Structural reform of the EU banking sector, a proposal.

On January 29, the European Commission has proposed new rules to stop the biggest and most complex banks from engaging in the risky activity of proprietary trading. The new rules would also give supervisors the power to require those banks to separate certain potentially risky trading activities from their deposit-taking business if the pursuit of such activities compromises financial stability. Alongside this proposal, the Commission has adopted accompanying measures aimed at increasing transparency of certain transactions in the shadow banking sector. These measures complement the overarching reforms already undertaken to strengthen the EU financial sector.

See the proposal here.

Alongside this proposal, the Commission also adopted accompanying measures aimed at increasing transparency of certain transactions in the shadow banking sector:

Proposal on transparency of securities financing markets.