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04 June 2015

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  Articles from 28 May 2015 - 04 June 2015

  Banking
 
 
EBA publishes interactive ITS on reporting
The European Banking Authority published an interactive version of its Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) on supervisory reporting, which were adopted by the European Commission and published in the Official Journal as Implementing Regulation EU 680/2014.
 
  Securities
 
 
25 Investing and Financing recommendations for the forthcoming Capital Markets Union
The report calls for creating a CMU able to structurally channel investments where innovation emerges, companies grow and new jobs are created. CMU should favor an EU wide liquid and integrated domestic market.
TheCityUK submits its response to the Capital Markets Union Consultation
The response highlighted five key priorities that TheCityUK believe to be the most important for the Commission to deliver a single market for capital that benefits the whole of the EU, and demands no further empowerment of the ESAs.
Joint Forum releases report on credit risk management across sectors
The report provides insight into the current supervisory framework around credit risk, the state of credit risk management at firms and implications for the supervisory and regulatory treatments of credit risk.
 
  Insurance
 
 
EIOPA updates on the major risks to financial stability
EIOPA observes that the risks identified in the previous Report remain broadly unchanged: a weak macroeconomic environment, protracted low interest rates and increased credit risks continue to affect the (re)insurance and occupational pension sectors of the European Economic Area.
 
  Asset Management
 
 
EFAMA argues against the perceived systemic nature of the asset management industry
EFAMA published a response to the second FSB/IOSCO consultation on the assessment methodologies for identifying non-bank, non-insurer (NBNI) globally systemically important financial institutions (G-SIFIs).
 
  Corporate Governance/Accounting
 
 
IAASB-FEE: Discussion on auditor quality and auditor reporting
The objective of the IAASB-FEE lunch debate was to discuss the latest developments in more transparent auditor reporting and in enhancing audit quality.
 
  Grahams Articles, Comments & Speeches
 
 
Greek politics: would a referendum cut the Gordian knot?
(Should 6% of the electorate be able to devastate the other 94 %?)
City of London opinion hardens to support Britain remaining a member of the EU
27 May 2015: Deutsche Boerse “Exchange of ideas - Blueprint for CMU”. The question "Should Britain stay in the EU?": The result was was truly remarkable.
Deepening EMU – Round-up of Key Events – May 2015
UK elections and Brexit were the main topics, also discussed in the 110th Brussels for Breakfast. CMU plays a greater and greater role in EU, and many EU institutions, associations and banks responded to the European Commission’s Green Paper.
 
  Political
 
 
Financial Times: Why Britain has no chance of European treaty change
Germany will boycott meaningful reforms for as long as its economy benefits from the status quo.
 
  Economic
 
 
ECB: Growing financial risk appetite within a gradual economic recovery – Financial Stability Review
Euro area systemic stress has remained low over the past six months, according to the latest Financial Stability Review of the European Central Bank. This also calmed fears of a too prolonged period of low inflation threatening to harm both price and financial stability.
 
  Think Tanks/EP groups
 
 
CEPS: Building a Capital Markets Union… or designing a financial system for the euro area?
Financial integration of the countries in EMU must receive top priority in a process that the rest of the European Union may then subsequently join.
 

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