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Is “buy now pay later” a rebranded debt for the Instagram generation?

06/12/202006/12/2020 Piotr Pietrzak

How many times have you bought something, that couldn’t wait for a payday? From a new pair of “must-have” sneakers,

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Stock market through the eyes of politics and fixed income

14/10/202012/10/2020 Deni Memic

(1) Possible Biden elections victory and (2) HY FI OAS as indicators of stock market sentiment at the end of

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For all of you with unhedged USD exposure

12/10/202012/10/2020 Deni Memic

For all of you with unhedged USD exposure, chart shows net USD positioning of(1) asset managers,(2) leveraged funds and(3) Non-commercial

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Future of AI investments and their consequences?

06/10/202012/10/2020 Aco Momcilovic

Difference between where the money is invested and where it should be The expectation is that most of the AI

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Simplifying Investing in the Western Balkans?

15/09/202015/09/2020 Jasmin Mujanović Diaspora Invest, Economics, Investing, Western Balkans

I wanted to develop something I put up on Twitter that’s already had a nice amount of feedback from a

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Is Covid-19 crash the worst drawdown ever?

15/09/202015/09/2020 Deni Memic financialmarkets, sp500, stocks

How the stock market is being hit by COVID-19? How the current stock market collapse compares with others in history?

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NAIC Part 1 of Initial Global Survey: How important is the concept of National AI Capacity?

14/09/202014/09/2020 Aco Momcilovic AI

And Why should we consider it? The topic of rising inequality between the poorest and the richest, both individuals and

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Kako je nizozemski preduzetnik Jan de Jong doveo do promjene „Zakona o strancima“ u Hrvatskoj

09/09/202009/09/2020 Nedim Muhedinovic Digital Nomads, Jan de Jong

Jan de Jong preduzetnik iz Nizozemske, koji već skoro 14 godina živi u Hrvatskoj je prije par mjeseci, na Linkedin-u,

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Why Focus on “Best of Breed” IT Systems Tends to Produce Digital Silos

08/09/202008/09/2020 Sanin Saracevic Technology

While each company may have its own reasons for being at risk of developing digital silos, there is one silo-creating

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NAIC Foundations: Is human capital the only thing (becoming and) remaining important?

08/09/202008/09/2020 Aco Momcilovic Human Capital

This article attempts to answer questions such as: What is human capital, and what does it consist of? How can

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The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today two public consultations on regulatory technical standards (RTS) and Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) on cooperation and information exchange between competent authorities involved in prudential supervision of investment firms. These draft standards provide a solid framework for (i) cooperation in the supervision of investment firm groups though colleges of supervisors and (ii) for information exchange for investment firms operating through branches or the free provision of services. These draft standards are part of the phase 2 mandates of the EBA roadmap on investment firms, and aim at improving cooperation and information exchanges between the supervisors… [...]

EBA calls on national authorities to take supervisory actions for the removal of obstacles to account access under the Payment Services Directive

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EBA publishes final draft technical standards on indirect exposures arising from derivatives underlying a debt or equity instrument

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The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today final draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) specifying how institutions should determine exposures arising from derivative and credit derivative contracts not entered directly into with a client but whose underlying debt or equity instrument was issued by a client. These draft RTS will ensure appropriate levels of consistency through different pieces of the regulatory framework for the calculation of large exposures. [...]

EBA publishes final draft technical standards on disclosure of indicators of global systemic importance by G-SIIs

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The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its final draft Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) on the disclosure of indicators of global systemically important institutions (G-SIIs). These standards help to identify which banks are GSIIIs and specify the formats and instructions in accordance with which G-SIIs disclose the information required under the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) and aim at ensuring consistency of information. [...]

EBA consults on guidance to assess breaches of the large exposure limits

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The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a consultation on the criteria that competent authorities should use to assess a breach of the large exposure limits. The consultation paper also details the criteria to determine the period of time and the measures for institutions to return to compliance with those limits. The consultation runs until 17 May 2021. [...]