France
EU banks seek last-minute margin reprieve for equity options
European dealers want exemption rolled over, to avoid handing US firms a regulatory advantage
EU stress tests not as tough as financial crisis
Projected GDP decline for Spain, Ireland and Italy milder than during the credit crunch
Brexit nudges Trad-X swaps service to Paris
London loses out on planned dealer-to-client Clob for OTC euro interest rate swaps
AMF’s Ophèle: we need to change EU swaps trading mandate
French regulator urges EU to avoid conflicting rules, adopt principles-based approach after Brexit
Axa market risk charge drops almost €3bn in 2018
Solvency capital requirement falls 9% year-on-year
Germany plans countercyclical buffer hike
Iceland, Bulgaria and France have also increased add-ons year-to-date
Natixis's VAR returns to earth after sale of autocallables
Average value-at-risk falls 35% from Q4 2018 high
Securitisation setback causes credit risk build-up at BNPP
Total RWAs increase 3% on quarter-on-quarter
Higher op risk charge follows UBS tax fraud verdict
Clash with French courts adds $2.8 billion to op RWAs
Confusion dogs start of Europe’s new securitisation rules
Incomplete rules and lack of clarity on designated supervisors thwarts hoped-for revival of key market
VAR surges, revenues tank at French banks hurt by volatility
Revenues decline €1.2 billion at big four banks' trading arms
Groupe BPCE fortifies TLAC buffer
French bank posts TLAC ratio of 22.5%, up from 20.08% in 2017
Dinged by RWAs, SocGen capital ratio misses target
Bank accelerates asset sales plan to reach 2020 CET1 goal
BNP Paribas’ VAR soars 17% after brutal Q4
Equity revenues fall 70% on year-ago quarter
Quant Guide 2019: EISTI
Cergy-Pontoise, France
Quant Guide 2019: Paris Diderot University
Paris, France
Leaked EU paper softens French blow to Mifir equivalence
Council draft ditches national licensing but introduces conditions on equivalence for some services
Custody Risk Global Awards 2018 winners announced
Custodian of the Year won by BNP Paribas for second year running
EU seeks US-style freedom to delay rules
Power to grant “no-action relief” appears in proposals from EU Council and Parliament
EU deadlock set to delay CCP resolution rules
Lawmakers disagree over whether Esma should be given new powers to tackle distressed CCPs
Kyte follows broker herd to Europe as Brexit looms
OTF provider lines up contingency plan to transfer London business to Paris entity
Axa's solvency ratio soars on US IPO, debt issue
Solvency II SCR ratio up to 233%
French banks’ leverage ratios rally on EU court win
Improvements of 10 to 30 basis points follow change to leverage measure
SG eyes capital savings from business exits
Sales of Eastern European and Spanish units to furnish CET1 buffer