European Parliament
FCMs warn EU client-clearing rules could increase risk
Emir review calls for clearing access to be 'non-discriminatory' - might mean banks have to take risky clients
Banking union: big bang or damp squib?
Eurozone needs package of interrelated measures to prevent project going backwards
Tranche warfare: uphill struggle for euro safe bonds
Junior tranche and regulatory impasse are key challenges for pan-eurozone sovereign bond-backed securities
Europe leaves IM haircutting in CCP recovery crosshairs
No explicit ban in parliamentary text; banks say method could spark exodus from stricken CCPs
EU lawmaker wants cost-benefit analysis of rejecting a CCP
Hübner says adaptation period may follow decision to deny recognition to non-EU clearing house
‘Catching the outliers’ does not always make sense for Basel
The capital impact of Basel III on Nordic banks is disproportionate to the risks they face
North-South divide: Basel makes Nordic and Dutch banks bristle
Lobbyists confident EU policymakers can be persuaded to implement softer credit risk rules
Basel delay does not ensure global FRTB consistency
A European Parliament draft would let supervisors decide response to P&L attribution test fails
European split on NSFR worries dealers
Squabble over derivatives liabilities factor sparks fears of unlevel playing field
Doubts cast on Europe’s IFRS 9 transition period
Dynamic transition viewed as too complicated for banks to use or investors to understand
EU sparks hopes of securitisation margin reprieve
Optimism over EU Council amendment, but Parliament will still have to approve
Basel heading for ‘rotten’ compromise, warns EU lawmaker
US commitment to FRTB is essential to persuade Europe to adopt a 72.5% output floor
Ferber: Mifid should be reviewed with Brexit in mind
European Union legislator takes aim at CCP open-access provision in further threat to UK clearing
Unwanted Kingdom: managing no-deal Brexit risks
UK-based dealers must plan now if they are to handle trades that extend beyond Brexit day
Extended resolution swap stays divide EU lawmakers
SRB defends EC moratorium proposal, but Parliament and Council are turning against it
Treasury review not rollback of reforms – CFTC counsel
Trump order is a chance to ease some rules and promote cross-border regulatory deference
US and Japan push for twin EU bank holdcos
Two umbrella groups needed for home-country separation of securities and banking operations
Bankers warn first TLAC bail-in could spark market shock
Regulators urged to clarify treatment of bail-in bonds under both TLAC and NSFR rules
EU-US swaps trading equivalence tipped for November
Hong Kong and Singapore unlikely to be deemed equivalent for start of Mifid II
EU market feels chill of still-unknown position limits
Eventual caps unlikely to hit trading, but fears remain over lack of clarity
New EU bank rules threaten Eurex, LCH investment policies
CCPs with EU bank licences currently run leverage ratios of less than half the minimum
No safety net: EU urged to accelerate bail-in buffers
Without MREL or TLAC, governments are at mercy of private buyers for failed banks
Public interest loophole casts doubt on EU banking union
Bondholders face fresh uncertainty about European use of bail-in, critics warn
Scrap the gold plate: Mnuchin goes global on bank rules
Treasury converges to international standards, but leverage ratio exception may delay Basel deal