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The EBA Finds Italian Waiver For Covered Bonds Justified

Date 09/01/2024

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published an Opinion addressed to the Bank of Italy following the Competent Authority's notification of its decision to introduce a partial waiver of Article 129 (1)(c) of the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR), which specifies the conditions for the eligibility of covered bonds in relation to risk weight preferential treatments. Given the significant potential concentration problem in Italy, the EBA is of the opinion that the application of a partial waiver is adequately justified.

FINRA Publishes 2024 Regulatory Oversight Report - Report Highlights Crypto And Other New Topics, Evolving Trends And Key Findings

Date 09/01/2024

FINRA published today its 2024 FINRA Annual Regulatory Oversight Report, formerly known as the Report on FINRA’s Examination and Risk Monitoring Program. The report provides member firms with key insights and observations from recent activities of FINRA’s regulatory operations to use in strengthening their compliance programs.

Fiserv Launches First-Of-Its-Kind Index To Measure U.S. Small Business Performance At National, State, And Industry Levels

Date 09/01/2024

• Fiserv Small Business Index aggregates consumer spending activity across millions of U.S. small businesses, using transactional sales data to gauge growth
• Index will publish during the first week of each month, providing timely insight into the prior month’s activity

CME Group To Launch Options On S&P 500 Annual Dividend Index Futures On January 29

Date 09/01/2024

CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced it will launch options on S&P 500 Annual Dividend Index futures on January 29, pending regulatory review.

CFTC Commissioner Pham To Speak At Bloomberg House Davos

Date 09/01/2024

The EBA Updates Technical Standards On Supervisory Colleges

Date 09/01/2024

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published final draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) and final draft Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) on the functioning of supervisory colleges under the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD). The technical standards, adopted in 2015, have been updated to reflect the new requirements laid down in the CRD V and Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR 2), as well as to take into account the EBA’s ongoing college monitoring activity and the lessons learned from the implementation of the standards. The updated standards aim at ensuring a common EU framework for colleges of supervisors and promoting a more efficient and effective supervision of cross-border banking groups.

CME Group To Launch Longer-Dated Event Contracts On January 29

Date 09/01/2024

• For the first time, traders will be able to express a view on where E-mini S&P 500 and E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures will settle at the end of every quarter and year

BME Launches White Paper With 56 Measures To Boost The Competitiveness Of Spanish Capital Markets

Date 09/01/2024

• The White Paper presented today analyses the situation of capital markets in Spain and suggests legal, fiscal and regulatory measures to gain momentum
• The study, one of the most ambitious to take the pulse of the competitiveness of financial markets, has gathered the opinions of listed companies, institutions and investors
• Javier Hernani stresses that financial markets are a key element for Spain to gain in efficiency and competitiveness

Bank Of England: Nathanaël Benjamin's CV And Questionnaire For The Treasury Select Committee

Date 09/01/2024

EEX To Launch Nordic Zonal Futures For Power Derivatives Markets On 25 March

Date 09/01/2024

The European Energy Exchange (EEX) announces a significant extension of its flagship power derivatives platform by launching Nordic Zonal Futures on 25 March 2024. The new product offering will include financially-settled baseload futures for all 12 Danish, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish bidding zones. Additionally, EEX will extend the number of tradable contracts in its existing Nordic Power Futures, which are settled against the Nordic System Price.