International Regulatory Updates

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has approved co-operation arrangements between EU securities regulators, with responsibility for the supervision of alternative investment funds (AIFs), including hedge funds, private equity and real estate funds, and 34 of their global counterpar ...

The European Banking Authority launches today a consultation paper on draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on criteria to identify categories of staff whose professional activities have a material impact on an institution’s risk profile. These material risk takers will be subject to specific ...

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The European Banking Authority (EBA) launches today a Call for expression of interest to prepare the renewal of its Banking Stakeholder Group (BSG). The deadline for application is 28 June 2013, 23:59 GMT. Click here to access the full press release. ...

The EBA agreed today on recommendations to supervisors to conduct asset quality reviews on major EU banks. While banks' capital positions were significantly strengthened under the EBA's recapitalisation exercise, the objective of the asset quality exercises will be to review banks' classifications a ...

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launches today a Call for expression of interest to prepare the renewal of its Banking Stakeholder Group (BSG). The deadline for application is 28 June 2013, 23:59 GMT. Click here to access the full press release. ...

Describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the conclusion of certain missions (official staff visits, in most cases to member countries). Missions are undertaken as part of regular (usually annual) consultations under Article IV of the IMF's Articles of Agreement, in the context of a request ...

Describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the conclusion of certain missions (official staff visits, in most cases to member countries). Missions are undertaken as part of regular (usually annual) consultations under Article IV of the IMF's Articles of Agreement, in the context of a request ...

1. Introduction 1.1. The current proposal aims to refine the existing selection procedure for the purpose of establishing the EIOPA Insurance and Reinsurance Stakeholder Group (IRSG) and the Occupational Pensions Stakeholder Group (OPSG) in the upcoming selection process. It also builds on the ex ...

LONDON (Standard & Poor's) April 24, 2013--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services believes that the combination of factors behind Cyprus' difficulties is not currently replicated in other small, financially-focused eurozone economies. This is according to a report titled "Small Countries, Big Ba ...