On Thursday 12 June, the European Commission once again proposed to postpone by one year - to January 2027 - the entry into force of provisions concerning the market activities of investment banks (Fundamental Review of the Trading Book or FRTB) included in the ‘Basel III’ package strengthening banking prudential requirements (see EUROPE B13420A31, B13460A9).
In its legislative proposal, the EU institution justifies this approach by the need not to put the European banking sector at a...