Financial Regulatory

DORA: Contract Clauses. Beyond the Basics: Deepening Contractual Requirements for Robust Digital Resilience
The DORA Regulation, in its effort to ensure the digital operational resilience of the financial sector, establishes a set of fundamental contractual requirements for relationships between financial entities and third-party…

DORA: Essential Contractual Clauses for the Digital Resilience of Financial Entities
The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) Regulation imposes new requirements on financial entities regarding cybersecurity and digital operational resilience.

Investment Services Companies (ISCs): Legal Framework and Operational Keys in Spain
Investment Services Companies (ISCs) play a crucial role. Regulated by the Securities Market Law and the Investment Services Law, these entities are central to providing investment services and conducting professional…

Guide for Crypto-Asset Investors and Providers: Understanding Suitability in MiCA
MiCA, or the Regulation on Markets in Crypto-Assets, is a new EU regulation aimed at providing a comprehensive framework for the issuance and trading of crypto-assets, as well as related…

DORA and Digital Trust: The Value of Standard Contractual Clauses for Cloud Services
The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) represents a milestone in the regulation of cybersecurity and operational resilience within the financial sector.

Trading Venues in Spain: Regulated Markets, MTFs, and OTFs
Trading Venues are multilateral systems where interests in buying and selling financial instruments interact. They are divided into three main categories

Deciphered: Keys to Digital Operational Resilience in Financial Entities
In recent years, digitalization has radically transformed the financial sector. However, this transformation has also brought new risks, particularly in the realm of cybersecurity. To address these challenges, the European…

MiCA Under the Microscope: Execution Times, Transaction Rejections, and Liability Regime in Crypto-Asset Transfers
The adoption of the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) has established an unprecedented regulatory framework for the European crypto ecosystem. Beyond the informational obligations previously analyzed, MiCA also regulates crucial…

MiCA in detail: Pre- and post-execution transparency obligations in cryptoasset transfers that every investor should be aware of
Transparency in cryptoasset transactions is one of the fundamental pillars of the Cryptoasset Markets Regulation (MiCA).

