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ESMA Report Shows Increased Data Use Across EU And First Effects Of Reporting Burden Reduction Efforts

Date 30/04/2025

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, published today the fifth edition of its Report on the Quality and Use of Data. The report reveals how the regulatory data collected has been used by authorities in the EU and provides insight on actions taken to ensure data quality.

Finansinspektionen - Consumer Protection Report 2025: Digitalisation And Viral Trends Create Risks For Consumers On The Financial Market

Date 30/04/2025

Unreliable investment advice from AI or “finfluencers” and the promise of fast gains from crypto trading. These are examples of consumer protection risks that have recently emerged on the financial market. At the same time, risks linked to unsound lending and financial exclusion of consumers are still prevalent. These are some of Finansinspektionen’s (FI) observations in this year’s consumer protection report.

Bank Of England Teams Up With The University Of Manchester To Improve Access To Economics In Schools

Date 30/04/2025

• Partnership to offer teacher training programme to increase access to economics in state schools.
• Launch coincides with new research showing how participation in economics at school and university is highly uneven with big variations by gender, region, socio-economic background and ethnicity. 

ECB Introduces Changes To The Dedicated Credit Facility For Euro Area CCPs

Date 30/04/2025

• Discretionary activation by the Governing Council no longer required
• Additional safeguards introduced in relation to financial soundness and sound liquidity risk management
• Changes will come into effect through the adoption of relevant legal acts in 2025, including the TARGET Guideline

Tehran Securities Exchange Chairs First FEAS Market Surveillance Working Group

Date 30/04/2025

Tehran Securities Exchange (TSE) was appointed as the chair of the "Market Surveillance" expert Working Group under Federation of Euro-Asian Capital Markets (FEAS) in Winter 2024 and Mr. Reza Ghafouri, TSE’s Market Surveillance director, assumed leadership of the group.

The EBA Consults On Draft Amending Technical Standards On Factors Assessing The Appropriateness Of Real Estate Risk Weights

Date 30/04/2025

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today launched a public consultation on its draft amending Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on the types of factors to be considered by national authorities in assessing the appropriateness of real estate risk weights. This review is driven by the revised Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR 3), which confers a new mandate onto the EBA. The consultation runs until 30 May 2025.

MNI Chicago Business Barometer: Chicago Business Barometer™ - Slipped To 44.6 In April

Date 30/04/2025

The Chicago Business Barometer™, produced with MNI slipped 3.0 points to 44.6 in April. This more than reverses March’s 2.1 point rise, but still leaves the index above January’s 39.5 reading. The index has been in contraction for seventeen consecutive months.

United Wholesale Mortgage Selects ICE Mortgage Technology To Power In-House Servicing Strategy

Date 30/04/2025

• Nation’s largest mortgage lender selects ICE Mortgage Technology’s MSP®to provide world-class servicing support that fuels recapture and referral business for brokers

NSE Indices Index Dashboard For The Month Ended April 2025

Date 30/04/2025

 Click here to download the 'Index Dashboard' for the month ended April 2025.

U.S. Department Of The Treasury Quarterly Refunding Statement Of Acting Assistant Secretary For Financial Markets Brian Smith

Date 30/04/2025

The U.S. Department of the Treasury is offering $125 billion of Treasury securities to refund approximately $94.2 billion of privately-held Treasury notes maturing on May 15, 2025.  This issuance will raise new cash from private investors of approximately $30.8 billion.