European Commission (EC)
Expected delay to non-EU CCP approval risks frontloading panic
Lawyers fear scramble to close out trades
End-users and banks seek radical change to Emir reporting
Corporates willing to write off sunk costs in move to single-sided regime
Mifid II delegated acts shelved until November – FCA
FCA official says 14 elements of Mifid II will be held up; research row blamed
Industry expecting Mifid II delay
September 24 deadline likely to be missed, banks and lobbyists fear
Banks hope for Mifid reprieve on fixed-income research
Intervention by France, Germany, UK could bring about “more considerate treatment”
EU TSOs need carrot to tackle congestion – EEX's Reitz
Power grid operators and capacity mechanisms seen as impeding cross-border trade
Pension funds in limbo as EC leaves Emir exemption gap
Funds could be subject to CVA charge for period of weeks or months
EC urged to exempt insurers from central clearing
Need for cash collateral could encourage pro-cyclical investing, industry says
Esma urges EC to bin frontloading
Benefits of retroactive clearing are "undermined" by its drawbacks, Esma finds
Fresh delay will push EU-US CCP row into September
Decision had been expected in July; dealers sceptical new timeline will hold
Energy firms concerned by Mifid II ‘ability test’
Expansive definition of financial instruments worries firms such as utilities
EU power traders rail against national interventions
Capacity and renewables schemes deterring investment, say panel participants
Impact of Mifid II on commodities sparks heated debate
Industry and regulators clash during discussion of tightened commodity rules
CCP wrangling sparks new frontloading fears
Dealers fear trades could be booked at CCPs they are not able to use
Gross margin move unlikely, says EC's Pearson
A European move to two-day gross CCP margin "doesn't really work"
FCA survey finds high levels of leverage in hedge fund sector
Gross notional exposure to interest rate and forex derivatives on the rise
EC's Hill points to April 2016 start for swaps clearing
EC and Esma have agreed rules - legislators now have six months to endorse them
Euroclear and Clearstream granted time to agree joint road map
Icma ERC continues to push for plans to improve Bridge settlement times
Esma delays review of Mifid II standards until September
Fund industry 'squeezed' for time
Regulatory arbitrage risk of European Long Term Investment Funds
But new vehicle offers benefits to investors and European economy, says lawyer
Gazprom claims highlight stranglehold over European gas
But EC antitrust probe does not hold the answer to Europe's energy dependence
EU capital requirements worry commodity trading firms
Rules would cost billions and push up cost of risk management, industry argues
Banks to be prohibited from hedge fund investments
But close-ended, unleveraged or Ucits fund may provide an exception
European Repo Council chair threatens to call in EC over settlement times
De Vidts’ impartiality questioned due to dual Clearstream role