Today's Focus: Financial Regulation & Compliance
Today's Top Story
Basel III Capital Comments Due in 13 Days
The Federal Reserve, OCC, and FDIC are taking comment on their latest re-proposal of the Basel III "Endgame" capital framework — and the window closes June 18, 2026, just 13 days out. The proposal revises risk-based capital requirements for Category I and II banking organizations, including changes to the multiplier and the risk-sensitivity of the standardized approach. For large banks, this is the last clear chance to shape rules that will drive capital planning for years. Comment letters on the multiplier, output-floor calibration, and operational-risk treatment need to be finalized and filed before the docket closes.
What to do: If you are a Category I or II institution, confirm your comment letter is drafted, internally cleared, and scheduled to file ahead of June 18 — not on the deadline.
Also Today
MiCA Grandfathering Ends July 1 — France Cuts It to June 30
The EU's MiCA transitional ("grandfathering") regime expires EU-wide on July 1, 2026. After that, any firm offering crypto-asset services to EU clients without a MiCA licence — or a timely pending application under Article 63 — must stop providing regulated EU services, with no further extensions. France's AMF has set an earlier national cutoff of June 30, 2026, and ESMA reports many providers remain unlicensed. Confirm your authorization status or pending-application coverage now.
SEC Moves to Scrap Its 2024 Climate-Disclosure Rules
On May 29, 2026, the SEC proposed to rescind, in their entirety, the climate-related disclosure rules it adopted in March 2024 — arguing they exceed the agency's statutory authority. A 60-day comment period runs from Federal Register publication. The rules were stayed in 2024 and never took effect, but rescission would close the federal chapter. California's climate-disclosure laws and the EU's CSRD still apply, so most large issuers keep reporting obligations regardless.
FCA Warns Football Clubs Off Unauthorised Crypto Sponsors
This week the FCA wrote to football clubs — mainly in the Premier League — warning that sponsorship deals with unauthorised crypto exchanges and trading platforms may breach UK financial services law and expose clubs to legal liability, money-laundering risk, and reputational harm. The FCA expects clubs to run due diligence and impose effective controls, such as geoblocking, on financial-services sponsors.
Deadline Alert
June 18 (13 days): US Basel III Endgame capital re-proposal — comment period closes. File early.
June 30 (25 days): France AMF MiCA national deadline for crypto-asset service providers.
July 1 (26 days): MiCA transitional regime ends EU-wide — unlicensed CASPs must cease EU services.
One Thing to Do Today
If you are a large bank, lock down your Basel III Endgame comment letter today — assign the final reviewer and a filing date before June 18, so the deadline doesn't catch your capital and risk teams mid-draft.
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