Significant work remains to secure EU govts’ capital markets deal on Oct. 9
September 30, 2026
| Fanny Roux
EU governments are rushing to secure a deal on the Market Integration and Supervision Package when finance ministers meet in Luxembourg on Oct. 9. Significant work remains to reach a compromise, with the marke... (more story)
Deputy appointed head of European Commission's financial services department
September 30, 2026
| Fanny Roux
Swedish-Czech national Paulina Dejmek Hack, who has over two decades of experience in EU financial services regulation and capital markets policy, has been appointed to head up the European Commission's Financ... (more story)
US firms must move ‘deliberately’ with AI payments development, Waller says
September 29, 2026
| Neil Roland
The US finance industry must move carefully with developing artificial intelligence in payments due to an “asymmetry” in threat actors’ potential exploitation of vulnerabilities and the cybersecurity defense a... (more story)
Govts, lawmakers agree key aspects of EU securitization capital rules reform
September 29, 2026
| Fanny Roux
EU governments and lawmakers have agreed key provisions of a plan to revitalize the bloc's securitization market, paving the way for a possible deal on the reform as a whole at their next negotiating meeting o... (more story)
Key EU lawmaker Heinäluoma reverses course on EU-level asset manager supervision
September 29, 2026
| Fanny Roux
Centralized supervision of asset managers was ultimately not included in a compromise proposed by key EU lawmaker Eero Heinäluoma on the Market Integration and Supervision Package, a draft obtained by MLex sho... (more story)
US Fed’s Cook defers to elected officials on AI financial-sector regulation
September 28, 2026
| Neil Roland
US elected officials have the responsibility to decide on appropriate use of artificial intelligence in the financial sector, Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said. The Fed’s only role with AI should be as a... (more story)
MFS founder Raja blames Barclays for collapse in UK defense claim
September 28, 2026
| Martin Coyle
Paresh Raja, the founder of mortgage broker Market Financial Solutions, has blamed Barclays for the collapse of the company with debts of more than £1 billion, adding that he wasn’t responsible for fraud there... (more story)
EU lawmakers’ banking competitiveness stance set for vote on Nov. 10
September 28, 2026
| Fanny Roux
EU lawmakers are preparing a non-binding position on banking competitiveness following the publication of the European Commission’s report on the matter in July. The European Parliament’s Economic Affairs Comm... (more story)