FRP 2022/143 - Sign. - EBA publishes its final revised Guidelines on internal governance for investment firms under the Investment Firms Directive
Aflevering 1, gepubliceerd op 11-02-2022 On 22 November 2021 EBA published its revised Guidelines on internal governance for investment firms under the Investment Firms Directive (IFD). The Guidelines provide further details on how the IFD governance provisions should be applied by class 2 investment firms, specifying the tasks, responsibilities and organisation of the management body, and the organisation of investment firms, including the need to create transparent structures that allow for supervision of all their activities. The Guidelines also specify requirements aimed at ensuring the sound management of risks across all three lines of defence and, in particular, set out detailed requirements for the second line of defence (the compliance function and the independent risk management where applicable) and, the third line of defence (the internal audit function), where applicable.