Banking
Ott
06
2018
In the decade since the collapse of US investment bank Lehman Brothers sparked the most severe economic crisis since the Great Depression, regulation and supervision of the financial sector have been strengthened considerably. This has reduced the risk of another crisis, with all its attendant ...more »
EBA: preliminary impact of the Basel reforms on EU banks capital and updates on liquidity measures in the EU
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Ott
06
2018
The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today two reports, which measure the impact of implementing Basel III reforms and monitor the current implementation of liquidity measures in the EU. The EBA Basel III capital monitoring report includes a preliminary assessment of the impact of the ...more »
Set
27
2018
The European Central Bank (ECB) published a first thorough report taking look at the impact on taxpayers of the financial sector support measures taken in the latest ten years, following the Great Financial Crisis. This is done by focusing on the measures’ impact on deficits ...more »
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27
2018
The Bank for International Settlement (BIS) published an extended report aimed at assessing which factors can determine local lending by banks’ foreign subsidiaries. The literature on the behaviour of global banks has focused mainly on cross-border. It is however interesting to explore the local lending market ...more »
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20
2018
The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) today issued a final report providing measures for securities regulators to consider when addressing the risks arising from the marketing and sale of OTC leveraged products to retail investors. Simultaneously, the Board issued a public statement on ...more »
Latest report from the Basel Committee
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Set
20
2018
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision met in Basel on 19-20 September to discuss a range of policy and supervisory issues, and to take stock of its members’ implementation of post-crisis reforms. Particularly, the Committee discussed: the results of the annual assessment exercise for global ...more »
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Set
14
2018
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has carried out a study of the EU market in structured retail products, from an investor protection perspective. The research breaks down the EU market geographically into national retail markets and found a high degree of heterogeneity in the ...more »
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14
2018
The euro area finance ministers, meeting on 7 September, exchanged views with Roberto Gualtieri, Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, on the euro area’s economic outlook and challenges. They also discussed euro area Member States’ ability to allocate resources efficiently ...more »
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13
2018
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) sets monetary policy to meet the 2% inflation target, and in a way that helps to sustain growth and employment. At its meeting ending on 12 September 2018, the MPC voted unanimously to maintain Bank Rate at ...more »
Incentives to centrally clear OTC derivatives: evaluating the G20 regulatory reforms
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Set
08
2018
The Financial Stability Board (FSB), the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS), the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) examined the effects of G20 financial regulatory reforms on the incentives to centrally clear over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives. ...more »
