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

31 juli 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 juli 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 juli 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 juli 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...

EMIR: ECB amends statute to allow for enhanced powers proposed by EMIR review

28 juni in Article by Charline.Gorez@febelfin.be

The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) has adopted a recommendation to amend Article 22 of the statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the ECB. This amendment is intended to provide the ECB with a clear legal competence in...

Strengthening Europe’s Position in Global Capital Markets: FESE report (in collaboration with Oliver Wyman)

23 juni in Article by Charline.Gorez@febelfin.be

Oliver Wyman and the Federation of European Securities Exchanges (FESE) announced this week a new report titled "Strengthening Europe's Position in Global Capital Markets" which sets out principles that can guide the development of European capital markets making them more liquid, transparent, and efficient. The...

Finance Watch’s response to the EC consultation on FinTech

20 juni in Article by Charline.Gorez@febelfin.be

On 15 June 2017, Finance Watch, the public interest advocacy association working to make finance serve society, submitted its response to the “European Commission’s public consultation on FinTech: a more competitive and innovative European financial sector”. Finance Watch recommends that the EU play an active role...

Retour sur l’édition 2017 de l’Assemblée Générale de l’ABMB

15 juni in Article by Charline.Gorez@febelfin.be

Mercredi 7 juin 2017, s’est tenue l’Assemblée Générale de l’ABMB. L’événement s’est déroulé pour la première fois à l’hôtel Le Châtelain à Bruxelles. Véritable lieu d’échange, l’Assemblée Générale a aussi été l’occasion de réunir les membres de l’association autour d’un débat consacré au rôle des sociétés...

EBA to hold public hearing to update on progress over investment firms new prudential regime

14 juni in Article by Charline.Gorez@febelfin.be

The European Banking Authority (EBA) will hold a public hearing on 3 July 2017 at 14:00 UK time in London to update all relevant stakeholders on the progress made so far on the possibility of developing a new prudential regime for MiFID investment firms. In...

European Commission: Vice-President’s Dombrovskis speech at the Pensions Europe 2017 conference

12 juni in Speeches by Charline.Gorez@febelfin.be

Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis, Speech at the Pensions Europe 2017 conference, "Security in an uncertain world: the role of pension schemes in 2017 and beyond", Brussels, 6 June 2017. Ladies and Gentlemen, It's a pleasure to be here to conclude the Pensions Europe Conference 2017. I would like to...