Friends 'Weekly' Newsletter
07 May 2015
EBA, MiFID II, the responses to European Commission’s Green Paper on Building a CMU, EIOPA, Solvency II, ESAs, EU financial market stability and more.
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Articles from 30 April 2015 - 07 May 2015 |
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Banking |
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EBA issues final guidance on recovery indicators
The European Banking Authority (EBA) published its final Guidelines on indicators for the recovery and resolution plans of credit institutions and investment firms across the EU. |
EBA updates its monitoring of Additional Tier 1 capital instruments
The European Banking Authority’s (EBA) update is partly based on the review of new Additional Tier 1 (AT1) issuances and includes some final conclusions of the EBA on issues previously flagged as being under investigation. The EBA expects to gather further insight on the basis of future issuances. |
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Securities |
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MiFID II: Meeting of the European Securities Committee
Documents on transparency, SMEs and growth, FX contracts, investor protection (including payment for research), reasonable commercial basis and portfolio compression. |
ECBC Responds to European Commission’s Green Paper on Building a Capital Markets Union
The European Covered Bond Council (ECBC) calls for the introduction of a new financial instrument in the European Union – European Secured Notes (ESN), to address a funding segment located between the traditional covered bond and high-quality securitisation. |
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Insurance |
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EIOPA updates on preparation for Solvency II
European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) updated its Solvency II webpage in order to help (re)insurers and other market participants find at a glance all relevant information on the new regime. |
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Asset Management |
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AIMA: Hedge funds step up financing of the economy
Hedge fund firms and other alternative asset managers are playing an increasingly important role in financing the economy, according to a new paper published by AIMA. |
ECB: Interview with Vítor Constâncio
The interview covers the performance and effects of QE, inflation, pension funds, securities, Greece, and CMU. |
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Corporate Governance/Accounting |
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IASB/Issue 3 of the Essentials: Sizing Up the Balance Sheet
The Essentials aims to increase investors’ awareness of IFRS and to enhance the insights they obtain when analysing information produced by IFRS financial statements. Each issue aims to provide an overview of how a specific accounting Standard is relevant to financial statement analysis. |
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Financial Services Policy |
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ESAs - main risks to EU financial market stability have intensified
The Joint Committee of the ESAs published its fifth Report on Risks and Vulnerabilities in the EU Financial System. The report found that in the past six months, risks affecting the EU financial system have not changed in substance, but have further intensified. |
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Political |
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EurActiv: How British elections represent the state of Europe
The UK election matters not because of who wins, but because of how the marginal parties will influence British strategy on Europe and the existence of the UK itself, writes George Friedman. |
European Movement: Review of the Balance of Competences between the UK and the EU
The Senior European Experts published a summary of the main points that emerge from the review, firstly on the balance of competences in general, and then on British interests and future challenges in important areas of EU policy. |
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Economic |
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European Commission: 2015 Spring Economic forecast - Tailwinds support the recovery
Economic tailwinds from low oil prices to steady global growth strengthen Europe's economic recovery according to the Spring Economic Forecast. |
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Graham's tweets |
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