The pace and depth of change and supervisory engagement in the EU/EEA-27 area, especially the rulemaking and supervision of banking, insurance and capital markets activity is predominantly led by EU rather than national authorities. This change has a wide-ranging impact beyond just how banks, insurers and other financial institutions are authorized, but also how products are conceived, business is originated and transactions are structured, booked, executed, custodied, reported and ultimately supervised. All these regulatory environments take place in a landscape increasingly determined by automation and artificial intelligence. 

Dentons’ Financial Regulatory Hub Europe provides you with financial regulatory insights focused on banking, insurance and capital markets. 

We support banks, insurance companies, funds, payment providers and other financial institutions with the legal, regulatory and tax structuring aspects of their:

• Cross-border banking, insurance, and investment management activities when acting in a pan-European framework with varying national legislation and consumer protection laws
• Use of automated processes (e.g. blockchain), new payment and funding solutions (e.g. crypto currencies and assets) and artificial intelligence
• License applications and regulatory approvals
• Optimization of regulatory capital and risk management requirements
• Documentation and legal entity optimization assistance post BREXIT 
• Policy, processes and procedures both firmwide and in relation to specific product lines throughout the business lifecycle 
• Financial transactions and products across all master agreement framework and product documentation types
• Financial market infrastructure issues (in particular custody)
• Compliance with monetary policies and other requirements of the EU/EEA and supervisory expectations, including rules on NPLs, internal model governance, treatment of FinTech and cyber-resilience as well as monetary policy driven purchase programs and collateral eligibility

Insights

CRD VI – Impact on non-EU enterprises and EU branches of non-EU enterprises

February 21, 2025

European Union: In this client alert we focus on the new provisions on cross-border banking services and summarize which services and credit institutions are affected, with information on certain exemptions and grandfathering rules. We also indicate what options are available to affected third-country enterprises for continuing to offer their services in the EU.

Global Financial Markets Regulatory Review - February 2025 Edition

February 2025

Global: Dentons is pleased to present the February 2025 edition of the Global Financial Markets Regulatory Review. The report combines insights from Dentons lawyers with extensive financial markets experience located in major global financial centers. The reports for each country include links to further information and contact information for Dentons professionals.

Global Financial Markets Regulatory Review - September 2024 Edition

September 2024

Global: Dentons is pleased to present the September 2024 edition of the Global Financial Markets Regulatory Review. The report combines insights from Dentons lawyers with extensive financial markets experience located in major global financial centers. The reports for each country include links to further information and contact information for Dentons professionals.

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News and Events

Recent Press Releases

Alessandro Engst and Holger Schelling appointed Co-heads of Dentons’ Financial Institutions Regulatory practice in Europe

July 6, 2021

Rome-based partner Alessandro Engst and Frankfurt-based partner Holger Schelling have been appointed Co-heads of the Europe Financial Institutions Regulatory group at Dentons. They will collaborate on the further development of the Financial Institutions Regulatory practice and offering across continental Europe and Central Asia.

Navigating 2020: Dentons provides guidance on EU financial supervisory priorities

March 3, 2020

Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, has launched Navigating 2020, an in-depth guide to Eurozone, Banking Union and Capital Markets Union policy and the EU’s supervisory priorities for 2020 and further ahead.

Navigating 2019: Dentons’ new playbook provides guidance on EU financial supervision

February 15, 2019

Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, has launched Navigating 2019, an in-depth guide to Eurozone, Banking Union and Capital Markets Union policy and the EU’s supervisory priorities in the year ahead.