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Euronext Announces Quarterly Review Results For The AEX, AMX, AScX

Date 07/12/2017

Euronext today announced the results of the quarterly review of the AEX®, AMX® and AScX® indices. The changes following the review will be effective from Monday 18 December 2017.

FSB Welcomes Finalisation Of Basel III

Date 07/12/2017

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) welcomes the announcement by the Group of Central Bank Governors and Heads of Supervision (GHOS), the oversight body of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, that agreement has been reached on the finalisation of Basel III. The agreement improves the comparability of banks’ risk-weighted assets and reinforces the credibility of the bank capital framework. Agreement on these final elements means that one of the key reforms pursued to address the causes of the global financial crisis has been completed and can be fully implemented.

Thomson Reuters Drives Greater Backtesting And Historical Analysis With Launch Of I/B/E/S Point In Time - New Solution Helps Reduce Forward-Looking And Survivorship Bias In The Buy-Side Community

Date 07/12/2017

Thomson Reuters has further strengthened its solutions portfolio for quantitative analysis with the launch of I/B/E/S Point in Time (Point in Time), which offers the buy-side another powerful tool for financial backtesting and historical analysis.  Point in Time is built on the Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S Quantitative File System and I/B/E/S historical databases.  

Central Bank Governors And Heads Of Supervision Finalise Basel III Reforms

Date 07/12/2017

The Basel Committee's oversight body, the Group of Central Bank Governors and Heads of Supervision (GHOS), has endorsed the outstanding Basel III post-crisis regulatory reforms.

Finansinspektionen: Basel Agreement On Banks’ Capital Adequacy

Date 07/12/2017

The oversight body of the Basel Committee, GHOS (Governors and Heads of Supervision), has agreed today after several years of work on key supplements to complete the global standards for banks’ capital adequacy. Finansinspektionen (FI) is a member of the Basel Committee and has participated in this project.

Banking Regulation: European Commission Welcomes Basel Committee's Agreement On Post-Crisis Reforms

Date 07/12/2017

The European Commission follows up on today's agreement to further strengthen the international post-crisis rules for banks, by setting out its approach to these new rules in the EU.

EBA Welcomes The Revised Basel Framework And Provides An Overview Of Its Impact In The EU

Date 07/12/2017

The European Banking Authority (EBA) welcomes the agreement reached on the finalisation of the Basel III framework by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS), which concludes the global post-crisis prudential reforms. ‘Strong international standards are an essential common yardstick that will support a safe and sound cross-border banking on a global scale' Andrea Enria, Chairperson of the EBA, said in welcoming the Basel agreement. ‘The EBA is committed to engaging with Competent Authorities and European co-legislators to ensure a successful implementation of the standards in the EU' Enria added. The EBA published today a summary of the results showing the impact of the agreed reforms on the EU banking sector. 

Remarks To The SEC Investor Advisory Committee, Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar

Date 07/12/2017

Good morning and welcome to the members of the Investor Advisory Committee (the “IAC”).  I look forward to your discussions of two important topics: (i) retail investor protections and transparency in municipal and corporate bond markets this morning, and (ii) best practices for retail investor disclosures this afternoon.

Euronext Announces Quarterly Review Results Of The PSI 20

Date 07/12/2017

Euronext today announced the results of the quarterly review for the  PSI 20®. The changes due to the review will be effective from Monday 18 December, 2017.

ESAs Publish Amended Technical Standards On The Mapping Of ECAIs

Date 07/12/2017