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The Two Sides Of The (Stable)Coin - Speech By Fabio Panetta, Member Of The Executive Board Of The ECB, At Il Salone Dei Pagamenti 2020

Date 04/11/2020

The payments industry is undergoing a digital transformation, and this transformation is accelerating. We can now pay with cards that are stored in our mobile wallets, ready for a transaction to be initiated at the touch of a button. Mobile payment apps allow us to easily pay or send money to friends. New services based on application programming interfaces, such as payment initiation services, are expanding consumers’ choice of e-commerce payments.

Acting Flexibly And Treating Customers Fairly In The Face Of A Pandemic - Speech On The FCA’s Priorities For The Credit Market, By Jonathan Davidson, Executive Director Of Supervision – Retail And Authorisations

Date 04/11/2020

Highlights

• The pandemic is a challenging new scenario, and consumer credit firms and their staff have taken decisive and effective action.
• With this new phase of the crisis, there is no time for credit firms to rest on our laurels.
• We want to make clear our expectations around forbearance, the operational challenge for firms to overcome, the importance of vulnerability, and the future direction of the industry.

EBA Sets Out How Prudential Supervisors Should Take Money Laundering And Terrorist Financing Risks Into Account In The Supervisory Review And Evaluation Process

Date 04/11/2020

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today an Opinion setting out how prudential supervisors should consider money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/TF) risks in the context of the Supervisory Review and Evaluation Process (SREP). This Opinion forms part of the EBA’s ongoing work to strengthen the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing in Europe.

Bank Of England: Time Change With Regards To The November Monetary Policy Report, Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) Decision And MPC Minutes

Date 04/11/2020

Due to the Chancellor’s statement, scheduled for Thursday afternoon, the Bank has brought forward the publication time of its Monetary Policy Report.

Intercontinental Exchange Reports October Statistics - Energy Open Interest +9% y/y

Date 04/11/2020

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of mortgage technology, data and listings services, today reported October 2020 trading volume and related revenue statistics, which can be viewed on the company’s investor relations website at https://ir.theice.com/ir-resources/supplemental-information in the Monthly Statistics Tracking spreadsheet.

EBA Publishes Revised Final Draft Technical Standards And Guidelines On Methodology And Disclosure For Global Systemically Important Institutions

Date 04/11/2020

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today revised final draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) to specify how to identify the indicators of global systemic importance and revised Guidelines on their disclosure. The need for this revision was prompted by the revised framework introduced by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) in July 2018 to identify global systemically important banks (G-SIBs) as well as by the new requirements laid down in the fifth Capital Requirements Directive (CRD V), which recognise the importance of cross-border activities within the European Banking Union area.

Eurex: Mini-DAX®. Maximum Success. 5 Years Eurex Mini-DAX® Futures Trading

Date 04/11/2020

Five years ago, in October 2015, Eurex launched Mini-DAX® Futures ­­– designed in parallel to the established DAX® Futures contract.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Announces Proposals For Further Support To Consumer Credit Borrowers Impacted By Coronavirus

Date 04/11/2020

In September, the FCA announced tailored support for borrowers affected by coronavirus (Covid-19) after 31 October, which it would keep under review as the pandemic evolved.

FESE Listed Instruments Survey

Date 04/11/2020

The Listed Instruments Survey provides a granular overview of the new listings, delistings and total listed equity instruments on FESE members.

Securities Commission Malaysia Wins Insider Trading Civil Suit

Date 04/11/2020

The High Court today found that the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) had successfully proven its claim in a civil suit against Dato’ Sreesanthan Eliathamby, 60, for insider trading.