European Commission (EC)
Cyprus presidency fears add urgency to CRD IV talks
Ecofin votes through new regulatory regime - and final amendments appear to give UK extra freedom - but work remains before Danish presidency ends on July 1
Political Chess: debate over form of level 2 implementing measures hots up
The European Parliament is proposing changing many delegated acts into regulatory standards potentially moving considerable power to Eiopa - and prompting the commission to take legal advice. Thomas Whittaker examines the implications
Dealer platforms weigh up life under Mifid
Weighing up life under Mifid
The Solvency II timetable is a coiled spring under pressure
The Solvency II timetable is a coiled spring under pressure
Another delay in Solvency II as EC proposes deferral of transposition date
Commission takes legal advice on Econ committee proposals
A regulatory Catch-22: bail-in plans collide with Basel's NSFR
The funding squeeze
EC data reinforces oversupply in carbon market
According to data published by the European Commission, the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme was oversupplied with allowances in 2011
Editorial: Safety in deposits
Editor's letter
European Parliament’s plenary vote on Omnibus II delayed again
Concerns mount over Solvency II implementation timetable as plenary vote rescheduled to September
Bail-in plans could undermine Basel's NSFR
Basel III rules that require banks to issue an estimated €2.7 trillion in long-term debt could be thwarted by plans to make investors accept losses
New EC rules on Prips to be released in the form of a regulation
Legislation the European Commission is preparing for structured products is being circulated to European Union member states and will come in the form of a regulation. Richard Jory analyses the final draft document
Esma must mirror US Treasury’s FX exemption, says EC official
Patrick Pearson, head of the European Commission unit that drafted Emir, says forex swaps and forwards must be exempt from clearing under Esma standards
Need for matching premiums recognised in Econ vote
Amended Omnibus II text acknowledges a matching premium is necessary, but there is no detail on how it will work
Mitigating op risks for CCPs post-crisis
To the rescue
Risk Annual Summit: Buy-side firms call for clearing changes
Eligible collateral for CCP margin needs to be reviewed – and regulators also need to ensure the clearing exemption for some end-users is not negated by Basel capital rules, say buy-side firms
Risk Annual Summit: Emir rules will be binding from 2013, says Pearson
Esma doesn’t have much time to draw up technical standards, but regulators will be ‘nimble on their feet’, says EC’s Pearson
Risk Annual Summit: No answers on how to cope with CCP default, says Pearson
Regulators are looking at how financial markets could be proofed against the collapse of a CCP – but there are more questions than answers at the moment, says the EC’s Patrick Pearson
Risk Annual Summit: Deutsche credit risk head questions CRD IV timeline
Banks have nine months until elements of Basel III are due to come into force, but details of implementing legislation are still being debated
EC paper sheds light on dangers of shadow banking
The potential for shadow banking to damage the wider banking system and disrupt the macro-prudential aims of the ECB has been highlighted in the latest green paper from the European Commission
ECB compromise on Basel III adjustments gets mixed response
An ECB proposal for the European Systemic Risk Board to have oversight on whether European regulators can adjust Basel III for macro-prudential purposes gets a mixed response from central bankers
MEP vote on Omnibus II postponed until July
Delay to plenary vote ‘will provide crucial additional time to negotiate contentious issues’
Esma: overburdened and under-resourced?
Esma under pressure
EU ETS set-aside takes another step forward
The European Parliament's Committee on Industry, Research and Energy has voted for the use of a set-aside under the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme