On the one-year anniversary of Dodd-Frank, much may have been achieved, but almost as many rule-making deadlines have been missed. More importantly, there are growing industry concerns that lack of agreement about how to apply the extraterritorial reach of US regulation is a problem that just will not go away.
Examining the banking regulations that make you mad
Is a piece of banking regulation making you incandescent with Reg Rage? Email your suggestions for the next Reg rage to farah.khalique@ft.com
Basel III struggles to define liquid assets
June 30, 2011The liquidity coverage and net stable funding ratios are intended to ensure that Basel III fills the gaps left by the previous Basel accord. But defining suitable liquid assets is proving difficult.
Will ESMA succeed with the credit rating agencies?
June 1, 2011New European regulation on credit rating agencies will soon come into force. And while everyone is in agreement on the need for improvement, opinion is divided on the best way to achieve this. So will ESMA make a difference?
US FATCA move leaves foreign financial institutions feeling the strain
May 3, 2011The US's Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act puts onerous burdens on foreign institutions to capture data about US clients and any clients with ownership of US assets, and to report related tax information to the country's tax authorities. For banks, it is a huge task but they had better do it well, as this is likely to be the first of many such schemes.
EU proposals on naked short-selling will damage liquidity
March 21, 2011Since the Greek sovereign debt crisis unfolded, many European politicians have accused speculators of using credit default swaps to bet on sovereign default and thereby intensify a debt event. Research – some by the European Commission itself – has shown that this causal relationship does not exist. Yet there is significant support for action.
CRD amendment captures more than securitisations
February 23, 2011Regulators hope new requirements for retaining economic risk in securitisation transactions will better align the interests of originators and investors. Bankers fear that it will hike costs and capture other transactions.
MiFID review could have serious impact on OTC derivatives
January 31, 2011A proposed reform of MiFID could have a major impact on the OTC derivatives market, and it has been suggested that the authorities are paying only lip-service to consultation.
Compulsory merger control not needed
December 23, 2010A consultation in the UK will look at whether the country should adopt the compulsory merger-control system common in other jurisdictions. Few in the UK think there is a need, as the present system works well.
Good idea, bad timing
December 8, 2010Fears mount over a proposal to force investors to share the burden of a future financial crisis. Writer Geraldine Lambe
SEC wants joint muni roles prohibited
November 24, 2010Broker-dealers and advisory-only firms disagree over potential G-23 amendments. Writer Geraldine Lambe