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UK hedge-fund manager Odey says employees thought behavior was 'creepy' March 24, 2026 | Martin Coyle

UK hedge-fund manager Crispin Odey told a London court that women at the firm thought he was a “creepy old man,” as he gave evidence on Tuesday in his battle to overturn a lifelong ban from the financial servi... (more story)

Nominate ECJ judges 'as soon as possible' to avoid delays, EU governments urged March 24, 2026 | Jean Comte

Nominations for 13 new EU Court of Justice judges and six advocates general are needed as soon as possible, EU capitals have been urged by the court's president. The terms of the incumbents end on Oct. 6 next ... (more story)

FSB to focus on improving assessment of nonbank vulnerabilities this year March 24, 2026 | Neil Roland

The global Financial Stability Board said it is focusing this year in part on improving its assessment of vulnerabilities in the nonbank sector. The FSB, the regulatory coordinator for the Group of 20 economic... (more story)

US SEC should examine how China might be exploiting opaque corporate structures, senators say March 20, 2026 | Neil Roland

The US Securities and Exchange Commission should examine how China might be exploiting murky corporate structures called variable interest entities, which may be used by hundreds of Chinese companies listed on... (more story)

Former Nodus Bank chief pleads guilty in US to sanctions violations, fraud March 20, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

The former chief executive of Nodus International Bank pleaded guilty in US court to leading a scheme to fraudulently obtain nearly $25 million from the Puerto Rican lender and to violate sanctions on Venezuel... (more story)

EU Commission's report on banking competitiveness to come in the summer March 20, 2026 | Fanny Roux

The European Commission will present its highly anticipated report on EU banking competitiveness this summer, President Ursula von der Leyen said early Friday. The financial sector widely expected the report t... (more story)

South Korea approves prosecution overhaul, sets up new indictment-only office March 20, 2026 | Jenny Lee

South Korea’s National Assembly on Friday approved legislation to create a new Public Prosecution Office, marking a decisive step in the Lee Jae Myung administration’s plan to dismantle the existing prosecutio... (more story)

US CFTC, Major League Baseball sign MOU related to prediction markets March 19, 2026 | Neil Roland

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Major League Baseball said they signed an information-sharing memorandum of understanding related to growing prediction markets, aimed at protecting the integrit... (more story)

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UK's trimming of financial rules needs speed, City of London's mayor says March 23, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

UK efforts to streamline financial rules and boost economic growth need speeding up to bring international investment in, the chief ambassador for London's financial district told MLex in an interview. Susan L... (more story)

EU leaders clear-eyed that competitiveness is key to ride out global turmoil March 19, 2026 | Fanny Roux

EU leaders have agreed to aim to get centralized capital markets supervision and other key competitiveness-focused financial reforms passed this year, setting strict deadlines to apply political pressure on re... (more story)

UniCredit-Commerzbank saga sets up clash as EU leaders call for scale-up March 18, 2026 | Jean Comte

EU heads of state and government will this week make a push to incentivize the scale-up of European companies, with one eye on strategic areas such as finance. But the same leaders who are ready to endorse thi... (more story)

EU-level oversight better than convergence for key market players, Ross says March 18, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Central supervision of financial markets appears more efficient than supervisory convergence among the 27 EU countries when it comes to significant cross-border players, the European Securities and Markets Aut... (more story)

UK financial ombudsman reform's role for government raises independence questions March 17, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

The UK's Financial Ombudsman Service should have a chair appointed by government rather than the financial markets watchdog, the finance ministry has said in a proposal that has sparked impartiality concerns. ... (more story)

EU-UK financial forum to test how earlier dialogue can ease bilateral frictions March 11, 2026 | Sofia Gerace and Fanny Roux

A host of familiar financial-sector topics will be up for discussion as officials meet at the EU-UK Financial Regulatory Forum on Wednesday. The UK industry is pushing for earlier dialogue to improve predictab... (more story)

Is rushing ahead with EU capital market reform really a good idea? March 10, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Growing political pressure for EU capital markets reform has put the issue at the top of EU leaders' agendas, but the approach — including setting tight deadlines — is facing criticism from member states oppos... (more story)

Trump administration reveals bank liquidity plan mirroring Biden’s March 06, 2026 | Neil Roland

Trump administration officials this week unveiled their upcoming approach to the liquidity squeeze that starved three US banks in the Spring of 2023 — and it’s largely the same policy floated by the Biden admi... (more story)