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Bond-Market Volatility Triggers Alarms
U.K.'s debt agency chief raises prospect that swings could cause investors to balk at buying bonds at auction
June 8, 2015--Regulators and government officials are becoming increasingly worried about rising volatility in government bond markets.
Federal Reserve and European Central Bank officials have publicly discussed the issue in recent weeks, and the head of the U.K.'s Debt Management Office raised the prospect that the swings could one day cause investors to balk at buying its bonds at auction.
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Source: Wall Street Journal
EBA publishes final draft standards on assessment methodologies to use Advanced Measurement Approaches for operational risk
June 5, 2015--The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its final draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS), which specify the criteria that Competent Authorities need to take into account before granting institutions permission to use advanced measurement approaches (AMA) for calculating their capital requirements for operational risk.
These RTS are part of the overall review of internal models undertaken by the EBA and are part of the Authority's efforts to harmonise practices for the approval of internal models in the area of credit, market and operational risk models across the EU banking sector. These RTS will be part of the Single Rulebook aimed at enhancing regulatory harmonisation in the banking sector across the European Union.
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Source: European Banking Authority (EBA)
ESMA issues Q1 risk dashboard for securities markets
June 5, 2015--The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued today its second Risk Dashboard 2015 for the EU's securities markets, covering the first quarter of 2015 (1Q15).
In 1Q15, EU systemic stress remained at previous levels. Contagion, liquidity, and credit risk remained high but stable while market risk increased after having partially materialised already in the previous quarter.
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Source: ESMA
Bank of England should promote alternatives to banks-Kohn
June 5, 2015-The Bank of England should make it easier for businesses and households to borrow money safely from capital markets and lenders other than banks, a central bank policymaker said in a speech published on Friday.
Don Kohn, a member of the BoE's Financial Policy Committee and former vice-chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, said British banks' reluctance to lend after the financial crisis showed the need for alternative sources of funds.
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Source: Reuters
Europe's Bond Shockwaves Magnified by Liquidity Drain-Analysts
June 4, 2015--The sharp selloff in German government bonds is being exacerbated by a liquidity shortage, analysts say, a recurring theme for bond markets lately.
Yields on 10-year German government bonds rose by about 0.3 percentage point in two days to touch 0.99% Thursday, a sharp move for that market.
Nordea Bank Finland Plc issues Equity Linked Notes-Aktiebevis Europæiske Ejendomsselskaber 2019
June 4, 2015--Nordea Bank Finland Plc (the "Issuer") issues a series (A967) of Equity Linked Notes due 21 June 2019, Aktiebevis Europæiske Ejendomsselskaber 2019, denominated in euro ("EUR") with ISIN Code DK0030361977 and Common Code 124122961 (the "Notes").
The Notes are to be issued on 25 June 2015 and will be redeemed on 21 June 2019 in accordance with performance structure "Booster Long".
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Source: Nordea Bank Finland Plc.
WisdomTree signs up 12 Authorised Participants
June 4, 2015--Capital Markets Initiative Underscores Company's Commitment to Best-In-Class ETF Execution
WisdomTree, an exchange-traded fund ("ETF") and exchange-traded product ("ETP") sponsor, and pioneer of dividend-weighted smart beta ETFs, is pleased to announce that it has signed up 12 Authorised Participants (APs) to support WisdomTree Europe's range of UCITS ETFs.
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Source: WisdomTree
IMF allows Greece to bundle June debt payments
June 4, 2015--Athens has bought more time to strike a critical aid-for-reforms deal with its bailout lenders after the International Monetary Fund agreed that the cash-starved country can repay debts due in June in one lump sum.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Thursday that the government in Athens had asked the global lender to be allowed to pay back its debt maturing in June in a single payment to be made on June 30.
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Source: Deutsche Welle
UK official holdings of international reserves: May 2015
June 3, 2015--This release details movements in the international reserves of gold and assets held by the UK government.
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Source: HM Treasury
ECB says no talk of exiting bond purchase programme yet
June 3, 2015--European Central Bank president Mario Draghi said Wednesday that the ECB is a "long way" from considering phasing out its controversial bond purchase programme any time soon.
Asked whether the ECB was currently considering an "exit strategy" from a raft of unconventional policy measures, Draghi told a news conference: "No. The answer is no. We're really far from that."
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Source: EUbusiness
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