Europe

Liquidity Risk

Regulators Fail to See Bank Crisis Ahead

By Peter Guy | 01/08/2016

Last week’s EU stress test results show how regulators are out of touch with the liquidity crisis facing banks.

Structural Regulation

Let the Games Begin

By Peter Guy | 04/07/2016

Regulation reform must painfully follow political twists and turns amid fight to reposition EU ahead of UK.

Structural Regulation

Tax Rules Could ‘Collapse’ Pakistan Brokerage Industry

By Samuel Riding | 21/06/2016

Director of Pakistan Stock Exchange attacks recent tax changes, excessive regulation.

Structural Regulation

Indonesia to Introduce Micro VC Firms

By Samuel Riding | 26/04/2016

Financial services authority to also introduce tax incentives for start-ups.

Structural Regulation

Debunking the Myths About AIFMD Depositary Requirements

By Editors | 22/12/2015

Concerns about this element of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive have proved unfounded, says Augentius’s Ian Kelly.

Trading & Investment

How Regulation is Accelerating Use of E-trading

By Editors | 16/12/2015

Moves to reduce systemic risk and increase transparency in OTC derivatives support technological innovation.

Clearing & Post-Trade

ICE Clear Singapore Recognised as Third Country CCP

By Editors | 06/10/2015

Intercontinental Exchange has announced that ICE Clear Singapore has been recognised as a third-country central counterparty in accordance with the European Market Infrastructure Regulation.

Capital Adequacy

Asian Banks Forced to Boost Capital at UK Subsidiaries

By Editors | 06/10/2015

The Bank of England has tightened regulations for foreign banks offering retail services to UK consumers, forcing many overseas lenders to inject more capital into their UK subsidiaries.

Clearing & Post-Trade

Third Country CCP Equivalence Delays Set Back Emerging Markets

By Editors | 04/09/2015

The World Federation of Exchanges has written to the European Commission urging it and other regulators to expedite EMIR equivalence determinations for ‘third country central counterparties’.