CFTC CCP decision signals harmonisation The US regulator has approved a substituted compliance framework for dually-registered central CCPs located in the EU By Edward Price March 23 2016
CoCos hit by new prospectus regime The new rules, aimed at improving investor protection, will increase the burden on issuers of AT1 securities with no obvious benefit By Lizzie Meager March 23 2016
Bank licence revocation shows SSM failings A small Latvian lender is at the centre of a battle that suggests early fears over ECB supervision of all eurozone banks were not unfounded By Danielle Myles March 22 2016
Operational risk framework hints at Basel IV The BCBS has issued its proposed Standardised Measurement Approach. Banks are concerned about its implications By Edward Price March 21 2016
Banks aren’t manipulating risk weight models A report has shown no evidence of financial institutions gaming the system, weeks after Basel did away with internal operational risk calculations By Lizzie Meager March 21 2016
Spain's lending-to-lenders surge With banks’ bad debt sales on the rise, structuring of loan-on-loan transactions has come to the fore. Garrigues lawyers explain why the security package is key By Joshua Pasanisi March 21 2016
How Fed's SCCL proposal diverges from Basel The Federal Reserve Board has proposed a rule on single counterparty credit limits of large banking organisations. US counsel are considering the proposal By Edward Price March 10 2016
Finra bond broker fee rules to stifle mark-ups The regulator has approved a proposal requiring member firms to disclose any mark-up or mark-down for transactions in corporate and agency debt securities By Edward Price March 09 2016
Mifid II delay raises questions over MAR The two are closely intertwined, meaning some aspects will also be delayed. Firms are unsure of what’s expected of them in the meantime By Lizzie Meager March 09 2016
US regulatory relief bills go to Congress The House Financial Services Committee has approved a number bills proposing to reduce burdens for insurers, small banks or small businesses By Edward Price March 08 2016
Mexico's telecom liberalisation continues Axtel SAB and Alestra have merged operations in a bid to compete in the country's telecommunications market By Edward Price March 01 2016
