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Date: 21st February 2018 The EC announced their nomination of Mr Boštjan Jazbec as a member to the Single Resolution Board (SRB) in a press release on Wednesday 14th of February. Though Mr Jazbec has proven experience with monetary policy issues, for instance as the Governor of the Bank of

Date: 20th February 2018 After a confusing few weeks, Monday`s Eurogroup meeting announced that Spain`s Economy Minister Luis de Guindos is set to be the new vice-president of the European Central Bank’s Executive Board (ECB EB). Following a face-off with Irish central banker Phillip Lane and intense lobbying by Spanish

Date: 19th February 2018 An ageing population is putting pressure on European pensions systems. There is an increasing demand for a more sustainable EU-wide pensions system, and in order to meet it a regulatory overhaul is underway in the shape of the Pan- European Personal Pension Product (PEPP). While the

Date: 16th February 2018 Last week, the European Commission published seven Notices to stakeholders concerning the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom and EU rules in the field of banking and finance, to prepare for, and soften, the upcoming shock on March 30th, 2019. Among them, professionals in the asset management

Date: 16th February 2018 On the 14th of November ESMA launched the Interactive Single Rulebook (ISRB). ISRB is a new service for market participants and interested shareholders across the EU, with the aim of facilitating a consistent application of the EU Single Rulebook in the securities markets area. For the

Date: 15th February 2018 2017 was one of the busiest years for shareholder activism, with more than twice the amount spent on campaigns in 2016. As the nature and scope of shareholder activism are undergoing dramatic changes, the negative connotations that accompanied shareholder activism in the 1980s could be a

Date: 14th February 2018 Amidst the recent plunge of the value of popular cryptocurrencies, the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) issued a warning on Monday the 12th of February on the risks of buying and holding Virtual Currencies (VCs). The ESAs, ESMA, EBA and EIOPA, cite their growing concern with consumers

Date: 7th February 2018 As discussed in January, the new legislative package tackling Markets in Financial Instruments (MiFID II/ MiFIR and the delegated acts) changed the landscape with view on the Capital Markets Union. While few CMU participants are fully in line with the new regulatory prerequisites, others struggle to