European Union (EU)
Editor's letter – Managing liquidity risk amidst regulatory reforms
Editor’s letter - October 2010
UK FSA expresses concern about excessive EU rules
Financial Services Authority's Dan Waters says regulators should gather more information about the systemic risks hedge funds pose
FSA worried over excessive EU rules while firm on proportionate solution for hedge fund pay
UK regulator worried heavy handed rules will drive hedge funds out of Europe, depriving supervisors of information on their European activities
EU rules changes may cause power market liquidity risk
Power market risk managers face a new set of liquidity and market risks if the European Union (EU) enforces proposed regulation changes, says RWE chief
Ferma and ECIIA launch guidance on EU company law directive
Independent mentality is essential as EU broadens the role of audit committees
EU bailout vehicle nets top credit rating
European Financial Stability Facility secures triple A rating
Regulation, liquidity and risk management strategies
Counting the costs
EC looks to tackle unilateral approach to short selling
The EC’s new short-selling rules should reduce unco-ordinated action by national regulators, say dealers
Goodhart attacks new European supervisory structure
Academic labels three new watchdogs “a waste and a mistake”; former financial secretary Lord Myners scornful of Basel III
Uncertainties over Europe's long-term gas supplies
Block in supply?
Morrison & Foerster expands capital markets business with hire of Elana Hahn
Elana Hahn joins Morrison & Foerster's capital markets group in a role that involves guiding clients through regulatory changes.
EDHEC-Risk slams France on commodity derivatives regulation
Influential risk management and analytics business school, the EDHEC-Risk Institute, has criticised France for its hardline approach to commodity derivatives market regulation on lack of evidence
Green light for new European insurance and pension supervisor
Deal reached on replacement for Ceiops
France to tighten commodity derivatives regulation
France has warned the European Commission that it will tighten its commodities derivatives regulation to prevent the risk of big swings in commodities prices
China CDMs plummet by 30% on legality risk
The number of approved Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects in China tumbles by 30% after investors voice concerns that the generated credits will not be legal under future emissions' regulation
Brokers establish own carbon trading risk tests
Carbon brokers establish their own checks for assessing counterparty risk, following European market authorities’ failure to react to a spate of carbon market fraud.
Credit rating agencies: A question of trust
Question of trust
Turkey power market set for expansion
Turkey turns on the power
Symbolic first 2020 EU carbon futures trade between JP Morgan and Gunvor
JP Morgan and Gunvor completed the first European Union 2020 over-the-counter European Union Allowance carbon contract on August 6, signalling their confidence in the European carbon markets
The FSA's Retail Distribution Review: What price retail advice?
What price advice?
Cesr recommends changes to Mifid revision
New pre-trade transparency requirements for MTFs and ETFs as Cesr moves to a rules-based approach
ECB insists stress tests are credible
ECB denies claims stress test scenarios were not severe enough
Seven banks fail Cebs stress tests
Institutions in Germany, Spain and Greece would be unable to maintain capital levels under “adverse scenarios”