News
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 of new business model based ...more »
Tagged width: fintech
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 discussions and support initiatives aimed ...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 have influenced the business strategies ...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 products) and behaviour-based risks (such ...more »
EBA: avviato lo stress test 2018
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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 del GDP dell 8.3% nel ...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 industry and helps to identify ...more »
IMF: Fintech is a Central Banker’s friend
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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 the IMF/World Bank Annual Meeting ...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 should be provided by central ...more »
Tagged width: ecb, politica monetaria
Consob: adottato nuovo regolamento in materia di informazioni di carattere non finanziario
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Gen
26
2018
Via libera della Consob al nuovo Regolamento in materia di informazioni di carattere non finanziario. Il Regolamento – adottato in attuazione di una direttiva europea (2014/95/UE), recepita nell’ordinamento nazionale (decreto legislativo 254/2016) – disciplina le modalità di pubblicazione, verifica e vigilanza sulle dichiarazioni di carattere ...more »
Tagged width: capital markets
Indagine EBA sull’applicazione delle Linee guida in materia di contributi ai sistemi di garanzia dei depositi
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Gen
26
2018
L’Autorità bancaria europea (EBA) ha pubblicato un report sullo stato di applicazione delle linee guida sui metodi di calcolo dei contributi ai sistemi di garanzia dei depositi (Deposit Guarantee Schemes o DGS). Le linee guida EBA definiscono i principi e specificano gli elementi necessari ...more »
Tagged width: banking
