European Commission (EC)
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
Europe and US clash over global regulatory framework
Clash of the titans
Further legislative delays could compress Solvency II ‘soft launch’ period - FSA
Regulator updates internal model approval process
NAIC chief optimistic on US equivalence with Solvency II
Work plan being developed with NAIC as European regulators seek 'different approach' to equivalence
Fast-starting Esma will still run out of time, critics say
Esma has published a discussion paper on new clearing rules just five days after the high-level text was agreed - but a quick start and a three-month deadline extension might not be enough
CCPs fear prescriptive Esma standards on margin and risk
Esma could take key risk management decisions out of the hands of CCPs, according to new discussion paper on the technical standards required by European clearing rules
Groupe Consultatif chair fuels concerns over Solvency II delays
Eurozone instability making application of harmonised Pillar 1 ‘difficult’
Emir clearing rules agreed - but calls grow for delay to Esma deadlines
Delays in the adoption of Europe's new clearing rules have eaten into the time Esma has to meet its June 30 rule-writing deadline
Editorial: The age of the scapegoat
Has the popularity of exchange-traded funds turned them into the new regulatory whipping boys?
Esma: questions grow as Emir deadline looms
Esma under pressure
US omitted from second wave of equivalence assessments
New approach needed for US, says European Commission, as seven countries identified for assessment
Eiopa chairman raises concerns over Solvency II delays
Bernardino urges rapid vote on Omnibus II and a clear Solvency II timetable
Czech central bank concerned over Esma's power
National supervisors should be responsible for their domestic institutions, says Czech National Bank
EC right to block Deutsche Börse-NYSE Euronext deal – Icap's Spencer
Allowing the German and US exchanges to merge would have created a monopoly in European futures markets, says Icap’s chief executive – who also criticises CME Group's dominance of US futures
Arguments on artificial volatility dampeners must focus on fundamentals, warns Skinner
Arguments on artificial volatility dampeners must focus on fundamentals if political consensus is to be reached, warns Skinner
Delay to Solvency II is ‘pure speculation’, says European Commission
But MEP Peter Skinner says European Parliament vote cannot be delayed again
Icap's Spencer: 'not a prayer' of UK agreeing to FTT
Proposed EU trading tax would be vetoed by UK, says Icap's Spencer - if not, the broker will move its London HQ to New York
UK MEP re-elected as head of European economic committee
Sharon Bowles will serve a second term as chair of Econ