Bank of England deputy governor warns that failing to sign-off on Basel III would challenge adherence to global banking standards
Bank of England to release stress test results on Nov 28
Bank of England to publish stress test results on Nov 28 and will for the first time include a biennial exploratory scenario
ESMA publishes final draft on MiFID II derivatives trading obligations
ESMA published its final draft on regulatory technical standards pertaining to derivatives trading
Ireland slows phasing in regulatory costs on financial firms
Following pressure from industry and to keep Dublin attractive as a financial centre, Ireland is extending the phase-in period for when financial firms pay the full cost of being regulated
MiFID rules on research charging could cause clash with the US
When MiFID II comes into effect it will provide a very different regime to the way EU and US organisations charge for investment research potentially opening up the prospect of a clash between the two jurisdictions
Senators call for Equifax executives to be held accountable for data breach
Senators vent outrage that Equifax chairman will escape harsher financial penalties with bonus claw-back provision not yet implemented by SEC
Crypto-currency flash crash draws regulatory attention
The boom in crypto-currencies is rapidly drawing greater attention from regulators with the CFTC investigating a flash crash incident in the US involving ether tokens
Lords hearing exposes EU regulatory equivalence complexities
A hearing in the UK’s House of Lords aired several obstacles – some technical – to the UK preserving a regulatory regime that is sufficiently similar to the EU’s for it to maintain maximum access to its financial markets. By Justin Pugsley.
STS securitisation still faces hurdles in the fine print to succeed
The EU is making progress with its much-anticipated simple transparent and standardised securitisations framework, but industry sources fear that there is still too much vagueness and uncertainty for it to work effectively. By Justin Pugsley.
EU integration will likely continue
The results of the German election have thrown a spanner in the works for European reform and integration. But an understanding of what often drives European integration points to a potentially different outcome. Justin Pugsley reports.
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