EU banks vulnerable to real estate 'cracks', says watchdog
Banks in Germany, France and elsewhere in the EU have lent more than 1.4 trillion euros ($1.5 trillion) to the commercial real estate sector, leaving some lenders
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Banks in Germany, France and elsewhere in the EU have lent more than 1.4 trillion euros ($1.5 trillion) to the commercial real estate sector, leaving some lenders
July 02, 2024Choosing stocks based on social media tips might generate big returns in the short term but not in the longer run, and the influence of such tips raises concerns over
April 03, 2024The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) said on Monday it would publish guidance to harmonise how companies across the world publish details on their "
July 03, 2024Global stock indexes edged lower on Friday, reversing early gains as investors absorbed data that showed U.S. inflation was flat in May but in line with
June 28, 2024Banks in the European Union could be inflating the value of high-risk debt used to plug gaps in capital buffers intended to provide protection in the event of a crisis,
June 27, 2024Legislation may be needed to mandate halving the time it takes to settle a stock trade in the European Union to catch up with Wall Street, given the "doubling down in
June 25, 2024Global financial regulators will present the G20 in October their findings from a "deep dive" on how social media can speed up bank deposit outflows and whether changes
January 22, 2024Britain should set a date for halving the time it takes to settle a stock trade - and stick with it, U.S.
June 20, 2024European Union regulators proposed sweeping changes on Tuesday to the bloc's rules on labelling sustainable investments, to give investors simpler and clearer
June 18, 2024Merging national stock exchanges and clearing houses and pan-EU supervision are the next steps needed to achieve a better capital market for the bloc, its financial
June 18, 2024"Non-banks" such as insurers, hedge funds, family offices and commodities traders should hold sufficient cash and draw up contingency plans for coping with spikes in
April 17, 2024New York easily remains the world's top financial centre, cementing its position for the past six years after it overtook London, in second place ever since, ahead of
March 21, 2024Britain proposed a draft law on Thursday that will compel banks to give customers three months' notice and an explanation before closing their accounts, after former
March 14, 2024Britain will push ahead with faster completion of share transactions to catch up with Wall Street, but market participants will be given enough time to adapt their
February 15, 2024Tracking how Big Tech is moving into the European Union's financial services sector is challenging, but it currently does not pose a threat to financial stability, the
February 01, 2024Crypto companies based outside the EU will only be able to directly serve customers within the bloc under very limited conditions to avoid unfair competition, the
January 29, 2024London remains the world's top financial centre as New York slips into second place, after tying with the UK capital last year, the City of London Corporation's own
January 24, 2024Britain's markets watchdog has proposed a single entry point to simplify and speed up company listings in the biggest shake up of its kind in three decades to help
December 19, 2023Enforcement action against crypto firms may have peaked after last month's $4.3 billion settlement with Binance, as such cases provide companies with a "template" for
December 05, 2023Regulators should keep on open mind when writing rules for the world's $239 trillion "non-bank" financial sector to avoid one-size fits all approaches, the EU's top
November 09, 2023The European Union, Britain and Switzerland have little choice but to copy Wall Street in speeding up share trading, though it will come too late to avoid a
October 05, 2023Stock exchanges and other trading platforms should draw up and make public plans for dealing with outages to provide greater predictability for customers, global
June 05, 2024The European Union said on Thursday it had given final approval to roll out the remaining batch of tougher bank capital rules from January 2025, building on safeguards
May 30, 2024There is little evidence that big fee hikes imposed by U.S. duo Visa and Mastercard on retailers have led to a major improvement in service, Britain's Payment Systems
July 02, 2024The European Union on Tuesday approved rule changes to speed up how tax is paid on cross-border investments, helping to deepen the bloc's capital market.
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