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Bankers fear losing business amid EU clearing mandate: ‘We will be constrained’

'The last thing you want to do is to force EU market participants to have a worse service'

EU agrees on real-time ‘consolidated tape’ data stream for equities

By Jeremy Chan

2023-06-29T17:32:58Z

1 min read

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The MiFIR/MiFID II agreement will also see the EU ban payment for order flow

Why LCH’s Maguire isn’t worried about the EU’s push to move clearing to the bloc

By Jeremy Chan

2023-06-07T23:01:23Z

3 min read

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Trade bodies have advocated against the change saying it would leave EU firms disadvantaged compared with their international counterparts

BlackRock, Amundi could face ‘substantial’ costs from ESG downgrade reversal

By Kristen McGachey

2023-04-20T11:41:37Z

4 min read

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More than a hundred passive funds that dropped out of the highest ESG rating could be forced back in

Forced EU clearing could damage capital markets, industry groups warn

By Jeremy Chan

2023-02-02T12:25:22Z

2 min read

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EU commissioner Mairead McGuinness has been part of a drive to ensure more clearing business comes back to the bloc, but potential new rules are facing criticism

EU mandates ‘portion’ of clearing must be done through European clearing houses

2022-12-07T13:35:10Z

3 min read

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According to the European commission, 91% of all euro-denominated interest rate swaps were cleared through UK clearing houses

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State Street mulls tokenised bond push

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SIX’s Bjørn Sibbern: ‘We can’t just sit and wait for Brussels to wake up’

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Mairead McGuinness: EU digital currency may become ‘alternative’ to euro

2022-10-10T11:32:54Z

2 min read

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European Union Commissioner Mairead McGuinness said the development of a digital euro would involve cooperation with the private sector

The Fintech Files: State Street is all-in on tokenisation – here’s why

By Alex Daniel

2022-10-04T12:12:37Z

4 min read

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Crypto investment is ‘not on the cards’ for State Street

EU banks’ capital requirements set to jump 10% under Basel III

2022-02-15T17:52:16Z

2 min read

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Banks will have to hold more in reserve, but it won't threaten the recovery, says Alexandra Jour-Schröder

EU set to ban payment for order flow as US meme-stock platforms face uncertain future

By Justin Cash

2021-11-29T16:36:52Z

3 min read

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Sagas like Gamestop threw the potential biases of a key revenue model into the spotlight

EU states urged to agree on crypto rules this autumn, senior official says

By Bérengère Sim

2021-11-10T14:19:26Z

2 min read

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Mairead McGuinness says CBDC is still on the cards for the EU, but regulators must tread carefully

Bond trading ‘cartel’ lands Nomura, UBS and UniCredit with €371m fine

Clement Beaune, Frances European Union affairs minister, speaks during an interview in his office at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Paris, France

France threatens retaliation for UK’s banking sector unless Brexit fishing deal is respected

A report by the House of Lords’ EU Services Sub-Committee on trade in services beyond Brexit comes as the Treasury and the European Commission work on a Memorandum of Understanding to be published at the end of the month

Lords’ report: Equivalence process needs an overhaul to suit UK-EU relations

The possibility of 'vaccine passports' has given the tourism sector renewed hope of recovery in 2021

EU Covid passports will allow travel to restart – here’s how they will work

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Wall Street execs caution on dealmaking rebound even as investment banking fuels profit rise

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BlackRock creates active stewardship team to assist with private markets push

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Former Goldman Sachs executive Amar Kuchinad joins crypto firm Copper as CEO

Kirkland loses regulatory partner to Paul Weiss

BNP Paribas dealmaker McNaught departs in UK advisory shake-up

Brexit threatens UK and EU’s post-pandemic recovery, City lobby group warns

Lucy McNulty

2021-03-18T09:01:59Z

3 min read

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City of London Corporation's chair of the Policy and Resources Committee, Catherine McGuinness, said there was a need for 'cross-border regulatory collaboration in order to support a digital and sustainable economic recovery' in the months ahead

EU’s Von der Leyen fires warning at UK over vaccine exports during bloc’s launch of Covid passports

Emily Nicolle

2021-03-17T13:06:59Z

3 min read

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Ursula von der Leyen said AstraZeneca’s failure to deliver its promised doses to the EU has 'painfully reduced the speed of the vaccination campaign'

Fund managers brace for ‘onerous’ EU greenwashing rules

2021-03-10T13:41:02Z

3 min read

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There has been growing criticism that some asset managers have exaggerated their ESG credentials

Nearly 1,500 EU-based financial services firms seek permission to operate in the UK

Bérengère Sim

2021-02-22T12:27:48Z

2 min read

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City firms paid £76.5bn in tax

2021-02-10T07:33:34Z

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European Commission

Bankers fear losing business amid EU clearing mandate: ‘We will be constrained’

EU agrees on real-time ‘consolidated tape’ data stream for equities

Why LCH’s Maguire isn’t worried about the EU’s push to move clearing to the bloc

BlackRock, Amundi could face ‘substantial’ costs from ESG downgrade reversal

Forced EU clearing could damage capital markets, industry groups warn

EU mandates ‘portion’ of clearing must be done through European clearing houses

Jeremy Chan

State Street mulls tokenised bond push

LME defeats Elliott Management in nickel crisis appeal

SIX’s Bjørn Sibbern: ‘We can’t just sit and wait for Brussels to wake up’

Mairead McGuinness: EU digital currency may become ‘alternative’ to euro

The Fintech Files: State Street is all-in on tokenisation – here’s why

EU banks’ capital requirements set to jump 10% under Basel III

EU set to ban payment for order flow as US meme-stock platforms face uncertain future

EU states urged to agree on crypto rules this autumn, senior official says

Bond trading ‘cartel’ lands Nomura, UBS and UniCredit with €371m fine

France threatens retaliation for UK’s banking sector unless Brexit fishing deal is respected

Lords’ report: Equivalence process needs an overhaul to suit UK-EU relations

EU Covid passports will allow travel to restart – here’s how they will work

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Former Goldman Sachs executive Amar Kuchinad joins crypto firm Copper as CEO

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