Brexit
EBA’s software compromise draws fire on two fronts
UK regulator suggests it will neuter the proposed capital relief, which banks say doesn’t go far enough
No Mifid equivalence for UK at end of Brexit transition
Footnote reveals assessment delay beyond January 2021, piling pressure on London-based firms
EU’s Brexit clearing grab slow to lift off
Clearing members say clients aren’t transferring material volumes from LCH to Eurex rapidly
‘Improving’ Mifid post-trade transparency splits markets
Mooted changes to Europe’s transparency regime are dividing markets – largely along functional lines
Attention turns to Esma after UK quashes CSDR buy-ins
Esma launched informal review just before UK Treasury opted out of settlement regime
Spot FX shies away from regulatory yoke
As Europe weighs Aussie-style rules for spot trading, some see benefits – but many fear the burden
EU ‘non-paper’ reveals new effort to delay CCP open access
Negotiations on CCP recovery and resolution could provide a route to postpone Mifid rule
Eurex seeks Hong Kong clearing licence
Bourse has Greater China in its sights after Japan and Singapore licences approved
Equivalence failure threatens European share trading
UK and EU investors may be forced to trade dozens of shares on less liquid exchanges, analysis shows
SOFR drought, CB accounts for CCPs, and the Top 10 Op Risks
The week on Risk.net, February 29–March 6, 2020
Why bankers should embrace the Brexit political theatre
Treating equivalence as purely technical might not have the outcome that financial firms want
The UK’s path to EU equivalence: détente or detour?
Race to meet post-Brexit cross-border trading requirements will go down to the wire
Top 10 operational risks for 2020
The biggest op risks for 2020, as chosen by industry practitioners
Top 10 op risks 2020: regulatory risk
New technology and reams of red tape make non-compliance fines more likely
Top 10 op risks 2020: geopolitical risk
Nationalism, trade wars and epidemics make for a heady cocktail
Top 10 op risks 2020: organisational change
New tech has created perennial state of flux in banking, as other kinds of shake-ups continue
Who killed FX volatility?
Beyond central bank policy, traders see a range of hidden structural factors at work
SA-CCR, IM relief and the fuzziness of good behaviour
The week on Risk.net, February 15–21, 2020
New Mifid equivalence rules leave UK firms in limbo
Revised market access rules won’t kick in until six months after UK leaves single market
PRA’s Woods: ending capital deductions for IT is ‘dubious’
Regulator signals potential divergence between UK and EU capital rules after Brexit transition
BNP leads a comeback for Europe’s clearers
Brexit, leverage ratio tweaks and concentration fears could help European banks compete with US FCMs
Watch out for Brexit cliff edge 2.0, experts warn
Measures to mitigate a sharp rupture for financial services could be less likely at end-2020
Esma trains beam on investment fund risks
Officials look to regulatory reporting for better grasp of fund leverage and liquidity
On eve of Brexit, PPF’s chief risk officer isn’t too worried
Stephen Wilcox talks about getting pensions paid without the benefit of controlling ‘UK Plc’