International Regulatory Updates
SEPTEMBER 23, 2016
The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its final draft Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) on the procedures, forms and templates that Competent Authorities in the EU should use when consulting each other on qualifying holdings. The objective of these ITS is to streamline informatio ...
SEPTEMBER 12, 2016
The European Central Bank (ECB) today launches a public consultation on guidance to banks on how they should tackle non-performing loans (NPLs). The NPL guidance to banks is available on the ECB Banking Supervision website. The public can now submit comments until 15 November 2016.
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SEPTEMBER 12, 2016
The three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA, ESMA - ESAs), published today their Opinion addressed to the European Commission expressing disagreement with its proposed amendments to the final draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on risk mitigation techniques for OTC derivatives not ...
SEPTEMBER 12, 2016
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 ...
SEPTEMBER 09, 2016
Interview - Malta’s growth focused on quality not quantity as reported by Professional Wealth Management (an FT publication), featuring MFSA Chairman Prof. Bannister. ...
SEPTEMBER 09, 2016
The Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) published today its September 2016 Report on Risks and Vulnerabilities in the EU Financial System.
This Report focuses on recent developments concerning the low growth and low yield environment and its potential effects on fina ...
SEPTEMBER 09, 2016
The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its third updated list of capital instruments that Competent Supervisory Authorities (CAs) across the European Union (EU) have classified as Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1). Since the publication of the previous update in October 2015, some new CET1 i ...
SEPTEMBER 09, 2016
The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today a Report analysing the core funding ratio across the EU. The Report is in response to a request from the European Commission to explore the possibilities of the core stable funding ratio (CFR) as a potential alternative metrics for the assessment ...
AUGUST 31, 2016
What’s Inside: Financial services: Malta’s main FDI driver
Securitisation Cell Companies
Conduct Supervision of Investment Services Licence Holders
The Legal Entity Identifier (‘LEI’)
Review of the EU Macro prudential Policy Framework
Fitch upgrades Malta rating from Stable ...
AUGUST 10, 2016
The European Central Bank (ECB) today published the Addendum to the ECB Guide on options and discretions available in Union law. The Addendum addresses eight options and discretions and complements the existing Guide and Regulation published on 24 March 2016.
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