There is a real risk that the fragmentation of global capital markets could eventually see them grinding to a halt with all kinds of negative consequences for the real economy. This has focused the FSB and the G20 to try and come up with a solution. By Justin Pugsley.

To critics, reforms of the US stress testing regime are a worrying diluting of the exercise, whilst bankers see them as a very necessary exercise in simplification and transparency. However, stress tests maybe less important than they once were. By Farah Khalique.

With a possible recession on the horizon, Europe’s banks are in a stronger position than they were in the run-up to the 2007-9 global financial crisis. Nonetheless, there are still worries about too many weak banks, doubts over stress tests and the failure to complete Europe’s banking union. By Farah Khalique.

A UK parliamentary committee has been told that CCPs are well prepared for a ‘no-deal’ Brexit scenario with regulators having put forward viable contingency plans. However, for much of the rest of the financial ecosystem, uncertainty persists. By Justin Pugsley.

One aspect of regulatory fragmentation is the multitude of national reporting requirements. But given that many of these requirements are based on globally agreed regulatory frameworks, there is some optimism that greater data harmonisation can be achieved. By Justin Pugsley.

The EU’s bank stress tests have become a familiar part of Europe’s supervisory processes. However, the latest exercise has raised concern over the state of some banks as well some criticism over how it is conducted

Some 10 years after the global financial crisis, banks are still struggling to find the most effective measures to improve their corporate cultures to avoid misconduct

Crypto-currencies and assets have taken the world by storm and at such a pace that regulators have not been able to keep up. However, the rush to stay on top is seeing a raft of conflicting rules and definitions springing up across jurisdictions. By Dan Barnes