Council of the European Union
EU plan to suspend power derivatives gets icy response
Proposal from energy ministers to ease collateral burdens blasted as “silly” and “terrible idea”
Esma to meet with clearing industry over EU energy crisis
Widening eligible collateral on table; ECB intervention would need government indemnities
EU Parliament creates multiverse of SA-CCR outcomes
Some MEPs want to ease rules further than EC draft; others want return to undiluted Basel text
US banks’ Brexit gambit hit by EU cross-border ban
US firms trying to Brexit-proof their European operations could now be hit by CRD VI
EU eyes fix to FRTB’s capital asymmetry for govvies
Banks say French presidency proposal would see PD floor slashed for sovereign bonds under IMA
DRW calls for regulation of fiat-backed stablecoins
Regulatory intervention would shore up confidence in flagging market, says major market-maker
EU crypto rules would allow terra, just not as a stablecoin
Final laws set to prevent algorithmic coins from styling themselves as “stable”, says insider
EU pension fund clearing exemption set to be extended
Extra 12 months’ grace from mandatory swap clearing, but some fear effect on EU CCP liquidity growth
Brexit bogeyman haunts EU’s Mifir transparency push
Bloc considers copying darker side of UK's divergence from its 2018 rules
France floats U-turn on Mifid’s dark pool restrictions
Leaked doc shows UK competition threat weighs on minds of EU lawmakers over non-exchange trading
EU considers delay to OTC derivatives tape
Member states raise prospect of delaying introduction of consolidated feed
Germany has enough support to block EU’s PFOF ban
Possible compromise would be using consolidated tape to benchmark best execution
Isda broadens FRTB carbon trading study to win over sceptics
New study shows risk weights too high for US markets, but data from 2008 still missing
Germany fights for neobrokers’ PFOF rights
Leaked document shows Germany wants to protect ‘anti-competitive’ practice
Smaller EU nations stare down giants in capital floor standoff
EU member states clash over severity of internally modelled output floors for cross-border bank groups
Leaked EU doc shows pushback on cross-border trading ban
Member states propose loosening European Commission’s CRD draft to varying degrees
EU lawmakers’ demand for local capital floors alarms banks
Multiple output floors applied to each entity raises fears of capital increase for large groups
EU regulators warn Basel III deviations could last forever
CRR III allows European Commission to extend transitional rules for SA-CCR
Planned EU cross-border trading ban to hit most large markets
Most major jurisdictions currently provide either interdealer or client exemptions
EC expected to apply output floor at group level only
‘Parallel stacks’ proposal unlikely to appear in first draft of CRR III, due next month
EC drafting proposal for derivatives consolidated tape
Commission official says beta version ready for testing in 2023 will also include equities, bonds and ETFs
Fears EU’s ‘tough legacy’ fix could tie risk managers’ hands
Proposal bans use of replacement rate in new products, which some fear could hamper hedging and novations
EU benchmark drama set for cliffhanger end
Access to key FX rates due to be decided six months before potential cut-off
Mifid best execution relief for buy side hangs by a thread
Largest grouping in European Parliament faces uphill battle to suspend RTS 28 reporting