European Commission (EC)
EU single portal faces battle to unify cyber incident reporting
Digital omnibus package accused of lacking ambition to truly streamline notification requirements
EC mulls blanket FRTB multiplier
Leaked doc includes bank-specific or industry-wide relief on impact of new EU market risk rules
Industry groups call on EC to delay foreign CCP reporting
Trade bodies seek to prevent late-running rules causing duplicated implementation projects
Reporting overhaul: the EU’s near-impossible balancing act
Regulators must weigh their desire to streamline derivatives reporting against the need to gather crucial trade data
EU securitisation rethink to boost mortgage-bearing SRTs?
Insurer participation and a lower risk weight could help make capital savings attractive to banks
Esma needs dose of UK agility, says official
Clearing house supervisor Giusto points to BoE consultation on Emir as example of nimbler approach
Solvency II proposal may boost insurer CLO investments
But experts question whether European Commission proposal will draw insurers back to other securitised products
Industry doubts pausing the EU reg machine will offer relief
Market participants are sceptical that a proposal to halt certain rulemaking will reduce compliance costs or boost growth
European Commission already preparing next FRTB move
As EC runs out powers to delay rules again, proposal for temporary capital relief is on the agenda
Industry warns EU not to imitate US equity market rules
Adopting a US-style equity order protection rule will hinder, not bolster EU markets, groups say
Deutsche Bank exec urges EU to consider competitiveness
As global rules diverge, pressure mounts on bloc to ensure reforms don’t hold back its banking sector
EC moots postponing 122 delegated acts to cut compliance costs
Secondary legislation from CRR, Emir and Mifir identified as suitable for unspecified delay
Bunds’ hedging role for euro swaps still in question
Dealers seek ultimate hedge for euro swaps amid EGB rush following Trump tariffs
EC official ‘positive’ on launching NBFI repo facility
Isda AGM: EU may follow UK with contingent liquidity facility for periods of market stress
EC to decide on FRTB delay within ‘days’
Isda AGM: Consultation finds support for delay, with some wanting to go live with targeted changes
Why EU banks have snubbed revised green finance metric
Banks steer clear of Banking Book Taxonomy Alignment Ratio in droves
Emir 3.0 could complicate Eurex cross-margining for repo
Clearing house targets November 2025 to launch repo on Prisma, but new EU rules are imminent
Basel III switch sends BNP Paribas’s op risk charges up 60%
Blow-up follows shelving of AMA model previously underpinning over two-thirds of op RWAs
US Basel equivalence questioned as EU patience wears thin
MEPs say unfaithful US implementation of Basel III could trigger review of third-country capital treatment
EU edges closer to calming FRTB fund-linked fray
Dealers say temporary solution is a step in the right direction but won’t fully resolve all issues
EU firms fear dollar liquidity becoming tariff bargaining chip
Eurozone banks rely on dollars for 17% of funding; trade war escalation could affect access