International Regulatory Updates
JANUARY 10, 2014
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JANUARY 09, 2014
The Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB) has appointed the four Directors General who are to head the single supervisory mechanism. Under the mechanism, the banking systems of participating EU Member States will be supervised as of November 2014.
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DECEMBER 23, 2013
These updated Q&As clarify, for example, how exchange-traded derivatives (ETDs) should be reported to trade repositories (TRs). From 12 February 2014, EMIR requires all EU counterparties to a derivative contract to report their trades to a TR, irrespective of whether these are traded on or off e ...
DECEMBER 20, 2013
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) today published a statement providing an update of information on the jurisdictions evaluated to date under its initiative to encourage the adherence of all countries and jurisdictions to regulatory and supervisory standards on international cooperation and infor ...
DECEMBER 20, 2013
EIOPA advises different risk charges for securitisations with higher and lower risk profiles;
Instead of the currently proposed uniform 7% spread risk charge for AAA rated securitisations, EIOPA recommends to decrease the charges for less risky issues to 4.30% while increasing them for riskier on ...
DECEMBER 18, 2013
In the context of its ongoing work on comparability of RWAs, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published today three reports: (i) an interim report on the consistency of RWAs in SMEs and residential mortgages portfolios; (ii) a report on the comparability of supervisory rules and practices; and ( ...
DECEMBER 16, 2013
The European Banking Authority (EBA) disclosed today updated information on 64 European banks from 21 countries of the European Economic Area (EEA). The data covers the first half of 2013 and is based on 730,000 data points including capital, Risk Weighted Assets (RWAs) and sovereign exposures. Thro ...
DECEMBER 15, 2013
The European Banking Authority (EBA) issued today a warning on a series of risks deriving from buying, holding or trading virtual currencies such as Bitcoins. The EBA said that consumers are not protected through regulation when using virtual currencies as a means of payment and may be at risk of lo ...
DECEMBER 15, 2013
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DECEMBER 15, 2013
The European Banking Authority (EBA) agreed on its final draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on criteria to identify categories of staff whose professional activities have a material impact on an institution’s risk profile. These identified staff will be subject to provisions related, in pa ...
