Financial Services Regulation and Compliance - Banking Nov 2021

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Domestically, the CBI announced Glenn Calverley as Director appointment in Strategy and Governance; At European level, the ECB reported that card fraud declined in 2019, the EBA reaffirmed its commitment to support green finance in view of the UN Climate Change Conference.

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Financial Services Regulation and Compliance - General Cross Sectoral Nov 2021

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Domestically, in a "Dear CEO" letter the CBI set out supervisory expectations of regulated firms regarding climate change: At European level, President von der Leyen spoke at the UN Climate Change Conference, the European Commission announced a new pledge of €100m in finance for the Adaptation Fund and also adopted three work programmes for the Digital Europe Programme.

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Financial Services Regulation and Compliance - Funds Nov 2021

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Domestically, the CBI fast-tracked the EU taxonomy filing deadline; At European level, proposals for revisions to AIFMD will now proceed through the EU legislative process and the European Parliament adopted texts amending the PRIIPs Regulation and the UCITS Directive.

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Introduction of COVID-19 passes in Northern Ireland

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As of today, COVID-19 passports are legally enforceable in Northern Ireland. The scheme was introduced last month with a two-week grace period to allow businesses to start implementing the measures without enforcement. However, going forward, businesses that fail to comply could face fines of up to £10,000.

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Latest EU Belarus Sanctions Target Aviation Industry

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On 2 December 2021, the Council of the European Union adopted its fifth sanctions package targeting individuals and entities in Belarus in response to human rights abuses and the orchestration of a migrant crisis at the Belarusian border with the EU.

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