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FINMA condenses and modernises corporate governance requirements for banks
March 2nd, 2016
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA is consolidating its corporate governance, internal control system and risk management supervisory requirements for the banking sector. This consolidation will take the form of a single circular incorporating findings from the financial ...
PRA and FCA statement on compliance with the EBA guidelines on Sound Remuneration Policies
March 1st, 2016
The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have notified the European Banking Authority (EBA) that the regulators will comply with all aspects of the EBA Guidelines on Sound Remuneration Policies, except for the provision that the ...
Bundesbank posts €3.2 billion profit in 2015
February 25th, 2016
The Bundesbank posted a profit of €3.2 billion for the 2015 financial year, up from €3.0 billion in 2014. This profit was transferred in full today to the Federal Government of Germany pursuant to section 27 number 2 of the Bundesbank Act (Bundesbankgesetz). ...
Citi Launches Total Touch ADR X-WiNG
February 25th, 2016
Citi has launched Total Touch ADR X-WiNG, a liquidity providing execution platform that optimizes investor’s access to liquidity in both EMEA and the U.S. American Depositary Receipt (ADR) market. Combining the value-added attributions of high-touch trading, with the efficiency ...
Japan eyes treating bitcoins the same as real money
February 24th, 2016
Japanese financial regulators have proposed handling virtual currencies as methods of payment equivalent to conventional currencies, a step that would strengthen consumer protection and spur growth in the virtual economy. The Financial Services Agency’s legislative revisions would recognize bitcoins ...
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Launches New Manager Analysis
February 23rd, 2016
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management announced today that it has launched a new manager analysis screening and scoring process for fixed income developed by the Firm’s Global Investment Manager Analysis team (GIMA). Known as Adverse Active Alpha for fixed income, ...
China’s top bank raided in Spain over money laundering
February 18th, 2016
Five employees of China’s biggest bank have been arrested in Spain on suspicion of laundering money across Europe. Police made the arrests Wednesday after raiding the offices of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China in Madrid. One of ...
Markit acquires syndicated loan technology from J.P. Morgan
February 10th, 2016
Markit (Nasdaq: MRKT), a leading global provider of financial information services, today announced it has acquired systems integration software developed by J.P. Morgan. Markit will make the software available to sellside and buyside institutions seeking to integrate with major ...
Interview with Wall Street Journal
February 5th, 2016
Interview with Yves Mersch, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, conducted by Brian Blackstone and Tom Fairless on 1 February 2016 Over the last few months we’ve seen oil and commodity prices bringing down inflation. How worried ...
Commonwealth report calls for clearer legislation for virtual currencies
February 5th, 2016
Virtual currencies offer countries a cost-effective, fast and accessible alternative to settling financial payments, but unclear laws and regulations are preventing their responsible development and encouraging their exploitation by criminals, says a new Commonwealth report. Virtual currencies, which allow ...
