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Federal Reserve: Senior Credit Officer Opinion Survey On Dealer Financing Terms

Date 18/06/2020

The Senior Credit Officer Opinion Survey on Dealer Financing Terms (SCOOS) is a quarterly survey providing information about the availability and terms of credit in securities financing and over-the counter (OTC) derivatives markets. The SCOOS is modeled after the long-established Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices, which provides qualitative information about changes in supply and demand for loans to households and businesses at commercial banks. The SCOOS collects qualitative information on credit terms and conditions in securities financing and OTC derivatives markets, which are important conduits for leverage in the financial system. The survey panel for the SCOOS began by including 20 dealers and over time has been expanded. These firms account for almost all of the dealer activity in dollar-denominated securities financing and OTC derivatives markets. The survey is directed to senior credit officers responsible for maintaining a consolidated perspective on the management of credit risks. The HTML links below include the full report; the PDF links include the summary only.

Nigerian Stock Exchange Records Positive Growth In Market Turnover

Date 18/06/2020

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE or The Exchange) recorded an 11% increase on the average daily turnover on Wednesday, 17 June 2020 when compared to the same period in 2019 recording N3.93 Billion and N3.52 Billion respectively. Significant growth has also been recorded in the Premium Board category with a 28.6% increase in volume traded up from 50.04 million in 2019 to 64.39 million in 2020.

OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría Has Reacted To Recent Statements And Exchanges Regarding The Ongoing Negotiations To Address The Tax Challenges Of The Digitalisation Of The Economy

Date 18/06/2020

“Addressing the tax challenges arising from the digitalisation of the economy is long overdue,” said OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría. “All members of the Inclusive Framework should remain engaged in the negotiation towards the goal of reaching a global solution by year end, drawing on all the technical work that has been done during the last three years, including throughout the COVID-19 crisis. Absent a multilateral solution, more countries will take unilateral measures and those that have them already may no longer continue to hold them back. This, in turn, would trigger tax disputes and, inevitably, heightened trade tensions. A trade war, especially at this point in time, where the world economy is going through a historical downturn, would hurt the economy, jobs and confidence even further. A multilateral solution based on the work of the 137 members of the Inclusive Framework at the OECD is clearly the best way forward,” Mr Gurría said.

Mandated in 2018 by the G20 to deliver a consensus based solution by the end of 2020, the OECD has gathered 137 countries on an equal footing for the negotiations and has developed a two pillar approach, to be discussed in the following weeks leading up to a meeting of the Inclusive Framework in October 2020.

Federal Reserve Announces FraudClassifier Model To Help Organizations Classify Fraud Involving Payments

Date 18/06/2020

The Federal Reserve today published the FraudClassifier model—a set of tools and materials to help provide a consistent way to classify and better understand the magnitude of fraudulent activity and how it occurs across the payments industry. The model was developed by the Fraud Definitions Work Group, which was comprised of Federal Reserve and payments industry fraud experts.

Finansinspektionen: JAK Medlemsbank Receives A Remark And An Administrative Fine

Date 18/06/2020

JAK Medlemsbank (JAK) has been deficient in its work to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing. The bank is therefore being issued a remark and must pay an administrative fine of SEK 1.6 million.

EBA Publishes Revised Standards To Identify Staff With A Material Impact On The Institution’s Risk Profile

Date 18/06/2020

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its final draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on the criteria to identify all categories of staff whose professional activities have a material impact on the institutions’ risk profile (“risk takers”). The objective of these RTS is to define and harmonise the criteria for the identification of such staff and to ensure a consistent approach across the EU. The identification process is based on a combination of qualitative and quantitative criteria.

ACER Publishes Two Decisions Fostering A Single EU Balancing Market For Electricity

Date 18/06/2020

The European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) publishes today two decisions in line with the EU Regulation establishing a Guideline on Electricity Balancing, aiming to integrate the EU balancing markets.

EBA Publishes Final Revised Technical Standards To Enhance Quality And Consistency Of Information For Passport Notifications

Date 18/06/2020

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its Final draft amending Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) and Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) on passport notification. The two sets of amending technical standards increase the quality and consistency of information to be provided by a credit institution notifying its home competent authorities when it intends to open a branch or provide services in another Member State, as well as of the communication between home and host authorities.

Deutsche Bank To Pay Over $10 Million To Settle Two CFTC Cases

Date 18/06/2020

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced the settlement of two enforcement matters involving Deutsche Bank. In the first matter, Deutsche Bank AG (Deutsche Bank) resolved federal court charges stemming from alleged violations of various swap data reporting and other regulatory violations. In the second matter, the CFTC issued an administrative order against Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (DBSI), filing and settling charges that two of DBSI’s traders engaged in spoofing. According to the order, DBSI manually placed bids or offers on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) with the intent to cancel those bids or offers before execution, an illegal practice known as spoofing.

EBA Extends Deadline For The Application Of Its Guidelines On Payment Moratoria To 30 September

Date 18/06/2020

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has decided today to extend the application date of its Guidelines on legislative and non-legislative moratoria to 30 September 2020. With EU economies not yet fully opened, this extension shows the importance of a continued support to the measures taken by banks to extend loans in response to the extraordinary nature of the current situation. This extension would ensure that adequate treatment for borrowers is available across the EU, considering that the Covid-19 crisis has been affecting EU countries in a different way and at a different pace.