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The potential impact of DLTs on securities post-trading harmonisation and on the wider EU financial market integration

13 octobre in Article by Charline.Gorez@febelfin.be

Depuis 2015, on ne compte plus les publications abordant l’adoption possible de solutions “Distributed ledgers technologies” (DLTs) au niveau du traitement des titres post-marché. Cependant, les discussions plus spécifiques sur l’éventuel impact des DLTs sur l’intégration des marchés financiers semblent rester à un stade préliminaire....

Jean-Paul Servais reelected chair of the ESMA Committee on financial innovation

10 octobre in Article by Charline.Gorez@febelfin.be

The Chairman of the Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA), Jean-Paul Servais, has been re-elected to chair the ESMA committee on financial innovation. The work in this area has to do specifically with various types of complex or innovative financial instruments as well as with...

ECMI: Developing EU Capital Markets for SMEs: Mission impossible?

08 septembre in Article by Charline.Gorez@febelfin.be

Dans un papier nommé « Developing EU Capital Markets for SMEs : Mission impossible ? », Apostolos Thomadakis (ECMI) explore la question du financement des PME par les marchés de capitaux. Ces derniers offrent une alternative intéressante aux prêts bancaires mais peinent à s’imposer pour les PME. A ce jour,...

Reuters: Fewer than 10 UK-based banks asked for EU banking licence

07 septembre in Article by Charline.Gorez@febelfin.be

Fewer than ten of the approximately 40 banks that conduct EU business out of London have applied so far for a licence to continue banking in the bloc after Britain leaves, regulatory sources told Reuters. The slow pace of applications is raising concern at the European...

AFME report: The need for early clarity on a Brexit transition.

07 septembre in Article by Charline.Gorez@febelfin.be

On 6 September 2017, AFME has published a new paper called “The Need for Early Clarity on a Brexit transition”. The paper is intended to i) explain in more detail the importance and necessity of transitional arrangements and ii) summarises AFME’s views on what such arrangements...

Discussion Paper on the EBA’s approach to FinTech

16 août in Article by Charline.Gorez@febelfin.be

FinTech has the potential to transform the provision of financial services. For this reason, public authorities in the EU and beyond have started to investigate the impact FinTech is having on the financial system and its regulation and supervision. The EBA has conducted already a significant...

ECB contribution to the European Commission’s consultation on the operations of the European Supervisory Authorities

31 juillet in Article by Charline.Gorez@febelfin.be

End of March 2017, Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union (DG FISMA) of the European Commission launched a public consultation on the operations of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs). The consultation was designed to gather evidence from all interested parties on the operations...

Rebranding d’Euronext

06 juillet in Article by Charline.Gorez@febelfin.be

Le 17 mai 2017, Euronext a annoncé une série de mesures facilitant l’accès à ses marchés. Ce faisant, Euronext poursuit sa mission d’accompagnement du financement et de la croissance des entreprises en Europe, et ce à chaque étape de leur développement. Ces mesures ont pris effet le...

EC consultation on ESA’s operations: Feedback Statement

04 juillet in Article by Charline.Gorez@febelfin.be

The European Commission Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union (DG FISMA) has issued a Feedback Statement on the public consultation on the operations of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESA’s) This document provides a factual overview of the contributions (and does not...

European Central Bank: Banks and Brexit – the clock is ticking (Speech by Daniele Nouy)

03 juillet in Speeches by Charline.Gorez@febelfin.be

Speech by Danièle Nouy, Chair of the Supervisory Board of the ECB, at a technical workshop on Brexit organised by the ECB, Frankfurt am Main, 30 June 2017. Welcome to today's workshop on Brexit. I am happy to see so many bankers here - it shows...