Sebastien Praicheux

Apr 3, 2024 | regulationtomorrow.com | Frank Herring |Claire Guilbert |Matthew Gregory |Sebastien Praicheux

On 24 May 2023, the European Commission published its Retail Investment Strategy (RIS), a legislative package intended to empower retail investors to take more informed investment decisions that would better correspond to their investment needs and objectives. The RIS comprises of a Directive as regards the EU retail investor protection rules. This Omnibus Directive amends the EU retail investor protection framework set out in the:Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II).

Mar 5, 2024 | regulationtomorrow.com | Haney Saadah |Cyril Clugnac |Claire Guilbert |Sebastien Praicheux

On 29 February 2024, members of the Norton Rose Fulbright Risk Advisory and Financial Services team hosted the first in our three part webinar series on ESG. In this first instalment of the webinar series the team provided an analysis into the SFDR vs the SDR.  In addition, the team looked closely at the increasing risks of greenwashing, highlighting what firms should be aware of and how they can best alleviate the risk.

Feb 12, 2024 | mondaq.com | Floortje Nagelkerke |Hannah Meakin |Anna Carrier |Sebastien Praicheux

The Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR) is the European Union (EU) regulation relating to securities settlement and central securities depositaries (CSDs). It applies to CSDs that are based in the EU and their participants. The CSDR came into force on 17 September 2014 and many of its requirements were staggered.

Feb 6, 2024 | regulationtomorrow.com | Simon Lovegrove |Anna Carrier |Sebastien Praicheux |Floortje Nagelkerke

In our latest briefing, we summarise new changes to the third country branch and subsidiary regime being proposed by the CRD VI.

Aug 3, 2023 | mondaq.com | Sebastien Praicheux

The recent consultation on the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) has seen a range of responses, all emphasizing the need for interoperability and consistency with other reporting regimes, with the goal to avoid duplication of effort and increased costs for companies but balancing the need for innovation. Materiality and climate-related matters One key concern raised is the materiality test for climate-related issues and its approach.