European Parliament
EU wants equity market to boom, but dealers may go bust
Legislators want to rebalance scales back in favour of primary exchanges
EU lawmaker calls for review of Luxembourg’s cross-border rules
Grand Duchy accused of side-stepping rules aimed at prising away banking business from London
For Esma the supervisor, people power will be prime
Industry hopes to avoid people risk during transition, with help from national authorities
EU task force boss calls on NCAs to wield their powers to meet T+1
Europe’s disparity will add to command hub’s challenge to match US co-ordination feat, says Giovanni Sabatini
EU single portal faces battle to unify cyber incident reporting
Digital omnibus package accused of lacking ambition to truly streamline notification requirements
Traders prepare for EU energy rules despite political risk
Exporter pressure on LNG supplies is threatening Europe’s regulatory push, leaving markets uncertain
Thrown under the Omnibus: will GAR survive EU’s green rollback?
Green finance metric in limbo after suspension sees 90% of top EU banks forgo reporting
EU securitisation rethink to boost mortgage-bearing SRTs?
Insurer participation and a lower risk weight could help make capital savings attractive to banks
US Basel equivalence questioned as EU patience wears thin
MEPs say unfaithful US implementation of Basel III could trigger review of third-country capital treatment
EU racing to comply with active account rules
Industry wants simpler route to exemptions ahead of ‘challenging’ deadline for new clearing regime
CRR III hangs in the balance as member states push for changes
Top EU lawmaker rejects calls to water down capital rules, while others see room for manoeuvre
Clear warning on escape hatch for optimisation trades
CCPs fear Emir clearing mandate carve-out for portfolio rebalancing could be abused
Esma pledges faster approvals for CCP margin model changes
Löber says regulatory sign-off on small model changes should take just three weeks under Emir 3.0
EC’s McGuinness: active accounts rule ‘light’ on largest firms
Active clearing account requirement not as ambitious as she hoped, says commissioner
Pension funds still fear diluted Emir active accounts rule
Clearing five trades in the EU every six months will hit clients that make large, infrequent trades
Europe’s new AI Act threatens supervisory ‘chaos’ for banks
Policy-maker says new role for European Commission could collide with ECB model risk regulation
Shock EU expansion of clearing mandate may hook more funds
Last-minute change to Emir 3.0 would include cleared contracts in threshold calculation
Council of the EU resists centralised clearing house supervision
Esma wants more powers, but member states will only agree to provide it with more information
Clearing members cheer plan for more transparency on CCP margin
European Parliament wants to amend Emir 3.0 draft to put extra obligations on clearing houses
Industry confused by EU’s ‘bingo card’ clearing rules
Uncertainty over definition of representative trades in Emir active account requirement
Industry fears backdoor thresholds in active accounts debate
Confidential papers suggest a compromise, but requirements seen as too ambiguous