EBF WEEKLY + FINANCIAL REGULATION AGENDA
For the week starting Monday 9 June 2025

An overview of the main financial regulation and banking stories this week and a look ahead to key events for the upcoming week, brought to you by the European Banking Federation.


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FROM THE MEDIA 

Bloomberg: ECB to Cut Rates as Trade Mess Weighs on the Economy

The European Central Bank is set to lower interest rates again, with global trade tensions under President Trump clouding inflation forecasts and complicating monetary policy, writes Bloomberg. Read more

Financial Times: HSBC’s Mark Tucker to return to insurer AIA as chair

HSBC chair Sir Mark Tucker will step down in September to become non-executive chair of Hong Kong-based insurer AIA, following nearly eight years at the helm of the UK bank, reports the FT. Read more

The Banker: UK regulator confirms U-turn as it finalises rules on naming investigated firms

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has reversed plans to routinely name firms under investigation, opting to retain its “exceptional circumstances” disclosure rule, The Banker reports. Read more

Risk.net: The IMA map: charting market risk capital under Basel 2.5

Risk.net analyses bank disclosures under the Basel 2.5 framework, showing how market risk capital requirements have evolved since the revamp of value-at-risk regulations in 2009. Read more

FINANCIAL REGULATION AGENDA for next week

Monday 9 June

• Bruegel ‘Savings and Investment Union and closing the investment gap – Slovak and European perspective’ Event

Tuesday 10 June

• Coreper II – meeting

• ECB Conference on Financial Stability and Macroprudential Policy 2025

• Council ‘Working Party on Financial Services and the Banking Union’ Meeting

• Deutsche Bundesbank ’11th International Conference on Sovereign Bond Markets’

• CEPS ‘Realising the Savings and Investments Union: inclusion as a vector of integration for EU capital markets’ Seminar

Wednesday 11 June

• ESCO ‘Village at the CyberSec Expo & Forum’ Event

• ECSO CyberSec Expo & Forum

• Coreper I – meeting

• Bank of Finland and SUERF Conference on Monetary Policy Implementation: Old Wisdoms and New Trends

Thursday 12 June

• Council ‘Horizontal Working Party on Cyber Issues’ Meeting

• Deutsche Bundesbank ‘International Conference on Payments and Securities Settlement Data and Information’

• ECB: Long term interest rates statistics (May-2025) – data release

Friday 13 June

• Bank of England, Ipsos: Inflation Attitudes Survey (May 2025) – data release

• Council ‘Horizontal Working Party on Cyber Issues’ Meeting

FROM EBF MEMBERS

UK Finance: Ensuring fair treatment of vulnerable customers – Insights from the FCA’s latest review

UK Finance reflects on the FCA’s recent review, highlighting best practices and gaps in the financial sector’s approach to vulnerable customers. Read more

Association of German Banks: Holidays and finances – What you should keep in mind

The Association of German Banks shares practical tips on budgeting, payment methods, and fraud protection when travelling abroad. Read more (DE)

Hellenic Bank Association: Seminar on the developments and challenges of banking supervision

HBA hosted a seminar focusing on current supervisory trends, with experts discussing the implementation of Basel III and climate-related financial risks. Read more (EL)

Finance Latvia: First job experience – How parents can help teenagers manage money wisely

Finance Latvia provides guidance for parents on supporting their teenagers’ financial literacy as they enter the workforce. Read more (LV)

FROM THE INSTITUTIONS

European Systemic Risk Board: Unveiling the impact of STS on-balance-sheet securitisation on EU financial stability

The ESRB report examines how applying STS criteria to on-balance-sheet securitisations affects EU financial stability. Read more

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