EU watchdogs warn that weakening rules risks another financial crash

EU watchdogs warn that weakening rules risks another financial crash

Financial supervisors issue unusual warning as EU prepares to simplify regulation

Bank Merger: Lesson from UBS and Credit Suisse

The developed world’s banking sector fell into big trouble in 2023 with the threat of collapsing some banks in the USA and Europe.

Commission consults on EU approach on market risk rules for banks

On 24 March 2025, the European Commission (Commission) launched a consultation on the application of the market risk prudential framework. In 2024, the Commission postponed until 1 January 2026 the date of application of the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) so as to align implementation with other major global jurisdictions. The consultation is focused on potential actions by the Commission through delegated acts and therefore is fr…

The central banks of the big countries would like to deregulate. The moderators remind the Financial Times why the rules were created in the first place.

Will the EU finally start to dismantle its excessive bureaucracy? - Brussels Report

By Ernestas Einoris, a policy expert at the Lithuanian Free Market Institute EU policymakers have recognized that attempting to grow the European economy under the current bureaucratic burden is like trying to run a marathon wearing iron shoes. Efforts to replace them with comfortable sneakers have been made before, so the essential question remains: will this time be any different? In late January, the European Commission (EC) unveiled the “Eur…

Morgan Stanley Market Consensus One of the topics discussed last week at the European Finance Conference organised by the House in London was the new vehicle that the European Union has proposed to improve the way its financial system channels savings towards investments, the so-called SIU (Savings and Investment Union). The initiative could have positive implications in the long term. In the document, which the European Commission published a …