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Jane Street rivals call for wider probes of manipulation claims
Sebi allegations raise concerns about similar behaviour in US and European markets
Former OCC chief on the sting of peeling the Basel III ‘onion’
Michael Hsu warns successors not to cut bank capital or neglect rate risks that destroyed SVB
EU firms want clarity on new active account operational test
Final Esma rules reduce burden, but require firms to prepare for higher onshore clearing volumes
Basel III overhaul triggers credit RWA reshuffle at EU banks
A-IRB down by a third, F-IRB more than doubles and standardised approach up by a quarter
Can vendors and CTAs escape the CFTC’s clutches?
Withdrawal of Sef perimeter advisory may provide greater flexibility for new breed of crypto tools
How to reform the NSFR… and why regulators may never get there
Ideas for updating funding rules after SVB include recalibration and concentration limits
US Deregulation
SEC faces debate over possible cull of cyber security rules
Lobby groups pushing for regulator to roll back disclosures, but investors take a different view
Mr Bessent goes to Basel: the fate of global bank regulation
US resistance to international standards could spark greater fragmentation of prudential rules
CFTC takes red pen to swaps rules, but don’t call it a rollback
Lawyers and ex-regs say agency is fine-tuning and clarifying regulations, not eliminating them
Leverage ratio reform: the good, the bad and the Treasury
A simple cut would be less likely to stoke interest rate risk than exempting US government bonds
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Citi leads US banks in lowballing capital hit in stress test
Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo internal projections also show more capital resilience than Fed’s calculations
Emir
Emir rule delay leaves Simm paperwork gathering dust
Mid-year refresh triggers Emir 3.0 authorisation process despite unfinished regulatory standards
EC moots postponing 122 delegated acts to cut compliance costs
Secondary legislation from CRR, Emir and Mifir identified as suitable for unspecified delay
Esma sounds out industry for ways to cut reporting burden
Markets watchdog asks consultative groups for ideas to simplify reporting rules
Frustration grows over ‘messy’ active account rules
Isda AGM: Less than two months until deadline, firms seek clarity on threshold calculation and scope of exemptions
BoE takes subtle leverage snipe at CCP cross-margining
Margin offsets might increase risk, but could also encourage more central clearing
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