European Commission (EC)
The debate over CCP central bank liquidity
The liquidity access debate
Bond investors should remember that haircuts are only a last resort in EC proposals
Pain coming – but how much?
Industry and regulators face off over captives’ proportionality exception
Industry and regulators face off over captives’ proportionality exception
Brussels sets the stage for senior debt haircuts
Internal markets directorate publishes consultation paper calling for senior bondholder haircuts in resolution regimes; analysts worry move could further disrupt funding for troubled banks
EFSF's Frankel: guarantees are "enough for the time being"
European leaders endorse EFSF model, as facility gears up for debut issuance of up to €5 billion
Brussels forges ahead with Sepa end-date proposal, despite differences
European Commission proposes deadlines for national credit and debit transfers to migrate to Sepa system; move could divide stakeholders
IASB has change of heart on hedge accounting
Proposed new rules on hedge accounting - published by the IASB this morning - are intended to make life easier for corporate hedgers
EU quells dual-reporting fears over energy market proposals
EC makes sure dual reporting will not be an issue in latest energy market regulation proposals
The end of the beginning for Basel III
Basel III: in your own time...
Forex markets hope for CCP exemption
All settled?
Review of 2010
Crisis? Oh, that crisis...
Risk technology rankings 2010
The age of change
Opinion: Senseless centralisation
Senseless centralisation
Basel Committee doesn’t have the last word, vows Othmar Karas, MEP
European Parliament’s rapporteur for CRD IV suggests Basel III will hit European banks hardest and adjustments will be needed when the standards are transposed into European law
Merkel's EU bailout plan threatens Basel’s sovereign zero risk weights
Discussions are already under way behind closed doors, knock-on effects for bank capital could be substantial
EC: We don’t sit in an ivory tower finding solutions to problems that don’t exist
Despite having no evidence the EC says lack of pension portability is a major barrier to labour market mobility
Central banker Honohan expects IMF loan for Ireland
Trinity College's Lucey adds, "Thank God we have an honest central bank governor. He's the first official to call it as he sees it."
Large pension funds a threat to financial stability – European Commission
European Commission says pension funds should also be classed as “too big to fail”
NAPF: EU Solvency II proposals could undermine provision
Insurance regulatory capital framework is "inappropriate" for the European pension industry, say organisations
Risk USA: Multiple trade repositories will hamper ability to spot systemic risk build-up
More transparency in OTC derivatives is crucial – but regulators need the right kind of data, say conference speakers.
Risk USA: EC likely to follow a US clearing exemption for FX swaps and forwards
Push for global convergence in over-the-counter derivatives regulations means any US exemption is likely to be followed in other jurisdictions, says the EC’s Pearson
EC to grant temporary equivalence to risk-based regimes but US picture is unclear
EC to grant temporary equivalence to risk-based regimes but US picture is unclear
Editorial: Kicking against the Prips
Editorial: Kicking against the Prips
