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Council Of The European Union Confirms Agreement With European Parliament On Market Abuse Directive

Date 20/12/2013

The Permanent Representatives Committee (Coreper) approved today, on behalf of the Council, a compromise reached with the European Parliament on a draft directive on criminal sanctions for market abuse (17895/13).
EBA Publishes draft Final Technical Standards For The Identification Of The Geographical Location Of Credit Exposures

Date 20/12/2013

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its final draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on the method for the identification of the geographical location of the relevant credit exposures. These RTS ensure a consistent EU wide implementation of the countercyclical buffer (CCB) to protect against excess credit growth.
Federal Reserve Board Advises Large Financial Institutions To Carefully Evaluate Transactions Intended To Reduce Risk

Date 20/12/2013

The Federal Reserve Board on Friday advised large financial institutions to carefully evaluate transactions intended to reduce risk to ensure that, if risks are shifted to a thinly capitalized counterparty or affiliated entity of the firm, any residual risk is effectively captured in the firm's internal capital adequacy assessment. Examiners will closely consider such transactions, and potential residual risks, when evaluating an institution's capital adequacy.
EBA Publishes Reports On Liquidity

Date 20/12/2013

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today two Reports on liquidity, namely (i) on the impact assessment for liquidity coverage requirements and (ii) on appropriate uniform definitions of extremely high quality liquid assets (extremely HQLA) and high quality liquid assets (HQLA) and on operational requirements for liquid assets. These two reports provide the European Commission with specific recommendations for the purpose of its forthcoming delegated act.
SEC Issues Staff Report On Public Company Disclosure

Date 20/12/2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission today issued a staff report to Congress on its disclosure rules for U.S. public companies, as part of agency’s ongoing efforts to modernize and simplify disclosure requirements and reduce compliance costs for emerging growth companies.

EBA Publishes Final Draft Technical Standards On Supervisory Disclosure

Date 20/12/2013

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today final draft Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) which specify the format, structure, contents list and annual publication date of the supervisory information to be disclosed by competent authorities in the banking sector.
SEC Charges Woman And Stepson For Involvement In ZeekRewards Ponzi And Pyramid Scheme

Date 20/12/2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against a woman and her stepson for their involvement in a North Carolina-based Ponzi and pyramid scheme that the agency shut down last year.
EBA Consults On Disclosure Of Encumbered And Unencumbered Assets

Date 20/12/2013

The EBA launched today a public consultation on draft Guidelines on disclosure of encumbered and unencumbered assets aimed at providing transparent and harmonised information on the subject across EU Member States. The consultation runs until 20 March 2014.
Bank Of America Merrill Lynch Announces 2014 Composition And Weights For The Merrill Lynch Commodity Index eXtra

Date 20/12/2013

Bank of America Merrill Lynch today announced the 2014 composition and weights for the Merrill Lynch Commodity index eXtraSM (MLCX). The MLCX is designed to provide a liquid, consistent, representative and cost-efficient benchmark for commodity market performance and for investment in commodities as an asset class. The MLCX contains the following six market sectors: Energy, Base Metals, Precious Metals, Grains & Oil Seeds, Livestock, and Soft Commodities & Others.
EBA Publishes Final Guidelines On Capital Measures For FX Lending To Unhedged Borrowers Under The SREP

Date 20/12/2013

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published its final Guidelines on capital measures for FX lending to unhedged borrowers under the Supervisory Review and Evaluation Process (SREP). These Guidelines bring forward supervisory convergence across the EU and address the ESRB Recommendation, following their 2011 Report on lending in Foreign Currencies[1], mandating the EBA to draft Guidelines on this specific aspect.