Regulation
RBNZ sees no need to impose prescriptive cyber-security rules now
Head of prudential supervision at the central bank says it is looking to market discipline to ensure high standards
Mersch criticises Commission over securitisation regulation
Some ‘STS’ provisions reduce transparency and increase complexity, ECB board member says
BCBS and Iosco publish draft securitisation criteria
Document focuses on “simple, transparent and comparable” asset-backed commercial paper securitisations
A regulatory storm hits China
Regulators are imposing a new wave of tighter financial supervision
Securities regulation ‘does not need brand new framework’ – Esma head
Regulators must avoid inconsistency, Maijoor says
EU could go it alone on leverage ratio, says MEP
Swinburne says clearing should be shielded from ratio "if Basel does not deliver"
Visco wary of changing regulation on sovereign exposures
Italian governor acknowledges sovereign exposures are not risk-free, but questions whether changing prudential rules is necessary
RBI plans to regulate nascent P2P market
Central bank proposes bringing peer-to-peer lending within its regulatory remit
National Bank of Romania flags ‘severe systemic risk’ posed by legislative framework
Central bank publishes first of two financial stability reports due this year, after change in policy
French governor calls for ‘gradualism’ in fintech regulation
François Villeroy de Galhau sees merits in “proportionate adaptation” of regulations in new FSR
World needs ‘less and better’ finance, Bundesbank board member says
Financial authorities must not “prematurely” discontinue regulatory reforms, Dombret argues
Rohde laments Denmark’s lack of banking reform clout
Denmark lacks a seat on the Basel Committee
Romanian central banker warns of risk from ‘unwarranted’ loan law
Romania deputy governor warns of risks posed by legislative initiatives
Cyprus amends anti-money laundering regulation
New directive increases requirements for verification of customers’ identities
PSR has taken ‘decisive action’ in its first year – managing director
Nixon marks PSR’s first birthday with speech in Copenhagen
Investors to sue Portuguese central bank over asset writedown
Pimco and BlackRock lead bondholders in claiming Bank of Portugal violated law
Basel Committee restricts bank options for internal modelling
Proposals prohibit use of internal models for certain exposures
BoE’s Breeden plots route to ‘third phase’ of global banking regulation
Regulators must now work on full co-operation, executive director says
Basel disclosure proposals add ‘dashboard’ of risk metrics
Proposals aim for simpler and more comparable disclosures
BoE’s Bailey dismisses ideas for radical banking overhaul
PRA chief stands by current design of banking regulation
Mervyn King calls for radical banking reform
Former BoE governor wants to end the 'alchemy' of banking
South Africa continues to make progress in market conduct regulation, deputy governor says
Sarb in communication with regulators about revised code of conduct
‘No Basel IV’, Draghi tells European Parliament
“All things being equal”, banks will not face significantly increased capital buffer, ECB president says
Market discipline ‘key pillar’ of RBNZ toolkit, article says
New requirements have not come at the expense of market discipline