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The consultation comes nearly a year after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, when HSBC stepped in to buy the bank’s UK subsidiary for £1 in March.

The OFR consultation will be open for feedback until 12 February 2024.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) released a consultation paper dated 08 November 2023, outlining proposed guidelines for liquidity stress testing of asset reference tokens as mandated by the newly instituted Regulation (EU) 2023/1114. This document, identified as EBA/CP/2023/27, sets forth the framework for common reference parameters for these stress tests, reflecting the regulatory focus on the stability and resilience of the crypto market.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a joint consultation paper on two draft guidelines.

The European Union financial markets regulator, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has released a second consultation paper on the Markets in Crypto Asset (MiCA) regulation.

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the European Union’s markets regulator, released a second consultative paper on Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) mandates on Oct. 5. 

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued a pre-consultation paper seeking inputs from stakeholders for the formulation of the National Broadcasting Policy (NBP), which has been in the works for the last four years. The pre-consultation paper has been issued following a letter from the ministry of information and broadcasting (MIB) dated July 13 requesting TRAI to give its inputs on the NBP. The ministry has been putting together a comprehensive policy for the broadcasting sector on the lines of national policies for other sectors like telecom. The TRAI's pre-consultation paper touches upon aspects like the need to have public service broadcasting and the policies required for TV, print, radio, and digital. Other key issues that are up for discussion include the promotion of local content, containing piracy, and having a separate regulator for the broadcasting sector, which includes segments like TV channels, cable TV, direct-to-home (DTH), and over-the-top (OTT), among others. The pre-consultation paper also discusses issues like having a robust grievance redressal mechanism to ensure compliance with the advertising and programme codes. The regulator has also sought input on issues like strengthening the audience measurement system. The stakeholders have been asked to provide their comments on ways of unlocking growth in the animation, visual effects, gaming, and comics (AVGC) sector. Stakeholders have to send comments by October 10. According to the recent FICCI-EY report, TV broadcasting sector revenues dipped 1.5% to Rs 70,900 crore in 2022.

₹130 should be reviewed and if distribution platform owners (DPOs) should be allowed to have variable NCF for different bouquets or plans within the same location.

On Sept. 18, Malta's Financial Services Authority (MFSA) initiated a public consultation to harmonize its crypto regulations with Europe's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MICA) regulations, slated to become effective in December 2024.

Malta’s Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has begun public consultation over changes in its crypto regulations in order to align with Europe’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MICA) regulations set to take effect in December 2024. The public consultation period is open until Sept. 29.

The European Commission will launch the consultation as soon as this week.

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is planning to float a consultation paper on some regulatory issues pertaining to over-the-top (OTT) video platforms like Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ Hotstar, and JioCinema, people privy to the development told ET. While regulation of OTT content comes under the ambit of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB), the carriage part comes under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).

New Delhi: The Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC) on Thursday said that the absence of a draft e-commerce policy is making it difficult for the industry to reach a consensus that could help develop a cohesive policy and unlock growth for the e-commerce sector. “Policymaking for e-commerce should be a carefully calibrated effort to incentivize investment, boost innovation, and encourage competition.

capital market regulator Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI)published a consultation paper on regulating finfluencers. The SEBI published a consultation paper in August on the affiliation of registered intermediaries with "finfluencers," or digital and social media influencers who primarily operate in the fields of business and financial literacy.

Sebi) issued a consultation paper on Monday, seeking comments on reviewing the current delisting norms for stocks.

The lawyers of the bankrupt crypto exchange FTX which filed for a Chapter 11 in November and collapsed thereafter, have filed a response to the creditor panel’s draft reorganization plans, disapproving the committee’s claims on FTX’s lack of engagement.

₹130 should be reviewed and if distribution platform owners (DPOs) should be allowed to have variable NCF for different bouquets or plans within the same location. Trai also sought views on whether it should revise the current provision that NCF for second TV connection and onwards in multi-TV homes should not be more than 40% of declared NCF per additional TV, and in case of such homes, whether the pay television channels for each additional TV connection be also made available at a discounted price.

Telegram and Signal. The issue pits the app makers and the startup community against telcos. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) will also deliberate selective banning of OTT services during instances of civil unrest that has a broad impact.

New Delhi: India’s telecom regulator has started the process of consultation for regulating over-the-top or OTT services such as Whatsapp, Signal, Telegram and others, where it has sought stakeholder views on selective banning of some services. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has asked stakeholders technical challenges in selective banning of specific OTT services and websites in specific regions of the country for a specific period, further, which classes of OTT services should be covered under selective banning and provisions and mechanism for such a regulatory framework.

NEW DELHI : India’s telecom regulator has started the process of consultation for regulating over-the-top or OTT services such as WhatsApp, Signal, and Telegram, where it has sought stakeholder views on selective banning of some services. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has asked stakeholders’ technical challenges in selective banning of specific OTT services and websites in particular regions of the country for specific periods, and also which classes of OTT services should be covered under this move as well as the provisions and mechanism for creating such a regulatory framework.

The European Union’s financial watchdog will launch a 3-part consultation process for the recently adopted Markets in Crypto Assets framework, or MiCA.