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The heated debate about Facebook’s plans to launch a digital currency called Libra is due to two fundamental perceptions. Firstly, …

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Guidelines on the determination of the weighted average maturity (WAM) of contractual payments due under the tranche.

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The German banking industry committee has commented on the directive proposal and the amendments proposed by the Finnish Council Presidency.

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The private banks are expecting global growth to slow down to around 3% in 2019. “That would be a good …

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Companies are increasingly being targeted by cybercriminals. This new type of fraud, referred to collectively as ‘social engineering’, is not …

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GBIC has responded to EBA‘s draft guidelines on loan origination and monitoring.

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Three answers from Association of German Banks’ president Hans-Walter Peters to the ECB decision.

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“The current package of ECB measures is based on false expectations,” said Hans-Walter Peters, the Association of German Banks’ president.

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Against the backdrop of the new European Commission, the private banks underline that a Europe-wide home market is more important …

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At a time when banks are reviewing their outsourcing models and deciding to bring many capabilities back in-house, one type …

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GBIC stated against the backdrop of today’s announcement by the BaFin of transitional arrangements for the authentication of online card …

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DK comments on the Basel Consultation Paper on the Consolidated Framework.

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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 …

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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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The last few years have seen the EU take its first steps towards establishing a single European financial market. But …

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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 companies …

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

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