Council of the European Union
Covid-induced Eurobonds mark step towards EU financial cohesion
Successful issuance points to greater pan-European sharing of risk
Pension funds still fear diluted Emir active accounts rule
Clearing five trades in the EU every six months will hit clients that make large, infrequent trades
Europe’s new AI Act threatens supervisory ‘chaos’ for banks
Policy-maker says new role for European Commission could collide with ECB model risk regulation
Shock EU expansion of clearing mandate may hook more funds
Last-minute change to Emir 3.0 would include cleared contracts in threshold calculation
Council of the EU resists centralised clearing house supervision
Esma wants more powers, but member states will only agree to provide it with more information
Clearing members cheer plan for more transparency on CCP margin
European Parliament wants to amend Emir 3.0 draft to put extra obligations on clearing houses
Industry confused by EU’s ‘bingo card’ clearing rules
Uncertainty over definition of representative trades in Emir active account requirement
Industry fears backdoor thresholds in active accounts debate
Confidential papers suggest a compromise, but requirements seen as too ambiguous
ECB wading into active account dispute on clearing – industry
Industry lobbyists decry secretive (allegedly ECB) non-paper that recommends high minimum thresholds
EU lawmakers converge on centralising Simm validation
Industry cautiously optimistic Council and Parliament will support EBA compromise
Narrow path to compromise on EU’s post-Brexit clearing rules
Lawmakers unlikely to support industry demand to delete Emir active accounts proposal altogether
Relief (and some regret) as EU scales back swaps transparency
Leaked document outlines plans to narrow scope of dysfunctional OTC disclosure regime
EU rulemakers lean towards Simm validation for dealers only
Council supports EBA proposal to narrow scope of rules, while parliament takes a tougher line
EU inks softer version of cross-border banking ban
Post-Brexit capital rules may allow Mifid activities, but corporate lending faces restrictions
EU’s late CDS transparency push triggers trader fears
Leaked proposal to shoehorn public disclosure of CDS into Mifir placates Esma, but alarms traders
Partial relief for synthetic securitisation in final EU rules
Internal model banks will see punitive multiplier reduced, but standardised banks miss out
EU Council backs Emir exemption for corporates
Leaked doc shows majority of members want to keep intra-group reporting relief introduced in 2019
All outliers now: Europe’s unflattering IRRBB test
Banks, fearing overreaction from supervisors, urge European Commission to reject NII-based assessment
European exchanges warn on ‘damaging’ TTF price cap
EEX and Ice warn of widespread distortion as ECB prepares to assess financial stability impact of proposed cap
French resolution may lead EU to adopt US-style rules for PFOF
German and Czech proposals would also put kibosh on commission’s mooted ban on the practice
A chilly reception for climate risk capital
Bankers don’t believe climate-adjusted risk-weights will enter EU prudential framework – not for now, at least