Simplified EU prospectus rules advance towards finalisation
Dodd-Frank reforms having mixed impact on credit availability
Mixed evidence that Dodd-Frank is restraining credit availability, says Government Accountability Office
Associations warn over looming NSFR divergence
Associations voice concerns over differing interpretations of the net stable funding ratio by the US and EU regulators.
Potential hard Brexit sparks passport alternatives search
The UK’s financial services sector is worried over the terms of trade with EU once the country has left the union, and is looking for alternatives to passporting for selling into that market
Basel III delay signals growing risk of regulatory divergence
With the finalisation of the Basel III framework having been delayed over output floor levels and with a new administration taking over in the US, speculation is rife over the future shape of the framework.
Italy’s finance minister defends bank bailouts
The bailout of Italy’s banks draws closer as the government addresses European resolution rules and retail investor law suits
Switzerland to implement Basel liquidity ratios from 2018
Switzerland is to implement the net stable funding ratio from 2018 and consult on the liquidity coverage ratio for small banks
Massad steps down from CFTC, Clayton to head SEC
Timothy Massad has resigned from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, while Jay Clayton is named to take over at the Securities and Exchange Commission
BIS: sterling flash crash caused by variety of factors
The Bank for International Settlements concludes that the sterling flash crash was due to a variety factors, which have been taken on board for its foreign exchange code of conduct
European banks take different approaches to US fines
Deutsche Bank and Crédit Suisse agree to settle with US Department of Justice over selling toxic mortgage products, while Barclays Bank decides to contest the case
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