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ESMA Launches Call For Evidence On Sustainability In Suitability And Product Governance

Date 16/06/2023

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, launched today a Call for Evidence (CfE) on integrating sustainability preferences into suitability assessment and product governance arrangements under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) II.

Finansinspektionen Report: Banks’ Administration Of Amortisation Requirement Exemptions

Date 16/06/2023

Finansinspektionen has conducted a survey into banks' administration of amortisation requirement exemptions, as an assignment from the government. The survey shows that banks have primarily handled amortisation requirement exemptions well. Banks have improved their procedures for handling exemptions, which have increased due to increased pressure on households' finances and more widespread knowledge within society about the possibility of receiving an exemption. The banks' improved procedures are an adjustment to this change.

SEC Charges PIMCO For Disclosure And Policies And Procedures Failures

Date 16/06/2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that registered investment adviser Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (PIMCO) will pay $9 million to settle two enforcement actions relating to disclosure and policies and procedures violations involving two funds PIMCO advises.

esmart-invest.com: BaFin Investigates Esmartinvest

Date 16/06/2023

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht – BaFin) warns consumers about the company Esmartinvest and the services it is offering. BaFin has information that the company is providing financial and investment services on its website esmart-invest.com without the required authorisation.

Financial Stability And Macroeconomic Policy, Federal Reserve Governor Christopher J. Waller, At "The Future Of Macroeconomic Policy,” A Conference Sponsored By The Norges Bank, The International Monetary Fund, And The IMF Economic Review, Oslo, Norway

Date 16/06/2023

I have been asked to talk about monetary policy and financial stability in today's economic environment. The recent stress in the U.S. banking system has brought these two topics, their interlinkages, and the tools we use to achieve our goals to the forefront of central bank policy and public discourse. In short, although financial stability and monetary policy tools are used independently, they are nevertheless interconnected via their respective effects on the macroeconomy. So let me take a few minutes to discuss this topic in more detail.

Cyprus Stock Exchange Monthly Bulletin May 2023  

Date 16/06/2023

The total value of transactions during the month in review reached € 3,83 million, with an average of € 0,17 million per trading session.

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Summary 16 June 2023

Date 16/06/2023

Click here to download Malawi Stock Exchange's weekly summary.

Borsa İstanbul Announces The Constituent Changes To The BIST Stock Indices For The Third Quarter Of 2023

Date 16/06/2023

All changes will be applied after the close of business on Tuesday, June 27, 2023 and will be effective on Monday, July 3, 2023.

BIS: Project Rosalind Develops A Prototype Application Programming Interface Layer For Retail CBDC Systems And Explores Ecosystem Innovation

Date 16/06/2023

• Project Rosalind explored how a universal and extensible application programming interface (API) layer could connect central bank and private sector infrastructures and facilitate retail CBDC payments.
• The joint Bank for International Settlements and Bank of England project experimented with ecosystem innovation to identify a range of retail CBDC use cases.
• The project provided lessons on key aspects of a retail CBDC system, such as API design, privacy models, security and private sector programmability.

Bank Of England: Minutes Of Money Market Committee Meeting – May 2023

Date 16/06/2023

The Money Markets Committee is a forum for market participants and authorities to discuss the UK unsecured deposits and funding market and securities lending and repo markets.