Fed locks down capital standards: how will Europe respond?
JWG analysis. The Fed made some concessions in timing and scope, but pressed ahead with measures to insulate the US financial sector from future bailouts earlier this week. The news stoked fears that...
View ArticleTransparency: the new wonder drug?
JWG analysis. MiFID II and its regulatory cousin, MiFIR, have some lofty ambitions for European securities and derivatives markets. And one of their most clearly stated goals is to enhance market...
View ArticlePutting the ‘PRA’ in suPRAnational
JWG analysis. The Prudential Regulation Authority last week published a consultation paper that threatens to impose stricter requirements on international banks operating UK-based branches. The new...
View ArticleHow well do you know your regulatory data?
JWG analysis. If you’re reading this post, then it’s more than likely you are in one of the many job roles that are impacted by financial regulation. Whether you are directly involved as COO or a...
View ArticleTop 10 MiFIR transaction reporting known unknowns
JWG analysis. When MiFIR is implemented in 2016, all of the pain experienced in preparing for EMIR’s transaction reporting regime, which went live earlier this year on 12 February, is likely to be...
View ArticleBeacon out! Forum ready. Act now to get your seat for 23 September
Are you enjoying your summer? Ready for some holiday reading? Our latest members-only newsletter, RegBeacon, is now available here (after logging in, you can find RegBeacon on the publications page)....
View ArticleNew regulatory consequences could be personal nightmares
JWG analysis. Following our review of the $260,000,000,000 total cost of regulatory transgressions, we now take a look at what the actual fines are and what the future holds? Firstly, according to the...
View ArticleMiFID 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 relates to algorithmic trading and the new...
View ArticleRegBeacon now published for members.
JWG analysis. Since the turn of the year, we have not seen the pace of reform slow down. We could fill pages with acronyms describing the new requirements for financial institutions, but we will spare...
View ArticlePolicing digital highways: smiling at the local algo camera?
JWG analysis. Given the 5 year latency between flash crash and recent arrest, John Bates wondered whether the regulators were riding bicycles to try and catch up with the sporty cars driven by the...
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