RegRoundup 16 February: Steps in multiple directions; a delay, another agreement...
This week, the EU commission published the responses to their call for information on the impact of EU regulation so far. The FCA’s response,...
RegRoundup 25 January: The diverse range of responses to financial instability
After a long week at Davos, there are a number of interesting conclusions from this year’s World Economic Forum. China appears to have come...
A busy month for financial services regulation
In the past month, we’ve celebrated the holiday season and brought in the new year, but there has been no rest for the wicked...
Six years on from the financial crisis… where have we got...
Financial regulation remains as complex as ever. Complex new niches such as shadow banking, Fintech, and Over-the-Counter Derivatives, and the increasing interconnectedness of Financial...
MiFID II set to expand op risk remit?
In our previous articles we’ve explored the expanding requirements for robust systems and risk controls under MiFID II, the nature of proportionality as it...
CSD overhaul: more trade reporting disruption on the horizon
JWG analysis.
On 15 April the European Parliament formally adopted the Regulation on Central Securities Depositaries (CSDR), a crucial piece of the new EU landscape...
Clear(ing) and present danger: Nasdaq OMX’s EMIR CCP authorisation
JWG analysis.
Last week, Nasdaq OMX became the first infrastructure provider to be authorised as a Central Counterparty (CCP) under the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation...
What a difference EMIR makes. Or does it?
JWG analysis.
This week marked the one year anniversary of EMIR’s first implementation deadline. And what a difference a year makes … or does it?
This...
The OTC marathon: will a rocky regulatory start straighten the course?
JWG analysis.
EU and US taxpayers scratched their heads in disbelief this week as the regulators made it painfully clear that they have squandered both...
The new 2014 playing field: Mapping the impact of regulation
This time next year, the market is going to be a very different place. No-one knows the complete, consolidated impact of regulation on the...