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On CCP oversight, U.S. and E.U. may be closer than they appear

By Philip Alexander and Noah Zuss
October 7, 2019, Risk

For the better part of two years, regulators in the U.S. and Europe have been embroiled in an unusually acrimonious …

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ECB extends timescale for banks to make bad loan provisions

By Martin Arnold and Rachel Sanderson
August 22, 2019, Financial Times

European banks have been given more time to set aside funds to cover losses from loans that go bad, …

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Collateral damage: ECB could refuse U.K. bank bonds after Brexit

By Jasper Cox
July 25, 2019, GlobalCapital

Unsecured bonds issued by U.K. banks may lose eligibility as collateral at the European Central Bank (ECB) after Brexit. However, analysts say this …

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Eurozone watchdog tells banks to press on with Brexit plans

By Huw Jones
July 22, 2019, Reuters

European Union banks should press ahead with Brexit preparations despite Britain’s departure from the bloc having been being postponed to October, the head …

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ESMA to address EMIR REFIT, MiFID II misalignment

By James Thursfield
July 15, 2019, Global Investor Group

The European Securities Markets and Markets Authority (ESMA) has said it is looking to address the misalignment between EMIR REFIT and …

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STS securitization interest grows, despite frustration

By Jimmie Franklin
June 26, 2019, Practice Insight from IFLR

In 2019, the European Commission attempted to introduce a coherent framework for securitization within the E.U.: simple, transparent, and standardized …

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ESMA prepares guidelines for MiFID II share auctions

By Samuel Agini
June 13, 2019, Financial News

Europe’s financial regulator has given no indication that it intends to introduce draconian restrictions on a popular trading method that has come …

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Emergency docs: funds rush to meet E.U.’s revised EMIR rules

By Samuel Wilkes
June 6, 2019, Risk

Two weeks. That’s how long some funds outside the European Union may have to revise their collateral agreements for non-cleared swaps with E.U. …

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ESMA takes flak over vague CCP enhanced supervision plans

By Samuel Wilkes
June 6, 2019, Risk

Draft plans from the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) on designating non-European central counterparties as subject to enhanced supervision – so-called tier …

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