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The publication of the white paper on Libra in mid-June sparked wide-ranging discussion.

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EFRAG has published a questionnaire to explore alternative accounting treatments for long-term equity instruments under IFRS.

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IASB proposes changes to IAS 39 and IFRS 9 due to possible effects of the IBOR reform. GBIC basically agrees ...

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“The high election turnout is pleasing – now we need a clear course quickly,” said Hans-Walter Peters, the Association of German ...

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The German Banking Industry Committee (GBIC) has commented on the draft EBA Guidelines on Credit Risk Mitigation for institutions applying ...

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The 10-point agenda was discussed today during the 4th round of the Italian-German Dialogue on Financial Services between the Italian ...

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For decades, the economic integration of the European Union (EU) has been successfully driven forward in order to secure and ...

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The European Parliament today adopted the so-called ‘banking package’ broadly amending cornerstones of banking regulation.

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An even stronger role for the euro in international markets would increase the EU’s independence and be good for ...

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Once again, the ECB has failed to begin its withdrawal from negative interest rates. That’s disappointing. Measures should have ...

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The European banking associations of Austria, Croatia, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia find that for small and ...

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Since the 2008 financial crisis a number of new laws,rules and regulations have been introduced to increase the stability ...

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A current study by the Association of German Banks shows that European banks are more heavily burdened by the Basel ...

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The digital transformation (KYC) is one of the key challenges today – also for the financial industry. The Association of German ...

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The German Banking Industry Committee (GBIC) has studied the impact of the European Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II).

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The Basel Committee’s additional leverage ratio disclosure requirements are designed to reflect its concerns about “window-dressing”. The Basel Committee ...

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Around three months before the European elections, the private banks reiterate that more, not less, Europe is what’s needed ...

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Image brochure of the Association of German Banks

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DK comments on the above-mentioned EBA consultation paper. The EBA changes the ITS requirements in both the credit risk and ...

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“The vote is a serious warning shot for all concerned,” Andreas Krautscheid, Chief Executive of the Association of German Banks ...

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In July 2018 the IASB has published a discussion paper due to the distinction between liabilities and equity for financial ...

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“100 days before the United Kingdom leaves the EU, a hard Brexit is more likely than ever", comments Andreas Krautscheid ...

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“The ECB’s decision to end its net asset purchases at the end of the year was overdue,” said Hans-Walter ...

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“Europe” polarises opinion. As results of an online survey commissioned by the Association of German Banks show, a good half ...