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UK financial regulators criticized by lawmakers over risk-averse, complex, expensive rules June 13, 2025 | Sofia Gerace and Phoebe Seers

UK financial regulators have come under criticism from a group of lawmakers in Britain's upper chamber, the House of Lords, who concluded after an inquiry that the financial regulatory system is too risk-avers... (more story)

US Senator Warren warns Thune not to 'strong-arm' stablecoin bill June 12, 2025 | Neil Roland

US Senator Elizabeth Warren cited a Clinton administration derivatives debacle that contributed to the 2008 financial crisis to warn Senate Republican leader John Thune against steamrolling a stablecoin bill. ... (more story)

Bancomat bid to widen probe into Mastercard rejected by Italian court June 12, 2025 | Anna Ferrari

Cashpoint operator Bancomat has seen judges reject its bid this week to get Italy’s competition regulator to widen an investigation into Mastercard’s process for users to load cards into digital wallets, or se... (more story)

Toronto Dominion Bank placed under observation by Norway fund over laundering concerns June 12, 2025 | Martin Coyle

Toronto Dominion Bank has been placed under observation by Norway’s sovereign wealth fund for four years, due to the corruption and financial crime risks it poses. The bank was fined a record $3 billion by US ... (more story)

UK fraud agency promises help for companies as it aligns with growth agenda June 12, 2025 | Martin Coyle

UK companies will be provided with training and guidance by the Serious Fraud Office as part of its “prevent” strategy, which the prosecutor hopes will help push the country’s economic growth. The new approach... (more story)

EU market integration, supervision, pensions package proposal due on Dec. 10 June 11, 2025 | Fanny Roux

The European Commission is expected to present a package proposal as part of its Savings and Investments plan on Dec. 10, according to a draft agenda seen by MLex. The package will aim to improve EU market int... (more story)

Ensuring UK financial stability ‘most important’ thing for growth, BOE says June 11, 2025 | Phoebe Seers

Ensuring the stability of the financial system is “the most important thing” financial regulators can do for growth, a senior Bank of England official said today. Countering months of government and industry p... (more story)

FCA eases rules for UK’s private stock exchange after industry pushback June 10, 2025 | Sofia Gerace

The UK financial watchdog has rolled back the rules that will govern Pisces — Britain's new private stock exchange — in an effort to attract more companies after firms complained of "overly burdensome" disclos... (more story)

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Details of EU securitization reform proposals suggest battles lie ahead June 12, 2025 | Fanny Roux

EU banks and other financial firms are due to see a securitization reform package proposal unveiled by the European Commission on June 17, which aims to boost liquidity in the real economy by loosening prudent... (more story)

Crypto industry risks chill from UK overregulation, sterling stablecoin chief says (update*) June 12, 2025 | Phoebe Seers

A cautious approach to cryptoassets by the UK financial services regulator risks holding back the sector's potential in Britain, although there is no lack of buzz about the industry in London, according to the... (more story)

US Fed’s bank-friendly oversight plan includes sweeping capital rule review June 09, 2025 | Neil Roland

Tucked in US Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman’s bank-friendly oversight agenda, unveiled Friday, is a capital requirements plan also pursued by her predecessor in the Biden administration. Bowman, the ... (more story)

UK payments fraud regime working well, watchdog says as it plans refinements June 05, 2025 | Phoebe Seers

Banks and payments firms could see a UK move to further toughen defenses against Authorized Push Payment fraud, a senior regulator said, possibly including expanded "confirmation of payee" functionality to inc... (more story)

US banking lobby calls on Fed to 'recognize liquidity value' of prepositioning collateral May 29, 2025 | Neil Roland

Comment: A major US banking group has called for the Federal Reserve to “recognize the liquidity value” of having banks preposition collateral at its discount window in the wake of the 2023 banking failures – ... (more story)

UniCredit again tests EU governments' appetite for banking consolidation May 28, 2025 | Jean Comte

Italian lender UniCredit's announcement today that it will double its stake in Alpha Bank received a nod from the Greek government — a stark contrast to Germany's critical reaction over UniCredit's recent offe... (more story)

US Supreme Court reassures on Fed independence, stays silent on FTC, FCC, PCLOB May 23, 2025 | Clayton Vickers and Mike Swift

While the US Supreme Court explicitly spared the Federal Reserve from the brunt of its decision on agency independence, the court was conspicuously silent on other purportedly independent bodies, including the... (more story)

Mastercard-Merricks UK class-action settlement's fallout risks being very messy May 23, 2025 | Simon Zekaria

The rancorous fallout of Mastercard's modest settlement with Walter Merricks in his UK class action against the card giant over card fees has set off concerns for the collective-action regime that were reignit... (more story)