End-users fear the European Banking Authority’s attempt to control shadow banking via bank exposure limits could backfire.
Examining the banking regulations that make you mad
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No such thing as simple banking in Basel
July 27, 2015Proposed rules to impose a capital charge on interest rate risk on the banking book could make managing core lending much more complicated.
US and EU still divided over clearing house rules
July 1, 2015US and EU regulators have promised to keep working toward mutual recognition of each other’s derivative clearing houses, but there is an ideological gap to bridge.
Pressure for regulators to complete US swaps revolution
May 26, 2015The advent of swap execution facilities has not brought about the open access to trading that buy-side participants expected.
Basel trading book review: what’s the rush?
April 27, 2015The Basel Committee’s fundamental review of the trading book is an immensely complicated task, and tight deadlines have the banks in a panic.
EU settlement discipline could push bond markets over the edge
March 20, 2015Proposals for the mandatory buy-in of securities if trades fail to settle could drive market-makers out of the market.
Splitting banks divides opinion in the EU
February 23, 2015The European Parliament’s rapporteur is meeting stiff opposition to his idea of excluding market-making activities from bank structural reform.
MiFID Christmas present threatens bond market hangover
January 26, 2015A sweeping overhaul to EU rules on bond market transparency could aggravate a liquidity shortage in secondary trading.
Is TLAC an Anglo-Saxon conspiracy?
January 5, 2015The Financial Stability Board’s proposal for bail-in debt appears ill-suited to continental European banking group structures.
EU’s relaxed approach opens transatlantic liquidity gap
November 24, 2014The EU has introduced a liquidity coverage ratio for banks that is noticeably weaker than its US equivalent.