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Switzerland: New law to bring Bitcoin and blockchain into the mainstream

15/09/202015/09/2020 FinConf News Bitcoin, Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies, Swiss Councile

The Swiss Council of States has unanimously approved a new blockchain law. The law will allow the use of applications

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Bitcoin vs Gold ?

21/08/202021/08/2020 Deni Memic Bitcoin, Economics, Gold

Starije generacije više vole zlato (žuta linija), mlađe vole Bitcoin (tamno plava linija). Starija generacija je konzervativnija, mlađa agresivnija. 100-dnevni

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17 January 2022

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today a Discussion Paper on its preliminary observations on selected payment fraud data under the Payment Services Directive (PSD2), as reported by the industry for the years 2019 and 2020. This Paper presents the main findings related to three payment instruments: credit transfers, card-based payments and cash withdrawals and also outlines other patterns that appear to be inconclusive and that would benefit from comments and views from market stakeholders. The responses to the questions raised in the Discussion Paper will support the EBA, the European Central Bank (ECB) and national authorities in interpreting the… [...]

EBA confirms the continued application of COVID-19 related reporting and disclosure requirements until further notice

17 January 2022

Following the uncertainty over COVID-19 developments, the European Banking Authority (EBA) confirms the need to continue monitoring exposures and the credit quality of loans benefitting from various public support measures. To facilitate such monitoring, the Guidelines on the reporting and disclosure of exposures subject to measures applied in response to the COVID-19 crisis continue to apply until further notice. [...]

EBA publishes Guidelines for institutions and resolution authorities on improving banks’ resolvability and consults on transferability

13 January 2022

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its final Guidelines for institutions and resolution authorities on improving banks’ resolvability. These Guidelines represent a significant step in complementing the EU legal framework in the field of resolution based on international standards and leveraging on EU best practices. The EBA also launched today its consultation paper on Guidelines for institutions and resolution authorities on transferability of parts of or a whole bank in the context of resolution to complement the resolvability assessment for transfer strategies. In particular, the Guidelines specify separability in the context of the application of transfer tools. The consultation… [...]

Asset quality has further improved, but cyber risk remains a source of concern for EU banks

10 January 2022

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published its quarterly Risk Dashboard together with the results of the autumn edition of the Risk Assessment Questionnaire (RAQ). The NPL ratio declined to 2.1% and the stage 2 ratio contracted to 8.7%. Return on equity (RoE) was reported higher than pre-pandemic levels at 7.7%. RAQ results show that around 50% of banks cover their cost of equity (CoE) with more than 70% of banks estimate a CoE range between 8% and 12%. It remains to be seen to what extent the Omicron-related wave of infections will affect asset quality and profitability. [...]

ESAs publish list of financial conglomerates for 2021

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The Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) – EBA, EIOPA and ESMA –published today the list of identified financial conglomerates for 2021. [...]