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The U.S. Tried This Grid Equipment Ban Before. It Didn't Stick.
EO 14420 declares a national emergency over foreign grid equipment and software, with real deadlines. Its 2020 predecessor was suspended within a year.
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The SEC's EU Debt Proposal Skips a Line It Used for 22 Years
The SEC wants to add EU debt to a 1984 futures rule that has always worked country by country. Here's what changes, and what doesn't.
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The UK's Payments Mandate Borrows a Template It Hasn't Fully Delivered
HM Treasury wants to extend the Bank of England's 2023 CCP/CSD innovation objective to payments and stablecoins. The same week, an RTGS delay showed why mandate and delivery aren't the same thing.
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The EBA's New Waiver Rulebook Is a Real Proportionality Valve, Not a Loophole
A new EBA consultation revises the EUR 30 billion bank-reclassification threshold and adds a genuine waiver mechanism, not a loophole.
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The SEC Just Flipped the Default on Paper Mail. Broadridge Is the Trade.
A new SEC proposal would make electronic delivery the default for investor disclosures, and the biggest financial mechanics run through one printing and mailing company.