trade associations
Coverage of trade associations in the Nexus archive.
- European Trade Associations in Evolution: Insights from a New Cross-Sector Benchmark
Brussels remains a major hub for trade associations, which play a key role in connecting business interests with European policy-making. The environment for these associations is evolving rapidly, with a more political and complex policy landscape.
- Banks opine on new capital rules
US regulators have proposed overhauling capital requirements, allowing banks to keep less cash on hand, a priority for the industry after over a decade of debate. Banks are largely satisfied with the proposal, while progressives warn it could leave the financial system vulnerable. Trade associations seek to eliminate overlap between new rules and existing requirements for systematically important banks and the Federal Reserve’s annual stress tests.