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Fed votes to publish supervisory stress test models
Banking industry celebrates a reduction in the opacity of the tests, while critics fear it could invite gamesmanship.
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BaFin calls contingency planning and stress testing critical
The regulator’s supervisory statement seeks to clarify its expectations of brokers in connection with client securities trading during times of market turbulence.
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Increase in suspected insider trading, and more inspection revealed in Danish FSA report
The Financial Supervisory Authority in Denmark undertook more inspections and reduced investigation times.
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FCA work in review: March 14-24, 2025
Our at-a-glance guide to a busy week of FCA activity.
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Regulating for growth – FCA to start relaxing mortgage rules
The new proposals are part of the FCA’s response to the government’s growth agenda.
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PRA announces delay to stricter capital requirement rules for British banks until January 2027
The BoE says it wants to see what happens to the regulation in the US, with uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s deregulation agenda.
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Federal Reserve stress tests face legal challenge as buffer criticism mounts
Intended to protect banks from catastrophe, stress testing and stringent capital buffer requirements face stiff resistance.
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European regulators call on financial institutions to integrate climate risks
Following “Fit-For-55” stress test, ESAs find transition risk losses alone unlikely to threaten EU financial stability.