European Commission (EC)
EC tackling final questions on CCP resolution
Proposals on how to cope with a stricken clearing house due later this year
Lobbyists fear UK will be frozen out of top EU roles
Lobbyists say UK isolation damaging industry's voice in Europe
Esma’s Maijoor: Frontloading rule due in weeks
Esma recognises pricing uncertainty caused by frontloading, chairman says
EU retail investment regulation extended to cover insurance
Esma opinion may dilute Priips upon implementation, say observers
CFTC told EU platforms not to seek Sef equivalence
At the same time, UK's FCA was working through rules with London-based venues
Dealers benefit from OTC liquidity split, buy-siders claim
Shut off from foreign peers, US firms need dealers to access offshore liquidity
Ferber: MEPs unlikely to oppose frontloading fix
Legislators will try to settle long-running issue in talks on Thursday
Counting the cost of reform – Isda end-user survey
Systemic risk is down, but not due to G-20 reforms, say end-users
AIFMD transition causing worries for fund managers
Tight timetable gives Europeans little time to comply
EC to restrict deferred tax assets in Solvency II
Rules expected to be tightened on determination of future profits
EU banks fear capital hit from CCP approval delays
Risk-weights set to jump after June 15
Hopes grow that US CCPs will get green light from EC
Market participants detect new mood on cross-border issues: "The two clearing regimes aren't really compatible, but neither side wants to start a shooting war"
Esma calls for EC to overrule UK on forex reporting
"We need a solution," says Esma spokesman
EC bank reforms would leave lenders unable to hedge
European proposal limits risk management tools to clearable swaps only, preventing options-based hedges
Europe should unite or die, says Lowe
NWE market coupling delays highlight need for robust EU energy regulator, says former EC director general
Prips proposals panned by leading industry group
A group of leading investment banks is inveighing against proposals by European authorities, including a plan to assign a single risk indicator to structured products
CDS trades litigation possible for funds
As well as Libor proceedings, funds should pay attention to EC investigations into credit default swaps and identify trades suitable for litigation, says Sue Millar of UK law firm Stephenson Harwood
UK and EC clash over forex reporting exemption
The FCA and EC diverge over whether certain forex derivatives are subject to mandatory reporting
Pension fund risk manager of the year: PKA
After moving to Eonia discount rates for its swaps in 2011, Denmark's PKA decided to make Eonia the benchmark for its hedge portfolio at the end of 2012. It's a smart move, dealers say - but one with some risks of its own
Pension funds call for clearing exemption extension
Funds cite inability to post non-cash variation margin as grounds for further relief
EMR heralds greater government intervention in UK power
UK Electricity Market Reform, which is set to come into effect in July, will introduce a level of government intervention not seen in the country’s power market since the early 1990s. The impact will be felt by UK power firms and could ripple across…
Commission urged to curb supervisors’ leeway on volatility adjustment
Delegated acts must set stringent conditions for calculating fundamental spread, insurers say
Asian index providers face hurdles meeting European equivalence regime
Index providers the latest part of the financial system to have European equivalency problems
Europe looking 'dysfunctional and extreme' over Esma equivalency procedure
No guarantee of equivalence being granted to Asian clearing houses