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Finansinspektionen: Timeframe For Investigations Into Swedish Banks’ Management Of Money Laundering Risks In The Baltics

Date 23/08/2019

During the month of July, FI sent notification letters to SEB and Swedbank as part of the investigations into the banks’ management and control of money laundering risks in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

Savvy Investors Will Use The U.S.-China Trade War To Build Wealth, Nigel Green, CEO deVere Group

Date 23/08/2019

China and the U.S. are playing a dangerous game of brinkmanship which will dent global growth, but there will be important opportunities for long-term investors, affirms the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organizations.

Finansinspektionen: Capital Requirements Of Swedish Banks As Of Q2 2019

Date 23/08/2019

Finansinspektionen publishes the capital requirements of the largest Swedish banks and credit institutions that belong to supervisory categories 1 and 2 as of the end of Q2 2019.

Challenges For Monetary Policy, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell, At The “Challenges For Monetary Policy" Symposium, Sponsored By The Federal Reserve Bank Of Kansas City, Jackson Hole, Wyoming

Date 23/08/2019

This year's symposium topic is "Challenges for Monetary Policy," and for the Federal Reserve those challenges flow from our mandate to foster maximum employment and price stability. From this perspective, our economy is now in a favorable place, and I will describe how we are working to sustain these conditions in the face of significant risks we have been monitoring.

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Report - 23 August 2019

Date 23/08/2019

Click here to download Malawi Stock Exchange's weekly report.

FTSE4Good TIP Taiwan ESG Index Selected For First ESG ETF Listed On TWSE

Date 23/08/2019

• FTSE4Good TIP Taiwan ESG Index licensed by Yuanta SITC
• Taiwan’s first domestic benchmark developed using FTSE ESG Ratings and data model
• Index captures 73 constituents from the underlying FTSE Taiwan Index universe

Oslo Børs: The Merkur Market Appeals Committee Resolves To Uphold The Decision To Impose A Violation Charge On Lavo.tv AS Of NOK 300,000

Date 23/08/2019

On 17 June 2019, Oslo Børs ASA imposed a violation charge on Lavo.tv AS of NOK 300,000 for breaches of the duty to disclose inside information. The Merkur Market Appeals Committee has considered the appeal made by Lavo.tv AS against the size of the violation charge.

Six Months Eurex ESG Futures – A First Summary

Date 23/08/2019

Six months after their launch in February, our Environmental Social Government (ESG) derivatives have reached 235,000 traded contracts and recently peaked at EUR 782 million in open interest. Time for a first review with Michael Peters, Member of the Eurex Executive Board.

ACER Consults On The Amendments To The Harmonised Allocation Rules For Cross-Border Transmission In Electricity

Date 23/08/2019

The EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) launches today a public consultation on amendments to the harmonised allocation rules for long-term cross-border transmission rights on the basis of the EU Regulation on Forward Capacity Allocation. All interested parties are invited to submit their comments by 12 September 2019. Access the public consultation here.

Japan's Financial Services Agency: The Study Group On The Economic Value-Based Solvency Framework

Date 23/08/2019

Background

The purpose of an economic value-based solvency regulation is to properly evaluate insurers’ financial positions through economic value-based valuation of both their assets and liabilities. It is also expected to facilitate the enhancement of insurers’ risk management. The FSA has held dialogues with various stakeholders on the matter, keeping in mind the possibility of introducing a new regulation in line with the timeline of the development of the ICS (Insurance Capital Standard). In doing so, the FSA has also been conscious of the potential unintended consequences of a new regulation under the current economic environment.