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Deloitte comments on EC proposals for banking reform

29 January 2014

  • European Commission proposes ring-fencing rules, including a ban on proprietary trading

Deloitte comments on the European Commission’s proposals for structural reform of the largest banks operating in the EU.

Clifford Smout, co-head of the Deloitte Centre for Regulatory Strategy, said:

“The Commission is likely to face challenges getting these proposals through the European Parliament and Council in their current form, given how contentious these issues have proved.

“The Regulation would ban proprietary trading at big banks operating in the EU but this is defined in a way likely to leave many banks unaffected. However, an outright ban would still be a step further than any EU country has taken so far, even if it is similar to the US regime.

“National supervisors would have very broad powers to decide whether to impose additional ring-fencing on banks’ trading activities. Even if the ECB ends up taking the lead on these issues within the eurozone, there could be inconsistencies between these rules and those in operation elsewhere.”

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“The Commission is likely to face challenges getting these proposals through the European Parliament and Council in their current form, given how contentious these issues have proved" -Clifford Smout, co-head of the Deloitte Centre for Regulatory Strategy

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