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CFTC Chairman Timothy Massad Announces Resignation as Chairman

04/01/2017(0)
Chairman Timothy G. Massad today said he has tendered to President Obama his resignation as Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, effective on January 20, 2017. Mr. ... Read More
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IOSCO stresses importance of implementation and disclosure related to new accounting standards

19/12/2016(0)
The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) published today a Statement on Implementation of New Accounting Standards related to revenue, financial instruments, and leases. The three ... Read More
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Bank of England to develop the next generation of Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) for payments

19/09/2016(0)
The Bank of England is consulting on the next generation of its Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) service. RTGS is not a household name. But it lies at the heart ... Read More
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ASIC’s Corporate Plan 2016–17 to 2019–20 and Focus for 2016–17

31/08/2016(0)
ASIC today published its Corporate Plan for 2016–17. The Corporate Plan outlines ASIC’s vision: To allow markets to fund the economy, and in turn, economic growth. In doing so, ... Read More
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German Deutsche Bank faced threat of bankruptcy

11/07/2016(0)
Three years ago, there were reports about bankruptcy of Deutsche Bank, which is managing SOFAZ assets. This is caused by too much unsecured derivatives in the balance of the ... Read More
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Bank of England published Financial Stability Report

05/07/2016(0)
It is the statutory responsibility of the Financial Policy Committee (FPC) to identify, monitor and take action to remove or reduce systemic risks, with a view to protecting and ... Read More
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FCA Research into the issue of de-risking

25/05/2016(0)
The Financial Conduct Authority has issued a press release to make publish a research regarding the issue of de-risking. Below is the announcement as published from FCA: The FCA, ... Read More
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Italy Forms $5.7 Billion Fund to Shake Off Doubts in Banks

12/04/2016(0)
Fund to help weakened banks sell shares and unload bad loans Atlante fund managed by Quaestio Capital investment firm Italian officials and bank executives agreed to create a multibillion-euro ... Read More
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Financial Policy Committee statement from its policy meeting, 23 March 2016

29/03/2016(0)
1. The Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee (FPC) assesses the outlook for financial stability by identifying the risks faced by the financial system and weighing them against the resilience ... Read More
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China to ease commercial banks’ bad debt burden via equity swaps

10/03/2016(0)
China’s central bank is preparing regulations that would allow commercial lenders to swap non-performing loans of companies for stakes in those firms, two people with direct knowledge of the ... Read More
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