The EACT welcomes the work done by ESMA to develop the draft technical standards covered by this consultation paper. In the aim of providing the most constructive support to ESMA we are limiting our comments to the areas of most concern in the drafting. In all cases the views we express are done so from the position of non-financial counterparties, in other words the real economy end-users of the financial system.
Corporate treasurers are financial specialists within non-financial companies - but as end-users they are often impacted by EU legislation aimed at the financial sector.
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The latest issue features articles on the European Parliament elections, the trade war between China and the USA, bank account management in transition plus the news that Helmut Schnabel has been re-elected Chair of IGTA.
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The latest issue features articles on cryptocurrencies in the Czech financial market, cybersecurity, impacts of M&A on hedging operations and much more.
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The newsletter features a series of special reports on the EACT Summit 2019.
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KYC has become a serious concern for EACT members over recent years: it is increasingly complex to fulfil all unstructured and nonharmonized requests. In all recent surveys, KYC is listed as a top priority for corporates and its rising costs are a source of frustration.
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