News
Apr
26
2019
The Bank of Korea and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) co-hosted a conference on “Asia-Pacific fixed income markets: evolving structure, participation and pricing“… https://www.bis.org/publ/bppdf/bispap102.pdf
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Apr
23
2019
Bitcoin’s price extended its recent gains today by spiking above $5,500 for the first time in over five months… https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoins-price-climbs-above-5500-to-reach-5-month-high
Tagged width: blockchain
EBA closes investigation into possible breach of Union law by the Danish and Estonian supervisory authorities
Posted in: News
Apr
23
2019
The EBA has closed its formal investigation into a possible breach of Union law by the Estonian Financial Services Authority (Finantsinspektsioon) and the Danish Financial Services Authority (Finanstilsynet)… https://eba.europa.eu/-/eba-closes-investigation-into-possible-breach-of-union-law-by-the-danish-and-estonian-supervisory-authorities
EIOPA held Furth InsurTech Roundtable on “The use of cloud computing by (re)insurance undertakings”
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Apr
23
2019
On 11 April 2019, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) hosted its Fourth InsurTech Roundtable on “the use of cloud computing by (re)insurance undertakings”… https://eiopa.europa.eu/Pages/News/EIOPA-held-Furth-InsurTech-Roundtable-on-“The-use-of-cloud-computing-by-(re)insurance-undertakings”-.aspx
Apr
23
2019
Global cross-border bank claims continued to expand at an annual pace of 1%. They rose by $134 billion during Q4 2018, to stand at $29 trillion at end-2018… https://www.bis.org/statistics/rppb1904.pdf
Apr
13
2019
In November 2018, the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) published for consultation a holistic framework for the mitigation of systemic risk in the insurance sector… https://www.ivass.it/media/interviste/documenti/interventi/2019/04-01-ac-eurofi/CORINTI_EUROFI_MAGAZINE_BUCHAREST.pdf
ESAS PUBLISH JOINT ADVICE ON INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY RISK MANAGEMENT AND CYBERSECURITY
Posted in: News
Apr
13
2019
Regarding the need for legislative improvements, in developing the Joint Advice the ESAs’ objective was that every relevant entity should be subject to clear general requirements on governance of ICT, including cybersecurity, to ensure the safe provision of regulated services… https://www.esma.europa.eu/press-news/esma-news/esas-publish-joint-advice-information-and-communication-technology-risk
Tagged width: banking, capital markets, esma
Apr
13
2019
Our part is to support early-stage projects that are helping to create the building blocks and infrastructure for larger utility and enabling growth in the blockchain market… https://www.coindesk.com/binance-labs-grants-45000-to-3-open-source-blockchain-startups
Tagged width: blockchain, fintech
Apr
13
2019
The euro area economy expanded at a slower pace in 2018, following robust growth in the previous year… https://www.ecb.europa.eu//press/key/date/2019/html/ecb.sp190412~8acda1aa03.en.html
Tagged width: capital markets, fintech
IVASS: Sicurezza e stabilità finanziaria in caso di recesso del Regno Unito dall’Unione europea
Posted in: News
Apr
06
2019
Per le imprese del Regno Unito e Irlanda del Nord (di seguito UK)1 che operano nel settore delle assicurazioni contro i danni, l’Italia è il primo Paese dell’EU27 per numero di assicurati (9,7 mln) e per riserve tecniche (3 €/mld) e il quarto Paese per ...more »
