The EACT has commented on the latest EU proposals for regulation of credit rating agencies and the report of ECON in Parliament on these. The EACT believes that some of the measures proposed by the Commission would have material negative consequences on the use of ratings by corporate issuers, the real economy participants in the rating process. We emphasise once again how the financial regulatory agenda needs to take proper account of how end users in the real economy are impacted. Please click here to read the EACT Press Release discussing the European Commission's Proposals for Further Regulation of Credit Rating Agencies (PDF) Please click here to read the EACT paper providing in-depth comment on Credit Rating Agencies regulation (PDF)
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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The newsletter features articles on Brexit, tackling cyber risks in treasury and reports on recent NTA events.
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