EU authorities are mulling bringing spot FX trading under the market abuse regime, in what would be a major change for the world’s largest market.
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
Is Basel IV in danger of unravelling?
September 23, 2019A changing economic environment and populist pressures are potentially threatening the faithful implementation of Basel IV across the world.
UK ‘living will’ disclosure requirements troubling banks
September 2, 2019Under the UK’s resolution framework, banks will have to disclose a substantial part of their planning to the public – which is causing them considerable concern.
FSB explores GSIB derivatives resolution planning
August 1, 2019The FSB appears to be attempting to move jurisdictions towards establishing a framework for winding down the derivatives portfolio of a global bank should it get into trouble.
Regulators brace for inevitability of successful cyber attacks
July 2, 2019Cyber crime can hit a bank hard from many different angles. It is therefore unsurprising that bankers view it as their number one risk.
Banks disappointed as MAR review looks to be delayed
June 3, 2019The EU’s Market Abuse Regulation is over two years old and the industry thinks certain aspects of it need to be adjusted to make it work better. But they may have to be patient.
Are US banks' glory days under threat?
May 1, 2019Under the current Republican leadership, US banks have enjoyed some deregulation – but will the Democratic Party pose a threat to this?
Will leveraged corporate loans trigger the next crisis?
April 1, 2019The leveraged loan market is to be investigated by the Financial Stability Board in case it poses a systemic risk to the global financial system.
IIF: regulatory fragmentation ‘risks tearing markets apart’
March 1, 2019The Institute of International Finance has sounded a warning for the G20 to urgently address the trend towards diverging regulatory standards, which it says could have dire consequences for the real economy. By Justin Pugsley.
Banks bag some concessions on Basel trading book
January 24, 2019The finalised version of the Basel Committee’s market risk capital framework reveals some important wins for the banks, but they certainly did not get it all their own way. By Justin Pugsley.