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Markets losing faith in STS securitisation plans
Participants consider issuing lookalike deals without the risk of regulatory penalties
Supervisors split over flexibility in CCP resolution
European regulators square off over predictability of spillover losses
Not so fast, François: EU clearing land grab is complex
ECB cannot (yet) make post-Brexit demand for euro clearing to leave London
EU moves to resolve bank bail-in debate
Council urges EC to clarify implementation of MREL and TLAC
EC to hold crunch talks on CCP recovery and resolution
European Commission said to be close to unveiling proposal on stricken clearing houses
Emir clearing mandate for NFCs is unjustified – EDF Trading
No good reason to subject energy firms to mandatory clearing, says firm's head of regulation
US regulators favour September margin deadline
September 1 roll-out would threaten bilateral swap trading chasm between EU and US
König: banks should not wait to build bail-in buffers
Single resolution board head also warned against political back-sliding on bail-in
Delay US non-cleared margin rules, industry tells Congress
“This puts the US banks at a huge disadvantage relative to the European banks,” says CME’s Duffy
Council of the EU set to agree on money market fund reform
Amendments and deadline extension spark relief among end-users
Compliance burden jeopardises EU securitisation revival
Parliamentary rapporteur undermines STS with investor due diligence plan
Europe set to delay variation margin regime
Delay to initial margin deadline likely to be accompanied by smaller shift in variation margin timetable
EU could go it alone on leverage ratio, says MEP
Swinburne says clearing should be shielded from ratio “if Basel does not deliver”
Esma changes to position limits seen as ‘sensible’
Regulator allows higher limits for less liquid commodity derivative contracts
EU regulators warn on US resolution rules
Questions on US TLAC bills for foreign subsidiaries and bankruptcy-based resolution
Pressure grows for more opt-outs from Basel for smaller banks
Key MEP urges broader exemptions for regional banks as FRTB looms
Enria: new legislation can help bolster AT1 market
The EBA is also reconsidering its advice to the European Commission on the treatment of CVA risk
Partial reprieve for package trades in Mifid II deal
Some trades will face transparency, but the outcome “could have been worse”
Esma hits back at "overly burdensome" Mifid II phase-in
Agency resists EC proposal for annual liquidity review
Just 3% of bonds deemed liquid in EC's Mifid II phase-in plan
Staggered implementation of transparency regime could allow further easing of regulation
Denmark to pre-empt Mifid II on inducements ban
Industry opposes 2017 implementation, which would "endanger" investor protection
OCC "pushing big time" for SEC-EU equivalence deal
Clearing house could lose up to 25% of its members without agreement
EC sides with big energy companies in Mifid II spat
Commission urges Esma to restore ‘capital employed’ test desired by industry
EU position limits pose headaches for national regulators
Proposed Mifid II limits on thousands of commodity contracts worry some officials