07/12/2016

Mifid II, Solvency II most concerning for asset managers

With a raft of existing and upcoming regulation to address, many asset managers said that they are looking for ways to minimise the reporting burden associated with both pieces of regulation, with some looking to reuse reporting and regulatory data.

07/11/2016

French Fin Min urges support for Italy's banks

But the EU in recent years has beefed up its rules to stop governments from bailing out lenders, with the aim of breaking a vicious loop between a country's finances and its banks.

07/08/2016

France Can Lead the Way on Bank-Failure Loss Rules, Koenig Says

The French approach to making sure creditors share the cost of bank failures involves creating a new class of “senior non-preferred” debt designed to smooth the wind-down process by providing legal certainty that the instruments are eligible t