Europe
LCH plans Q4 launch for FCM-style clearing
UK clearing house will be first to offer Europe’s new agent model as Eurex faces tax hold-up
Best in-house risk data initiative: EFG Bank
EFG Bank’s Digital Risk Pilot unifies risk data, enhances analytics and reporting, and empowers decision-makers with enterprise-wide insights
BoE official plays down fears of global regulatory fragmentation
Risk Live: UK expects close co-operation with US, while others express concern over Basel III endgame
Barclays takes selective approach to FRTB IMA applications
Risk Live: UK bank is applying for approval for parts of its portfolio most likely to pass approval tests
Ice: EU regulation simplification not happening in practice
Ice Clear Europe president says excessive EU checks distract firms from addressing real financial risk
DRW’s Wilson: regulatory confusion hinders euro stablecoins
Conflicting interpretations of EU rules will divert more capital to USD coins and away from euro assets, says Don Wilson
ABN Amro trading equity volume doubled to €31trn in 2024
Dutch bank outpaces all European peers on key systemic risk metric and trails only three US firms
Cboe pushes to harmonise equity options specs
Standardisation of expiry times and dates will boost European markets, exchange exec says
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
Trading venues seen as easiest targets for Esma supervision
Platforms do not pose systemic risks for member states and are already subject to consistent rules