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Unless the EU extends equivalence status to Swiss exchanges before the end of the week, shares from firms in one of the two jurisdictions will not be able to be traded in the other one. This could cause disruption and market fragmentation, although the exact impact is unknown. -
NIBC Bank said on Tuesday that its risk-weighted asset base would grow by more than €1bn, as a result of the European Central Bank’s targeted review of internal models (TRIM). Model changes demanded by the Dutch regulator made its common equity tier one (CET1) ratio slump from 18.5% to 16.1%.
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The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority have added regulatory pressure to the credit default swap market, pledging to clamp down on manufactured credit events.
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The European Securities and Markets Authority is asking market participants if certain factors — such as fair value accounting, remuneration of investors and credit default swaps — exacerbate short-term pressures on companies, as part of its work on sustainable finance.
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The EU’s push to improve the status of crowdfunding as a source of alternative financing will continue after summer with negotiations over new regulation. Member states would like to see prudential requirements for service providers and the ability to limit the amount retail investors can invest.
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The Basel committee on banking supervision has agreed to allow banks to offset the margin posted by clients in calculating the leverage ratio, marking a hard fought victory for the clearing industry.
