Articles by Samuel Wilkes
Leaked EU paper softens French blow to Mifir equivalence
Council draft ditches national licensing but introduces conditions on equivalence for some services
Brexit set to jack up banks’ capital costs
Split into UK and EU arms will reduce netting benefits and capital flexibility
As Brexit looms, Mifid transparency faces the chop
EU law and equivalent UK draft threaten to split and undermine trade disclosure rules
Swaps users wary of hedge accounting hit from Brexit transfer
Uncertainty over exemption for novated trades may force hedgers to sacrifice netting benefits
Imperfect harmony: industry balks at EU foreign venue rules
Proposal could force non-EU platforms to choose between following Mifid II or ditching EU firms
Industry fears EU ‘Google tax’ will hit trading venues, CCPs
Broad wording of digital services tax could place market infrastructure in firing line
Europe inches closer to own version of no-action relief
Five options on the table, lawmakers want case-by-case veto, firms push for power over primary laws
EU seeks US-style freedom to delay rules
Power to grant “no-action relief” appears in proposals from EU Council and Parliament
Risk of no-trade lists as banks leave Brexit plans late
European clients could face bottleneck of contract transfer requests from relocating banks
Stuck in traffic: EU turf war holds up CCP resolution rules
Unsuitable rules for failed banks could be used to resolve French and German clearing houses
Dealers sour on Mifid’s systematic internaliser label
SI decisions will take account of tougher pre-trade rules, client demand and Brexit
EU deadlock set to delay CCP resolution rules
Lawmakers disagree over whether Esma should be given new powers to tackle distressed CCPs
Corporates fear EU will spike Emir Refit reporting relief
Delegated reporting threatened by policy-maker objections to use of foreign banks
Optimisation services edge closer to EU clearing exemption
Lawmakers ask European Commission to consider if offsetting non-cleared trades could be exempt
EU drops reporting relief for exchange-traded derivatives
Exemption removed from Emir Refit, but Parliament moots future legislative changes for ETDs
Own goal: Mifid II reduces transparency in some EU markets
New rules replace voluntary arrangements in ETFs and Nordic bonds, fragmenting post-trade data
Poor Mifid data could condemn OTC market to the dark
Many derivatives likely to fail first full liquidity test and escape EU transparency obligations
Shut the window: EU Parliament tackles leverage loophole
EU banks may have to calculate leverage ratios daily, potentially hitting their repo market share
Amber zone in new P&L test ‘almost useless’, say banks
Analysis shows many desks would not benefit from safe harbour in Basel FRTB proposals
EU trading venues warn over looming end of LEI relief
Expelling issuers with no legal entity identifiers could hurt liquidity and investor strategies
Seeing red: EU banks swamped by stress test demands
Banks’ stress test submissions receiving tens of thousands of error messages from local supervisors
Isin database users oppose further fee increase
Derivatives Service Bureau may hike fees for top users to cover cost of proposed additional services
European banks face ‘bottleneck’ to complete EBA stress test
New accounting rules and supervisor demands squeeze teams prepping for 2018’s exercise
Questions remain on scope of Mifid extraterritoriality
Global firms confused about reach of trading obligation and best execution rules