Sam Wilkes
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Sam Wilkes
@wilkesky.bsky.social
Seeking refuge from X/Twitter.
Writes about financial regulations. Passionate about bits of history. Nervously laughs at politics.
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Scoop: The European Commission is in talks to delay up to 122 delegated acts related to various EU financial regulations. The move is meant to cut compliance costs for firms, but the acts could prove important for the understanding of rules.

www.risk.net/regulation/7...
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media.tenor.com
Young Esma would likely have failed to become the supervisory saviour EU legislators are looking for, but the past doesn’t determine future success. The evolving authority stands a much better chance.

Will Esma be able to transform itself into the agile supervisor the EU desires for its markets?
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media.tenor.com
July 3, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Scoop: The European Commission is in talks to delay up to 122 delegated acts related to various EU financial regulations. The move is meant to cut compliance costs for firms, but the acts could prove important for the understanding of rules.

www.risk.net/regulation/7...
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media.tenor.com
May 28, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Who could have predicted Trump's belligerent start in office? Certainly not VAR www.risk.net/risk-managem...
During Trump turbulence, value-at-risk may go pop - Risk.net
Trading risk models have been trained in quiet markets, and volatility is now looming
www.risk.net
February 5, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Reposted by Sam Wilkes
Memecoins are all fun and games until they get wrapped in an regulated fund vehicle and are shovelled on to Main Street www.ft.com/content/f857...
Memecoin ETF filings spark concerns over ‘casino-type’ speculation
Proposed funds are among multiple cryptocurrency ETFs filed in wake of Trump’s victory
www.ft.com
January 28, 2025 at 8:52 AM