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ECB withdraws initiative on conferral of powers in relation to central counterparties (CCPs)
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Mar
21
2019
The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) has withdrawn its recommendation to amend Article 22 of the Protocol on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB) and of the ECB regarding the extension of its legal competence over clearing and ...more »
Mar
16
2019
Riot Blockchain is planning to launch a regulated crypto exchange in the U.S. The publicly traded U.S. company that has faced regulatory issues for a sudden pivot to blockchain, revealed in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Friday that ...more »
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The departure of the UK from the EU – implications for the Irish economy and financial system
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Mar
16
2019
The departure of the UK is particularly important for us in the Central Bank of Ireland given: The significant trade and investment links with the UK mean that the Irish economy is more exposed to the risks from the UK’s departure than any others, apart ...more »
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Finanza pubblica: fabbisogno e debito
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Mar
16
2019
Analisi eseguite da banca d’Italia http://www.bancaditalia.it/pubblicazioni/finanza-pubblica/2019-finanza-pubblica/statistiche_FPI_20190315.pdf
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ESAS’ JOINT BOARD OF APPEAL DECIDES ON FOUR APPEALS UNDER THE CREDIT RATING AGENCIES REGULATION
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Mar
16
2019
The Joint Board of Appeal (BoA) of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs – ESMA, EIOPA and EBA) issued decisionsregarding four appeals it received by Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB) AB, Swedbank AB, and Nordea Bank Abp against decisions by the European Securities and ...more »
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Mar
09
2019
Real GDP growth remained unexpectedly sluggish in the fourth quarter of 2018, and recent indicators point to substantially weaker than previously expected activity also in the first half of 2019. https://www.ecb.europa.eu//pub/projections/html/ecb.projections201903_ecbstaff~14271a62b5.en.html
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EBA issues revised list of validation rules
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Mar
09
2019
The European Banking Authority (EBA) issued today a revised list of validation rules in its Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) on supervisory reporting, highlighting those which have been deactivated either for incorrectness or for triggering IT problems. Competent Authorities throughout the EU are informed that data ...more »
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A Multibillion-Dollar Cryptocurrency Based on ‘Lies’: US Arrests Alleged OneCoin Leader
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Mar
09
2019
Konstantin Ignatov, one of the heads of the infamous OneCoin pyramid scheme, has been arrested on wire fraud charges. U.S. prosecutors in New York have arrested a “top leader” of the OneCoin project, saying it stole “billions” from investors through an alleged pyramid scheme. The ...more »
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ESAs propose amendment to PRIIPs Key Information Document to clarify application to investment funds
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Mar
09
2019
The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) submitted to the European Commission, draft regulatory technical standards to amend the Delegated Regulation covering the rules for the Key Information Document (KID) for Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Products (PRIIPs). ...more »
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Basel Committee discusses policy and supervisory initiatives and approves implementation reports
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Mar
02
2019
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision met in Basel on 27-28 February to discuss a range of policy and supervisory issues, and to take stock of its members’ implementation of post-crisis reforms. The Committee also discussed its work programme for evaluating the impact of its ...more »
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