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Waiting For The Exit: QT And The Bank Of England’s Long-Term Balance Sheet - Speech By Andrew Hauser, Executive Director, Markets, Given At The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, London

Date 17/07/2019

Central bank balance sheets, including the Bank of England’s, have changed since the crisis. In his speech, Andrew Hauser, sets out the findings of work that the Bank has been doing to understand how its balance sheet might change in the future. 

Andrew Bailey Speech At The Annual Public Meeting 2019, Speech By Andrew Bailey, Chief Executive Of The FCA, Delivered At Our 2019 Annual Public Meeting

Date 17/07/2019

Highlights

• We continue to dedicate significant resource to planning around EU withdrawal. 
• We have delivered reforms to protect vulnerable consumers in sectors like consumer credit. 
• While we have seen the conclusion of some longstanding issues this year, we must continue to remain vigilant in the face of emerging harms. 
• We are putting the future of conduct regulation on the table and considering how we can best deliver in the public interest in a changing landscape. 

Bank Of England - USD Repo Operations - Market Notice 17 July 2019

Date 17/07/2019

This Market Notice describes the operation of the Bank of England’s USD Repo Operations. It replaces all previous Market Notices relevant to these operations.

ESMA Issues An Opinion On Product Intervention Measures By The Czech Republic

Date 17/07/2019

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets’ regulator, has today issued a positive opinion on product intervention measures taken by the National Competent Authority (NCA) of the Czech Republic.

London Stock Exchange Group Board Appointment

Date 17/07/2019

London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG) today announces that Dominic Blakemore will join the Board as a Non-Executive Director, effective 1 January 2020. Dominic will assume the Chair of the Audit Committee from Paul Heiden after the conclusion of the AGM in April 2020, when Paul will step down from the LSEG Board. 

BME: International Investors Own 48.1% Of The Spanish Listed Shares

Date 17/07/2019

• Ownership of Spanish shares by non-resident investors rises two points in a year and reaches a record high
• Direct stock exchange investment by Spanish households decreases to 17.2%, while that by non-financial companies rises

UnionBank Adopts Refinitiv Electronic Trading To Power Business, First Filipino Bank To Adopt Solution To Strengthen Presence In Local, Foreign Exchange Markets

Date 17/07/2019

Union Bank of the Philippines(UnionBank) announced today it has adopted Refinitiv's Electronic Trading (ET) solution to power its business in the Philippines and strengthen its presence in both the local and international foreign exchange markets.

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, Ranking Member, U.S. Senate Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Opening Statement At Facebook Hearing

Date 16/07/2019

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) – ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs – delivered the following opening statement at today’s hearing on Facebook’s Digital Currency.

U.S. Senator Mike Crapo, Chairman U.S. Senate Committee On Banking, Housing And Urban Affairs Statement At Facebook Hearing

Date 16/07/2019

U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, delivered the following remarks at a hearing entitled, “Examining Facebook’s Proposed Digital Currency and Data Privacy Considerations.”   

Monetary Policy In The Post-Crisis Era, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell, At "Bretton Woods: 75 Years Later—Thinking About The Next 75," A Conference Organized By The Banque De France And The French Ministry For The Economy And Finance, Paris, France

Date 16/07/2019

Seventy-five years ago this month, the foremost economic and policy minds of their generation gathered in a sleepy mountain town in New England. While World War II still raged, they envisioned a new international monetary system with rules, procedures, and institutions—including the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank—to promote recovery and stability in a war-ravaged world.