Feb
26
2018
The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) today is proposing a set of guidances to help addressing conflicts of interest (and consequent misconduct risks) that may arise during the equity capital raising process. Conflicts of interest stemming from the role of ...more »
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Feb
26
2018
Fernando Restoy, chairman of the Financial Stability Institute (FSI) at the Bank of International Settlement, pointed out the near-future challenges for regulators in view of the post-crisis development of the banking sector. The crisis inflated public debt in advanced economies, ...more »
Tagged width: banking, Colozza Tommaso
Feb
20
2018
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision published a contribution where they assess the impact of technology-driven innovation in financial services, or “fintech”, on both the banking industry and the activities of supervisors in the near to medium term. The increasing presence ...more »
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Feb
11
2018
The European Commission had launched on February 1st launched the EU Blockchain Observatory and Forum with the manifested of providing visibility to this new technology. The Observatory is a European Parliament pilot project proposed by MEP von Weizsacker that will promote ...more »
Feb
11
2018
The Committee on the Global Financial System (CGFS) of the BIS published a report which examines current trends in business models of banks following the recent financial crisis. The post-crisis scenarios and a brand new set of regulatory amendments might as well ...more »
Feb
11
2018
EIOPA published a report highlighting the major sources of systemic risk in insurance. Sources of risk are distinguished among direct sources (exposure to common macroeconomic and financial shocks) and indirect sources, encompassing activity-based risks (such as network-type involvement in dangerous ...more »
EBA: avviato lo stress test 2018
Posted in: News
Feb
11
2018
Lanciato lo stress test 2018 della European Banking Authority (EBA), con lo scopo di analizzare la resilienza delle banche EU a shock macroeconomici. Lo scenario base si allinea ai forecasts del Dicembre scorso, mentre lo scenario avverso prevede una riduzione ...more »
Feb
05
2018
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today the results of its second EU-wide stress test exercise regarding Central Counterparties (CCPs) established in the European Union (EU). The CCP stress test assesses the resilience and safety of the EU CCP ...more »
IMF: Fintech is a Central Banker’s friend
Posted in: News
Feb
05
2018
Recently appointed chairman of the International Monetary Fund Committee (IMFC) and South Africa’s Central Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago breaks the traditionalist mold of central bankers. The central bank governor joined a panel discussion on what fintech means for central banking during ...more »
Feb
05
2018
On January 30th Yves Mersch, member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank, discussed the key topic of central banks liquidity provisions to entities which are close to resolution. Specifically, the question is the extent to which this liquidity ...more »
Tagged width: ecb, politica monetaria
