International Regulatory Updates
DECEMBER 15, 2016
The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) releases the following statement after the meeting of its Macroprudential Forum on 14 December 2016:
Cyclical systemic risks remain contained in most of the countries covered by ECB Banking Supervision and in the euro area as a whole, with ...
DECEMBER 15, 2016
The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) has appointed
Pentti Hakkarainen as ECB representative to the Supervisory Board of the Single Supervisory Mechanism. Mr Hakkarainen, currently Deputy Governor of Suomen Pankki – Finlands Bank and Chairman of the Finnish Financial Supervis ...
DECEMBER 09, 2016
European macroeconomic environment remains fragile, further challenged by geopolitical risks
The low interest rate environment continues to be the main challenge for European insurers and Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provision (IORPs)
Advances in technology bring new risks and oppo ...
DECEMBER 03, 2016
The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its ninth report on risks and vulnerabilities in the EU banking sector. The report is accompanied by the EBA's 2016 transparency exercise, which provides essential data, in a comparable and accessible format, for 131 banks across the EU. Overall, ...
DECEMBER 01, 2016
What’s Inside This Issue:
Creditreform assigns A+ rating to Malta
New Banking Rules on Depositor Compensation enter into force
Consultation on the Proposed Revised Rulebooks applicable to CISs
Discussion Paper on Investment Based Crowdfunding
European Captive Forum - 2016 ...
DECEMBER 01, 2016
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today launched its new database, the European Ratings Platform (ERP), to provide access to free, up-to-date information on credit ratings and rating outlooks on its website. The ERP is an important element of ESMA’s work, following the finan ...
NOVEMBER 29, 2016
Link to Finance Malta event https://www.financemalta.org/events/event/malta-structures-to-service-european-asset-management-business-2016/ ...
NOVEMBER 28, 2016
The European Central Bank will publish additional banking supervision statistics on a quarterly basis to further strengthen the transparency and accountability of this task. These statistics offer additional and more detailed data on the financial health of the financial institutions supervised dire ...
NOVEMBER 28, 2016
Link to Programme - Click here. ...
NOVEMBER 23, 2016
The European Central Bank (ECB) today launches a public consultation on a draft guidance to develop clear and consistent definitions, measures and monitoring with regard to leveraged transactions.
Globally, leveraged finance markets have experienced a strong recovery since the crisis and are char ...
