European Parliament
Banks battle to preserve ‘good value’ IRB models
Improving credit risk modelling assumptions could soften Basel's push for input floors
Pressure grows for more opt-outs from Basel for smaller banks
Key MEP urges broader exemptions for regional banks as FRTB looms
Partial reprieve for package trades in Mifid II deal
Some trades will face transparency, but the outcome “could have been worse”
EU 'blocked' on trading desk separation plan
European Parliament cannot agree on bank structural reform to tackle the too-big-to-fail issue
Some European banks pricing in Pillar 2 CVA charge
But three dealers say it is too early to know whether corporate CVA exemption will be removed
Europe opens door to Mifid II package trade waiver
MEPs to vote on four changes to Mifid II text on March 17
Pensions industry says permanent Emir exemption not enough
European Parliament and UK regulator push for carve-out, but industry unimpressed
MEPs split on how to protect package trades from Mifid II
Ferber warns amending text "risks opening Pandora's box"
Banks weigh call for extra delay to parts of Mifid II
Some want the new regime to be phased – on top of mooted one-year delay
Carney: leverage ratio could limit clearing benefits
European officials should look at the impact of the leverage ratio on clearing, the Bank of England chief tells MEPs
Europe edges closer to final Emir clearing timeline
Deadline could arrive in mid-June; pressure to resolve EU-US dispute grows
Pension funds in limbo as EC leaves Emir exemption gap
Funds could be subject to CVA charge for period of weeks or months
Clearers challenge Massad over EU client protections
Affiliate and client positions not commingled, they argue
US vs EU CCP scrap may be settled by margin study
Isda AGM: analysis aims to end wrangle over merits of 1-day and 2-day margin rules
Banks to be prohibited from hedge fund investments
But close-ended, unleveraged or Ucits fund may provide an exception
EU commodity position limits too cumbersome, firms say
Mifid II proposals seen as bad for end-users and market liquidity
New frontloading threshold stirs up MEPs
"Hard to see" how plans honour EC pledge to avoid harm, says Swinburne
EC weighing response to new frontloading fears
Pearson: commission is "considering an appropriate response"
The House of Lords: looking for gaps in EU financial reform
Chair of Lords subcommittee says UK neglect of Europe is "criminal"
Bank rules would be stricter if UK left EU, says Bowles
Former MEP says UK would have "blindly copied" text of Basel III
Carbon reform may be shaken by European Parliament vote
Fringe gains could see proposals to modify emissions market suffer
Lobbyists fear UK will be frozen out of top EU roles
Lobbyists say UK isolation damaging industry's voice in Europe
NSA hacking undermined trust, Swift tech head says
Threats are "people we thought were our friends"
Esma set to neuter Emir frontloading rule
Legislators agree on a fix for ‘huge problems’ caused by frontloading