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EBA Consultation Paper On Draft RTS On Derivatives Indirect Exposures (EBA/CP/2020/14)

Date 23/07/2020

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a consultation on draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) specifying how institutions should determine exposures arising from derivative and credit derivative contracts not entered directly into with a client but whose underlying debt or equity instrument was issued by a client. These draft RTS will ensure appropriate levels of consistency through different pieces of the regulatory framework for the calculation of exposures for large exposure purposes. The consultation runs until 23 October 2020.

FEAS Report On Financial Literacy Survey 2019

Date 23/07/2020

Continuing to share FEAS Previous reports, this week FEAS is opening a Report On Financial Literacy Survey.

EBA Publishes Guidelines On A Pragmatic And Flexible Approach To The 2020 Supervisory Review And Evaluation Process In Light Of The COVID-19 Pandemic

Date 23/07/2020

Following the publication of its statement on additional supervisory measures in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published today Guidelines that make available to competent authorities a special procedure for the supervisory review and evaluation process (SREP) for the year 2020.  The new Guidelines identify how flexibility and pragmatism could be exercised in relation to the SREP framework in the context of this pandemic.

BIS: Inflation At Risk From Covid-19

Date 23/07/2020

Key takeaways

• The pandemic has increased downside tail risks in advanced economies (AEs), while it has increased both downside and upside tail risks in emerging market economies (EMEs).
• The collapse in output and oil prices, on balance, increases downside inflation risks.
• Recent exchange rate depreciations increase upside risks to inflation in EMEs.
• Tighter financial conditions raise both downside and upside risks. In AEs, the increase in downside risks is more prominent.

EBA Consults On Technical Standards Specifying The Determination Of Indirect Exposures Arising From (Credit) Derivative Contracts Underlying A Debt Or Equity Instrument For Large Exposures Purposes

Date 23/07/2020

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a consultation on draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) specifying how institutions should determine exposures arising from derivative and credit derivative contracts not entered directly into with a client but whose underlying debt or equity instrument was issued by a client. These draft RTS will ensure appropriate levels of consistency through different pieces of the regulatory framework for the calculation of exposures for large exposure purposes. The consultation runs until 23 October 2020.

Eurex’s New Related Security Spread Futures (RSS) – An Update

Date 23/07/2020

Swiss Stock Exchange: Driving The Transformation Of Trading

Date 23/07/2020

Transfer To Euronext Paris Opens New Chapter In Solutions 30’s Outstanding Stockmarket Journey

Date 23/07/2020

Euronext today celebrated the transfer of Solutions 30 SE, Europe’s leading provider of new-technology solutions, from listing on Euronext Growth to Euronext Paris (ticker code : S30).

Jio Defies Challenging Market Conditions With Unprecedented Investments Pouring In, Says GlobalData

Date 23/07/2020

Jio Platforms Limited (Jio) has been a notable exception for being able to garner unprecedented back-to-back investments during these challenging times. The investments spree that started with Facebook on 22 April 2020 also saw many other foreign investors ranging from tech giants to big private equity firms (PE) evincing interest in Jio. The cumulative value of such investments announced between April 22 and July 15 2020 stood at US$19.9bn, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

ACER Finds No Market Interest To Invest In Gas Network Expansion

Date 23/07/2020

Market players are not interested in expanding gas networks in the European Union (EU) according to a report published today by the EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER). To achieve better-integrated gas markets the EU introduced in 2017 a process to identify every two years the market demand for incremental capacity by Transmission System Operators (TSOs).