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UK Finance Regulators Seek ‘Ambitious’ Access to US Markets
By Silla Brush
April 13, 2021, Bloomberg
Britain’s financial markets watchdog is looking to upgrade its relationship with the US and give UK firms permanent access to American securities and …

ECB Seeks Details on Banks’ Hedge Fund Risks After Archegos
By Steven Aarons and Nicholas Comfort
April 13, 2021, Bloomberg
Europe’s top financial watchdog has asked some of the bloc’s largest banks for additional information on their exposure to hedge …

ESMA Extends LEI Grace Period Until October 2022
By Oliver Wade
April 13, 2021, Global Investor Group
The European securities regulator has listened to calls from the industry and extended its forbearance period on the reporting of legal …

Britain to Use Brexit ‘Flexibility’ to Make City of London More Attractive
By Huw Jones
April 13, 2021, Reuters
Britain will use its freedom from European Union rules to regulate markets flexibly and make the City of London even more attractive to …

UK MPs and Business Figures Seek to Improve Brexit Trade Deal
By Peter Foster
April 11, 2021, Financial Times
A cross-party group of MPs and several business figures have set up an independent commission to scrutinize and improve the UK’s trade …

US Takes Post-Brexit Action on Swap Rules
By Wendy Lisney
April 9, 2021, Global Investor Group
The US derivatives regulator has taken further steps to relax cross-border rules for swap dealers as part of a series of …
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BOJ Sees Scope to Set Common Rules on CBDCs With Major Central Banks
By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada
April 8, 2021, Reuters
A group of the world’s seven major central banks has scope to set common rules and platforms for their own …

Blast From the Past: EU Tells Traders Working From Home: Take Notes if You Can’t Record Calls
By Huw Jones
March 20, 2020, Reuters
The European Union’s markets watchdog has told stock and bond traders working offsite because the Coronavirus has shut their trading floors to take …
Brexit Pact Signals a More Measured Future
By Adrian Whelan, Brown Brothers Harriman
Originally published at the On The Regs blog
“Chastity: I know you can be overwhelmed, and you can be underwhelmed, but can you ever …
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