Raj Grover – FinConf News

5-stage model for successful Digital Transformation

01/09/202001/09/2020 Raj Grover Digital Transformation

Fuzzy, hyped-up interpretations of digital transformation aren’t going away anytime soon. There’s too much at stake for technology providers to self-regulate on

Banking

Tracking the business value of Open Banking

31/08/202031/08/2020 Raj Grover Accenture, KPI, Open Banking

When it comes to tracking the business value of Open Banking initiatives, banks need to focus on KPIs that measure

Opinion

Requirements for a Successful Digital Transformation

27/08/202027/08/2020 Raj Grover Digital Transformation

There is still a significant confusion around the business case of digital transformation. Most financial institutions think that digital transformation is a cost.

Banking

TRUST: The Most Important Asset for Banks and Fintech

18/08/202027/08/2020 Raj Grover Banking, Fintech, Raj Grover, Trust

Do customers bank on regulations, competence or reputation? Customers bank on TRUST. Trust is at the heart of banking, but

ECB
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Finance Watch
EBA

Elizabeth McCaul: Bank boards and supervisory expectations

3 December 2020

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ECB appoints two senior managers for banking supervision

2 December 2020

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Pentti Hakkarainen: Digitalising banking supervision: an ongoing journey, not a final destination

30 November 2020

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Andrea Enria: Welcome address

30 November 2020

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Andrea Enria: Interview with ERT

28 November 2020

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CON/2020/16 Opinion on amendments to the Union prudential framework in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

19 May 2020

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CON/2020/15 Opinion on amendments to Latvian national security, emergency situation and mobilisation laws

10 May 2020

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ECB/2020/22 Regulation (EU) 2020/605 of the ECB of 9 April 2020 amending Regulation (EU) 2015/534 on reporting of supervisory financial information

6 May 2020

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CON/2020/12 Opinion on the identification and reporting by financial institutions of the allocation of sums deposited in savings account

16 April 2020

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ECB/2020/19 Recommendation of the ECB of 27 March 2020 on dividend distributions during the COVID-19 pandemic and repealing Recommendation (ECB/2020/1)

29 March 2020

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Fossil fuel lending is a financial stability issue

1 September 2020

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The EU recovery plan can still be made into a catalyst for sustainability

31 July 2020

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Which financial services are needed for financial inclusion?

7 July 2020

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Finance Watch publishes its Annual Report 2019

3 July 2020

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The temporary financialisation of refugees in Greece

24 June 2020

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EBA publishes final draft technical standards on the treatment of non-trading book positions subject to foreign-exchange risk or commodity risk under the FRTB framework

2 December 2020

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today final draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on how institutions are to calculate the own funds requirements for foreign-exchange and commodity risk stemming from banking book positions under the FRTB standardised and internal model approaches. [...]

The EBA reactivates its Guidelines on legislative and non-legislative moratoria

1 December 2020

After closely monitoring the developments of the COVID-19 pandemic and, in particular, the impact of the second COVID-19 wave and the related government restrictions taken in many EU countries, the European Banking Authority (EBA) has decided to reactivate its Guidelines on legislative and non-legislative moratoria. This reactivation will ensure that loans, which had previously not benefitted from payment moratoria, can now also benefit from them. The role of banks to ensure the continued flow of lending to clients remains of utmost importance and with the reactivation of these Guidelines, the EBA recognises the exceptional circumstances of the second COVID-19 wave.… [...]

ESAs propose to adapt the EMIR implementation timelines for intragroup transactions, equity options and novations to EU counterparties

23 November 2020

The European Banking Authority (EBA), the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs), have today published a final report with draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) proposing to amend the Commission Delegated Regulation on the risk mitigation techniques for OTC derivatives not cleared by a CCP (bilateral margin requirements) under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). [...]

The EBA calls on the European Commission to harmonise the significant risk transfer assessment in securitisation

23 November 2020

The European Banking Authority (EBA) publishes today a Report on significant risk transfer (SRT) in securitisation transactions, which includes a set of detailed recommendations to the European Commission on the harmonisation of practices and processes applicable to the SRT assessment. The EBA proposals aim to enhance the efficiency, consistency and predictability of the supervisory SRT assessment within the current securitisation framework. [...]

Banks report a significant use of COVID-19 moratoria and public guarantees

19 November 2020

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today a first assessment of the use of COVID-19 moratoria and public guarantees across the EU banking sector. COVID-19 related moratoria on loan repayments provided breathing space to borrowers across many countries with many banks reporting that loans under moratoria represented a significant share of their total loans. The use of moratoria was particularly widespread for SMEs and commercial real estate but were also important for mortgage loans in some countries. While public guarantees were used to a lesser extent, they allowed banks to provide new lending to many companies impacted by the crisis.… [...]