Europe

Clearing & Post-Trade

FIA Critiques EU Proposals to Directly Supervise Asia CCPs

By Garima Chitkara | 07/12/2017

Chief executive says some systemically important CCPs could be forced to move to Europe, fragmenting liquidity and raising costs.

Structural Regulation

ESMA to Bring 3rd-country CRAs, Trade Repositories Under EU Supervision

By Samuel Riding | 04/12/2017

ESMA executive director Verena Ross says more than 200 non-EU trading venues have asked for exemptions from MiFID II post-trade transparency, position limits.

Structural Regulation

Europe Tightens Rules on Overseas Credit Rating Endorsements

By Editors | 20/11/2017

Regulator says about two thirds of credit ratings used for regulatory purposes in the EU cover non-EU issuers of financial instruments.

Resolution & Recovery

When Deposit Insurance Isn’t Insurance

By Peter Guy | 06/11/2017

Calls for EU wide deposit insurance are supposed to herald banking union. But regulatory enforcement, national policies and financial technology stand in the way.

Market Risk

OTC Margining in Asia – Still Unfinished Business

By Matthieu Sachot | 31/07/2017

With the 1st September deadline looming, three key points – besides the risk of regulatory breach – are gaining the financial industry’s attention in Asia.

Credit Risk

IFRS 9 – Chaos in Safety

By Peter Guy | 17/07/2017

This accounting standard isn’t just for accountants – entire banks will have to seek succour in prudence, targeting better clients and sounder transactions.

Clearing & Post-Trade

ESMA to Cooperate with New Zealand Regulators on CCPs

By Editors | 20/04/2017

MoU recognises New Zealand’s CCPs as able to provide clearing to EU clearing members, trading venues.

Operational Risk

Europe Grants APRA, HKMA and BOJ Equivalency on Confidentiality Rules

By Samuel Riding | 12/01/2017

Regulations on professional secrecy, restrictions on use of confidential information deemed equivalent.

Resolution & Recovery

A Cautionary Italian Tale for Asia

By Peter Guy | 09/01/2017

ECB’s travails with Bank Monte dei Paschi a lesson for Chinese banks facing rising bad loans.