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The EBA Reaches Another Important Milestone In Enhancing Supervisory Efficiency With Its Revised SREP Guidelines

Date 26/06/2026

​The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published its final revised Guidelines on common procedures and methodologies for the supervisory review and evaluation process (SREP) and supervisory stress testing, marking another key milestone in its efforts to enhance the efficiency, coherence and effectiveness of EU banking supervision. The revised Guidelines are a core deliverable of the EBA’s efficiency and simplification agenda. They build on the EBA Report on the efficiency of the regulatory and supervisory framework (October 2025) and follow the Report on simplifying the stacking orders of the EU prudential and resolution framework. The revised SREP Guidelines pave the way for a more risk-focused, efficient, proportionate and forward-looking framework for supervisors across the EU.

Beyond The Broken, Opaque CAT, By Kelvin To, Founder And President Of Data Boiler Technologies

Date 26/06/2026

Data Boiler submitted a 60-page comment letter to the SEC regarding Concept Release on Consolidated Audit Trail and Other Audit Trails and Data Sources. It details specific concerns regarding why the CAT is opaque, how it may be weaponized, and why it is broken beyond repair and wholly inadequate to address challenges of today and the future. Rather than simply criticizing the current framework, it proposed a tangible, production-ready Agentic Distributed Alternative that solves the industry's heaviest burdens: 70–80% Cloud Cost Reduction; Eliminates the “Honeypot” Vulnerability; and Matches Modern Market Speed. Please see below for an Executive Summary:

The EBA Updates Validation Rules For Supervisory Reporting

Date 26/06/2026

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published an updated list of validation rules defined in its reporting frameworks, as part of its regular quarterly review process. The revised package identifies rules that have (i) been deactivated due to inaccuracies or IT-related issues, (ii) been reactivated, or (iii) undergone a change in severity status. 

BME Admits To Trading New Bond Issues From Galicia, Andalusia, Castile And León, And The Canary Islands Worth 2 Billion Euros

Date 26/06/2026

• With these new issuances, there are now seven, six of which are sustainable, transactions of this type carried out by regional governments on BME’s fixed-income markets in 2026

OPT Lists On Euronext

Date 26/06/2026

• 35th listing on Euronext in 2026
• The company raised €2 million
• Market capitalisation at IPO is €5.3 million

UK Financial Conduct Authority Consults On Targeted Changes To Listing Rules For Closed-Ended Investment Funds

Date 26/06/2026

The FCA has published a consultation paper on proposed changes to its UK Listing Rules for closed‑ended investment funds, focused on the management of conflicts of interest.

Nasdaq Dubai Welcomes The Arab Energy Fund’s USD 500 Million Sukuk Listing

Date 26/06/2026

• The Arab Energy Fund listed a USD 500 million Sukuk due 2031 on Nasdaq Dubai.
• The five-year Sukuk carries a profit rate of 4.686% and was priced at a spread of 70 basis points over SOFR.
• The issuance was 2x oversubscribed, with the order book exceeding USD 900 million.
• The total value of currently outstanding Sukuk listed on Nasdaq Dubai now exceeds USD 98.6 billion.

Emerald Horizon AG Listed On The Vienna Stock Exchange

Date 26/06/2026

The Vienna Stock Exchange welcomes another new listing: as of today, Emerald Horizon AG (ISIN AT0000A3UZE1) is continuously tradable in the ‘standard market’ segment. To celebrate the stock market debut, the company’s two founders Florian Wagner, CEO, and Philipp Pölzl, Vice President of Operations, together with Robert Holzmann, Vice President of International Relations, rang the opening bell, thereby kicking off the first day of trading. Baader Bank AG and ICF Bank AG are acting as market makers to provide additional liquidity. According to the company, Emerald Horizon AG develops technologies for the decarbonisation of the energy supply, including hybrid energy storage systems and a new generation of modular reactors. The company is therefore in the process of transitioning from the development phase to its intended commercialisation phase.

Capital Investment Trust Corporation Launches Capital US Tech Giant ETF In First Collaboration With Solactive

Date 26/06/2026

Solactive is pleased to announce its first collaboration with Capital Investment Trust Corporation through the launch of the Capital US Tech Giant ETF, which tracks the Solactive US Tech Giant Index. Listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange, the ETF is designed to provide investors with targeted exposure to leading U.S. technology companies characterized by significant scale and selected financial and growth-related attributes.

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Welcomes Appointment And Re-Appointment Of Non-Executive Directors

Date 26/06/2026

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) welcomes the Financial Secretary’s appointment of Mr Bernard Man, SC, and re-appointment of Mr Vincent Chan Chun-hung as Non-Executive Directors, respectively for a term of two years .