Regulators want to examine the impact of institutional funds on market liquidity, securities lending and asset manager stability.

Although rules on commodity position limits have been adjusted for illiquid products, MiFID still represents a radical transformation for previously unregulated activities.

Industry participants are still unconvinced over whether the EU has chosen the right initiatives to improve the way financial markets function.

Despite efforts at coordination between state regulators and growing federal attention, digital currencies could still face conflicting rules.

A standardised pillar 1 approach cannot take account of the specific business models and operating environments of different banks around the world, say industry associations.

Industry associations welcome efforts to align regulatory capital requirements with accounting CVA, but are wary of suggestions that internal models should be scrapped.

The Financial Action Task Force will deliver more guidelines on money remitters, customer due diligence and non-profit organisations to strike a balance between anti-money laundering and financial inclusion.

The European Commission wants to consider lower solvency requirements for insurance investment in infrastructure corporates as part of the Solvency II recalibration.

US regulators are considering whether techniques being developed to reduce volatility from algorithmic trading in equity markets may also need to be applied to treasuries.