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Iran war poses greatest threat to US financial stability, US Fed survey shows May 15, 2026 | Neil Roland

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)

EU retail investment deal still held up by some EU countries May 15, 2026 | Fanny Roux

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)

US Fed changing bank supervision to flag significant flaws, Bowman says May 14, 2026 | Neil Roland

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)

US Senate Banking Committee advances crypto market-structure bill May 14, 2026 | Neil Roland

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)

US Senate confirms Warsh for Fed chair mostly along party lines May 13, 2026 | Neil Roland

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)

EU Parliament securitization deal risks challenge in full assembly May 13, 2026 | Fanny Roux

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)

UK plans legislation to streamline financial services regulation May 13, 2026 | Martin Coyle

The UK government has announced plans for legislation to consolidate the regulatory framework for financial services so firms deal with fewer overlapping watchdogs, have clearer accountability, and benefit fro... (more story)

UK businesses to get sandboxes, growth duty expands under regulatory reform bill May 13, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

UK businesses can expect regulators to be given stronger duties to support economic growth and new powers to temporarily relax rules for testing AI under legislation announced Wednesday. The proposed Regulatin... (more story)

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France’s ‘legal privilege’ law sets up clash with competition enforcement May 15, 2026 | Jean Comte

A new French law that grants confidentiality to certain documents drafted by in-house lawyers is out of favor with the national competition authority over an apparent conflict with EU law — and the regulator s... (more story)

More centralized oversight of EU financial markets in lawmaker Ferber's sights May 12, 2026 | Fanny Roux

EU lawmaker Markus Ferber is expected to expand centralized supervision of post-trade market infrastructures in his upcoming draft report on a key text of the Market Integration and Supervision Package, as wel... (more story)

UK finance sector readies for clutch of reforms in new legislative agenda May 11, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

A new UK financial services bill is expected to be unveiled on Wednesday as part of government plans for the coming parliamentary session. It's likely to feature reforms the Labour party has already pledged bu... (more story)

EU governments' market supervision debate inching forward amid strong divisions May 07, 2026 | Fanny Roux

EU finance ministers on Tuesday provided guidance on what they want from reforms to further centralize financial markets supervision across the bloc, but governments remain highly divided on the scope of direc... (more story)

UK pensions providers, regulators brace for implementation of major reforms May 07, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

With the recent passing of new legislation, UK pensions providers, insurers and regulators are readying for years of changes aimed at reshaping how pension plans operate, encouraging consolidation across the s... (more story)

Trump backing of Fed probe backfires as Powell digs in, will stay on as governor April 30, 2026 | Neil Roland

President Donald Trump's decision to endorse the criminal investigation of cost overruns at the US Federal Reserve under Chair Jerome Powell, whom he sought to remove, appears to have backfired. On Wednesday, ... (more story)

UK car-finance lenders opt for certainty over court fight with FCA April 27, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

The UK’s financial regulator has been given some relief in its push to roll out a sweeping redress plan for the car-finance mis-selling scandal, after the industry’s main trade body confirmed it would not moun... (more story)

EU banking sector narrative on softer US rules faces pushback in Brussels April 24, 2026 | Fanny Roux

EU regulators and economists are pushing back against the banking sector's claims that looser US capital rules create unfair competition, arguing that the US Basel III framework remains stricter than Europe's.... (more story)