Europe
Lawmakers seek to harden Mifid SI limits
European Parliament calls for guidance restricting riskless trading to be codified into law
ECB rate risk stress test renews fears over internal models
Banks alarmed by short timeline and opaque supervisory use of IRRBB stress test
Esma turns the screw on direct electronic access
Guidance thwarts narrower definition adopted by Eurex to help third-country clients
Model risk managers eye benefits of machine learning
Ramp-up in regulatory scrutiny of model validation sees banks turn to black boxes
EBA shelves CVA charge plans after twin defeats
Ongoing rule changes at Basel and EU could allow future bid to end corporate exemption
Q&A: EBA’s Vaillant on Basel IV, FRTB and CVA
Authority’s “key goal” in Basel talks has been to defend risk-sensitive capital framework
Ice rule change will see members post more cash
Changes pinned on CCP’s lack of access to Fed deposit account
Regulatory blitz weakening model risk management, say banks
Smaller banks’ modelling practices under growing scrutiny, but ability to comply is stretched
EBA plans reboot of FRTB’s P&L test
Authority will explore wider range of options than outlined in CRR text
Keeping faith: IAIS rebuffs view G-Sii concept will die
But firms see workplan announcement as step away from focus on high-risk entities
Margin rule mismatch spawns new VM funding cost for buy side
Settlement timing difference penalises back-to-back trades with US and EU banks
Banks rush to protect against data breach fines
Cost of implementing GDPR ‘could reach hundreds of millions’ for largest banks
The spirit is willing, but the drafting is weak
Asking firms to operate in the spirit of the law will not solve Mifid trading venue confusion
Identity crisis: venues still struggle with Mifid designations
Lack of clarity on multilateral and matched principal definitions leaves market participants guessing
Traders wary of censure for being a ‘few bips out’
Mifid II best execution requirements intrusive and painful, say asset managers at Buy-Side Risk Europe 2017
Audio webinar: The state of intraday power trading in Europe
Sponsored webinar: FIS
Regulatory arbitrage fears over Mifid post-trade reporting
EU regulators may use different reporting deferral periods for large or illiquid trades
OFR leads US push for mandatory adoption of LEIs
Berner says his bureau could use repo-reporting project to drive uptake of legal entity identifiers
Doubts grow over US FRTB implementation
Fragmented roll-out would price European banks “out of the market”
EC angers Mifid zealots on equities trading loophole
Systematic internaliser networks will be addressed within the existing rules, says Dombrovskis
Full up already? Industry divided over smart beta capacity
Research Affiliates argues trading costs will wipe out returns; critics say assumptions overblown
Non-banks disappointed by Europe’s CRR escape hatch
Proposed alternative prudential regime still doesn’t reflect the true risks of non-banks, say critics
Brexit preparations block Mifid third-country guidance
EU authorities see keeping rules vague as a way to maximise leverage in negotiations with UK
The long arm of European law: Mifid alarms the world
Non-European firms may have to undertake compliance projects without knowing the final rules