The European Banking Authority has recommended a two-stage qualifying process that includes both the structure of a securitisation and the credit quality of underlying assets.

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority is looking at ways to allow fewer punitive risk calibrations for infrastructure investment under Solvency II.

Both the European Banking Authority and the Bank for International Settlements are emphasising the need for the total loss-absorbing capacity initiative to be compatible with existing resolution regimes such as that in the EU.

Although no damages were awarded, a US federal court has emphasised the legal risks of ad-hoc government takeovers of distressed companies.

The Bank for International Settlements' annual report suggests the regulatory framework still makes it attractive for banks to accumulate sovereign debt, despite recent changes to credit risk rules.

The UK's fair and effective markets review will form a starting point for an international examination of ways to improve conduct and enforcement in financial markets.

Despite a fresh promise from US and EU regulators to agree a deal on equivalence for central clearing counterparties, divides appear quite fundamental.

As the EU and the US prepare to finalise rules, it is vital to ensure that participants do not face conflicting margin requirements.

Six months after the European Central Bank took charge of bank supervision in the eurozone, its division of powers with national authorities and international organisations is still being defined.