The letter outlines that ESMA and the EC agree that it is not advisable to perform the annual review of RTS 2 in the course of 2019… https://www.esma.europa.eu/press-news/esma-news/esma-responds-european-commission-annual-review-rts-2
MAR’s purpose is to guarantee the integrity of European financial markets and increase investor confidence… https://www.esma.europa.eu/press-news/esma-news/esma-issues-opinion-accepted-market-practice-spanish-cnmv
Crypto exchange Binance is now explicitly positioning its Venus stablecoin project as a government-friendly alternative to Facebook’s Libra… https://www.coindesk.com/binance-is-pitching-its-stablecoin-as-a-government-friendly-libra-competitor
Senior officials from public authorities worldwide met in Basel on Monday to discuss policy and regulatory issues… https://www.bis.org/press/p190916.htm
When[1] the euro was created 20 years ago it was hailed as one of the most important turning points in the history of the international monetary system… https://www.ecb.europa.eu//press/key/date/2019/html/ecb.sp190917~9b63e0ea23.en.html
Spanish banking giant Santander says it has become the first institution to use a public blockchain to manage all aspects of a bond issue…
The French finance minister has said the nation plans to block Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency in the EU over concerns that it poses a threat to the sovereignty of national currencies… https://www.coindesk.com/france-says-it-will-block-facebook-libra-in-europe-report
The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) today decided to introduce a two-tier system for reserve remuneration… https://www.ecb.europa.eu//press/pr/date/2019/html/ecb.pr190912_2~a0b47cd62a.en.html
The European Union’s (EU) banking, insurance, pensions and securities sectors continue to face a range of risks… https://www.esma.europa.eu/press-news/esma-news/eu-financial-regulators-highlight-risks-no-deal-brexit-and-search-yield
ESMA’s guidelines require fund managers to stress test the assets and liabilities of the funds they manage… https://www.esma.europa.eu/press-news/esma-news/esma-strengthens-liquidity-stress-tests-investment-funds