The UK government is moving ahead with reforms to ease the ring-fencing regime for banks, after the largest ones raised concerns that the rules were holding back growth. The finance ministry will introduce a n... (more story)

EU finance ministers will hold a debate on more centralized market supervision on June 12. This will be their third debate on the topic in three months, and will focus on the EU market watchdog ESMA's powers a... (more story)

The Iran war poses the greatest immediate threat to US financial stability due to energy supply disruptions and the potential for prolonged higher inflation, a US Federal Reserve survey of policymakers and mar... (more story)

A political deal on EU retail investment reform reached in December between member states and the European Parliament remains stalled, with no clear timeline for formal adoption, MLex understands. Five member ... (more story)

The US Federal Reserve has been changing its bank supervision to flag significant deficiencies rather than mere procedural violations, said Michelle Bowman, the Fed’s vice chair for supervision. The new approa... (more story)

The US Senate Banking Committee advanced a cryptocurrency market-structure bill on a 15-9 vote without consideration of an amendment intended to curb a potential flight of stablecoin deposits from banks. The p... (more story)

Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be US Federal Reserve chair, was confirmed by the US Senate by a vote of 54-45, largely along party lines, after a floor debate marked by whether he would remai... (more story)

Some European Parliament lawmakers who opposed the securitization reform in committee on May 5 are considering requesting a vote on the negotiating mandate in the full assembly next week, MLex has learned. But... (more story)