Europe
Doubts plague Emir reporting clean-up
Industry still advocates single-sided reporting as a way to improve EU swaps data quality
Solvency II model approvals: lessons from round one
Board members must help shape model validation process
Insurers press case for new-look risk margin
Firms call for lower cost of capital and link to interest rates in key element of Solvency II
Caught in the branches: Japan rebuffs EU ring-fencing plan
Proposed rules for foreign banking group supervision will disrupt business and resolution plans, says JFSA
Dexia official acquitted of alleged swaps fraud in Italy
City of Prato likely to appeal despite perjury claims
Council of EU holds firm to salvage STS securitisations
Market participants welcome reversion to 5% retention rate and lower penalties for breaches
Banks split on Mifid II pre-trade compliance
Esma promises guidance, but some say ‘firm, executable’ quotes are impossible
LCH set to launch repo client clearing service
Project will allow buy-side firms to access CCP through sponsor banks in coming months
The Dark Ages: US and EU unite in position limit vagaries
Regulators’ inactivity infuriates commodities markets
Emir reporting relief for ETDs causes confusion
Market participants unsure who will report client-side leg of exchange-traded derivatives trades to CCPs
EU lawmakers consider extending FRTB deadline
European Commission policy expert says current deadline is too ambitious
Delay revised Basel capital rules, say bankers
Regulatory heads at JP Morgan and BNP Paribas recommend regulatory recess
Too little, too late: Esma data won’t fix energy firms’ Mifid woes
Data confusion and unworkable exemption timeframe risk commodity market disruption
Emir review could push securitisations into the dark
Subjecting deals to margin requirements would be a further blow to STS securitisation concept
Banks diving into credit data pools as official support grows
European regulators embrace external data for internal modelling of credit risk capital
Esma to publish Mifid II commodity market data by July
Data vital to establish if firms are in Mifid II, but it will be incomplete, agency says
Eiopa to revisit standard formula calibrations in ‘recurring exercise’
Authority considering periodical reviews to preserve Solvency II’s risk sensitivity
Banks weigh Mifid II pre-trade price publication venues
Anonymity will be key factor in final decision, say dealers
Banks win concessions in battle over CCP margin models
European Commission proposal would shine light on clearing house margin charges
Industry divided on case for European phase-in of FRTB
Isda AGM: transition period may allow time for Basel to recalibrate rules, panellists note
EU regulators prepare to close Brexit loopholes
Isda AGM: new guidelines aim to prevent EU brass plates with large London operations
LCH warns on euro clearing land grab
Isda AGM: location policy would result in higher margin costs, lower liquidity, says Maguire
Esma wants more detail on CCP recovery plans
Isda AGM: regulator and industry emphasise need for effective clearing house supervision
French regulator lays out plan to capture London euro clearing
AMF calls for equivalence to be scrapped for biggest CCPs and trade repositories