overarching objectives: improving efficiency, strengthening resilience and supporting transformation, with a particular focus on regulatory simplification, supervisory consistency and developments in digital finance. The EBA plans to complete the bulk of its work on the 2024 EU banking package and simplify parts of the credit risk framewor

On September 28, 2026, the ESMA published its 2027 Annual Work Programme and related supervisory priorities. The programme focuses primarily on the integration of EU capital markets, the expansion of ESMA’s supervisory responsibilities, simpler regulatory requirements under its simplification and burden reduction agenda, investor protection, and the use of data and technology in supervision. More integrated markets ESMA will coordinate preparations for the T+1 settlement cycl

Die Eidgenössische Finanzmarktaufsicht (FINMA) hat ihr Enforcementverfahren gegen Julius Bär abgeschlossen und dabei erhebliche Mängel im Kreditrisikomanagement sowie bei der Bekämpfung der Geldwäscherei festgestellt. Im Zusammenhang mit dem Private-Debt-Geschäft stellte die FINMA fest, dass Julius Bär ab 2019 insgesamt acht Kredite an einen europäischen Konzern und dessen Gründer vergeben hatte. Das Kreditvolumen überstieg zeitweise CHF 1 Mrd. Nach Einschätzung der FINMA ver