Council of the European Union
EU seeks US-style freedom to delay rules
Power to grant “no-action relief” appears in proposals from EU Council and Parliament
Brexit OTC mutation, chaperones and SA-CCR
The week on Risk.net, October 6–12, 2018
EU lawmakers open to delaying ban on critical benchmarks
MEPs propose two-year reprieve for Eonia and Euribor if contractual continuity is at risk
Stuck in traffic: EU turf war holds up CCP resolution rules
Unsuitable rules for failed banks could be used to resolve French and German clearing houses
Moving the goalposts: EU fights over prop trader rules
French proposals could drive larger non-banks out of fixed income futures and options
EU talks on prop firms leave door open to harsher pay rules
Final law could subject many firms to bonus cap, but even those that escape could struggle
EU power balancing faces major changes
Three upcoming pieces of legislation will have significant effects on balancing trades for the UK, says energy expert
EU deadlock set to delay CCP resolution rules
Lawmakers disagree over whether Esma should be given new powers to tackle distressed CCPs
Corporates fear EU will spike Emir Refit reporting relief
Delegated reporting threatened by policy-maker objections to use of foreign banks
Optimisation services edge closer to EU clearing exemption
Lawmakers ask European Commission to consider if offsetting non-cleared trades could be exempt
EU drops reporting relief for exchange-traded derivatives
Exemption removed from Emir Refit, but Parliament moots future legislative changes for ETDs
EU infighting blocks Basel recognition of banking union
Treating eurozone as single jurisdiction could slash G-Sib capital, but the 19 member nations have differences to settle first
Staying alive: the EU’s stubborn CVA exemption
Delayed Pillar 2 capital charge could help US banks take EU market share in corporate hedging
Shut the window: EU Parliament tackles leverage loophole
EU banks may have to calculate leverage ratios daily, potentially hitting their repo market share
Q&A: French regulator defends bank rules for prop traders
ACPR official wants to set asset threshold for full CRR application below current €30 billion
French regulator: we are not the Brexit bogeyman
AMF denies pursuing relocations from UK, but calls on EU27 to build its financial markets
EC official offers hope to prop traders on capital rules
Official sees problems in draft regulation, says EU council and parliament are discussing them
The special one: a eurozone G-Sib waiver for BNP Paribas
Experts say French bank’s G-Sib buffer could fall to 1%, saving €3 billion in regulatory capital
ECB’s Angeloni: bullish on Brexit, wary on regulatory reform
Relocations from UK will boost EU capital markets; but CRR needs to remove national barriers
French ‘bombshell’ would gut Mifir equivalence, say lawyers
Leaked non-paper would also clamp down on reverse solicitation for EU wholesale clients
Funding in the dark: EU banks wait on bail-in bond rules
Issuance strategies clouded by uncertainty over MREL subordination and pre-positioning
EBA and ECB hit out at capital hurdles to banking union
Top regulators frustrated by push to ring-fence capital and liquidity in EU subsidiaries of EU banks
EU parliament’s moratorium plan billed ‘recipe for bank run’
Proposal allows pre-resolution stay as well as one during resolution provided bank reopens in between
EC official: focus on bad loans will drive bank consolidation
Supervisory and market pressure to tackle NPLs will force some banks out of market