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ECB: access to finance of SMEs in the EU
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Giu
06
2018
The European Central Bank (ECB) published today the yearly analytical report collecting the result of the Survey on the Access to Finance of Enterprises (SAFE) for the year 2017. The survey is conducted on a sample of Small-Medium Enterprises (SME) across Europe. Table 1 summarizes ...more »
Tagged width: capital markets, ecb
Giu
06
2018
In November 2015 the Financial Stability Board (FSB) issued a new standard on the adequacy of total loss-absorbing and recapitalisation capacity for Global Systemically Important Banks (G-SIBs) in resolution (‘the TLAC standard’). The main principle upon which the entire TLAC standard is built is that ...more »
BIS reports on CDS global market
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Giu
06
2018
The Bank of International Settlement (BIS) quarterly review this June focused on the CDS market, ten years the CDS “Bangs”. The CDS Bangs were the first real attempt to build a Standardized CDS market, to face this market’s shortcomings, which were fully unveiled by the ...more »
The EOS Blockchain Launch
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Giu
01
2018
CoinDesk, a dedicated blog to Fintech and cryptocurrencies, reported on the release of the EOS Blockchain launch, which will occurr this weekend. First announced in 2017, the EOS project has been fundraising for nearly a year, raising a reported $4 billion in what many are claiming is ...more »
Central Counter Party Clearing in Europe
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Giu
01
2018
Yves Mersch, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at the Frankfurt Finance Summit, Frankfurt, 29 May 2018 illustrated the key role played by central counterparties in Europe. During the 2008 financial crisis, counterparty risks became infamous. The failure of Lehman Brothers and the large ...more »
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Giu
01
2018
The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched two consultations on draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) specifying an economic downturn and on a set of Guidelines related to the estimation of loss given default (LGD) appropriate for conditions of an economic downturn. The draft RTS specify the ...more »
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Giu
01
2018
The European Commission is today proposing new rules that will allow market-led solutions to support further integration and diversification within Europe’s financial sector, leading to a stronger and more resilient Economic and Monetary Union. Today’s proposal will remove unwarranted regulatory obstacles to the market-led development ...more »
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ECB publishes its 2018 Convergence Report
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Mag
28
2018
The European Central Bank (ECB) is today publishing its 2018 Convergence Report, in line with the requirements of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. The report covers Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Sweden. It finds that the seven ...more »
Tagged width: ecb, politica monetaria
Mag
28
2018
Il 25 maggio 2018 il Consiglio ha approvato la sua posizione su un pacchetto di misure volte a ridurre i rischi nel settore bancario. Le proposte sono volte ad attuare riforme concordate a livello internazionale a seguito della crisi finanziaria del 2007-2008. Presentate nel novembre ...more »
Mag
28
2018
The European Central Bank released the biannual Financial Stability Review on the financial markets conditions in the EU Area. Systemic risk for the euro area has remained low over the past six months, the latest biannual Financial Stability Review of the European Central Bank finds. ...more »
