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Liquidity Alliance to provide worldwide collateral access to ECB’s pan-European settlement platform TARGET2-Securities (T2S) as it goes live between 2015 and 2017

PRESS RELEASE -- 7, November 2014

PRESS RELEASE OF THE LIQUIDITY ALLIANCE. MEMBERS: CLEARSTREAM (GERMANY / LUXEMBOURG), CETIP (BRAZIL), ASX (AUSTRALIA), STRATE (SOUTH AFRICA), IBERCLEAR (SPAIN). Liquidity Alliance members will have streamlined access to T2S via their Eurozone peers in Spain and Germany / Just like … Read the full press release

ING notified the Dutch State for its intention to make the final repayment of EUR 1,025 million on the core Tier 1 securities on 7 November 2014

PRESS RELEASE -- 5, November 2014

Amsterdam, 5-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — ING has notified the Dutch State that it intends to make the final repayment of EUR 1,025 million on the core Tier 1 securities on 7 November 2014 – half a year ahead of the … Read the full press release

ECB: Credit standards for all loan categories eased in the third quarter of 2014 according to the October bank lending survey (BLS)

PRESS RELEASE -- 30, October 2014

Net easing of credit standards continued for all loan categories in Q3 2014, although risk concerns re-emerged. Demand for loans increased across all loan categories but the contribution of firms’ financing needs related to fixed investment returned to negative territory. … Read the full press release

The European Central Bank publishes the ECB Regulation on supervisory fees; will take over as supervisor of banks on 4 November 2014 part of the Single Supervisory Mechanism

PRESS RELEASE -- 30, October 2014

Regulation on supervisory fees sets out how the ECB recovers its expenditures for supervising the banking sector covered by the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) ECB to fully assume its supervisory tasks on 4 November 2014 Frankfurt am Main, 30-10-2014 — … Read the full press release

French Banking Federation: The French banks successfully completed the asset quality review (AQR) and stress tests organized by the European Central Bank

PRESS RELEASE -- 29, October 2014

PARIS, 29-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The French banks have successfully completed the asset quality review (AQR) and stress tests organized by the European Central Bank (ECB). The satisfactory results of this joint exercise demonstrate the strength of French banks in … Read the full press release

The Bank of Finland Suomen Pankki and the Deutsche Bundesbank present the book First Euros – the Creation, Issuance and First Decade of Euro Banknotes at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair

PRESS RELEASE -- 2, October 2014

Author Antti Heinonen to present his book at the Bundesbank’s stand at the Frankfurt Book Fair. FRANKFURT, 2-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Bank of Finland Suomen Pankki and the Deutsche Bundesbank will present the book First Euros – the Creation, … Read the full press release

European Central Bank released the euro area bank lending survey results for July 2014

PRESS RELEASE -- 31, July 2014

Credit standards on loans to enterprises were eased by banks in net terms, for the first time since the second quarter of 2007. Banks reported a narrowing of their margins on riskier loans to enterprises, for the first time since … Read the full press release

The European Central Bank published the legal act relating to the targeted longer-term refinancing operations (TLTROs)

PRESS RELEASE -- 31, July 2014

Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 31-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Central Bank (ECB) is publishing a legal act that has been adopted today relating to the targeted longer-term refinancing operations (TLTROs). The TLTROs are designed to enhance the functioning of the monetary … Read the full press release

STRABAG’s Swedish subsidiary Züblin Scandinavia AB part of consortium won € 170M contract for immersed tunnel: Marieholmstunnel in Gothenburg

PRESS RELEASE -- 6, June 2014

Contract value of about € 170 million, including mechanical and electrical works and an option to operate and maintain the tunnel for five years Construction time 2014–2020 Gothenburg, Sweden, 6-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Züblin Scandinavia AB, a Swedish subsidiary of the … Read the full press release

European Central Bank’s annual report shows TARGET2, Europe’s leading large-value payment system, processed 2.1% more payments in 2013

PRESS RELEASE -- 22, May 2014

TARGET2 processed 91% of the total value settled by large-value euro payment systems Value of transactions decreased by 22.2% on account of new data collection methodology Almost 57,000 credit institutions across the world can be addressed via the system Frankfurt … Read the full press release

Swiss National Bank announced the fourth gold agreement between central banks in Europe

PRESS RELEASE -- 19, May 2014

Zurich, 19-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Swiss National Bank (SNB), the European Central Bank (ECB), the central banks of the euro area (Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain) … Read the full press release

Banco de España director Linette Field appointed deputy director-general of Single Supervisory Mechanism at European Central Bank

PRESS RELEASE -- 9, May 2014

Madrid, 9-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Linette Field, the current Head of Division of the Directorate General Micro-Prudential Supervision II of the European Central Bank, has been appointed to head one of the six Deputy Directorates General of the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM), which … Read the full press release

DZ BANK Group reports all-time high profit before taxes of € 2.2 billion

PRESS RELEASE -- 5, May 2014

The DZ BANK Group’s profit before taxes increased 68.5 per cent to an all-time high of € 2.2 billion Good operating performance throughout the entire DZ BANK Group Positive earnings effect due to reversals of impairment losses in DG HYP’s … Read the full press release

Clearstream, BNP Paribas Securities Services, Intesa Sanpaolo and BBVA to develop asset servicing model for market environment with TARGET2-Securities (T2S)

PRESS RELEASE -- 12, March 2014

France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy and Spain to be covered via this new approach to asset servicing/Citi and Erste Group Bank to also join T2S asset serving model to include Greece and Austria/Clearstream progresses towards T2S readiness Luxembourg, 12-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release

The European Central Bank published draft of the ECB Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) Framework Regulation for public consultation

PRESS RELEASE -- 10, February 2014

Draft Framework Regulation sets out how ECB will cooperate with national competent authorities (NCAs) Final version to be published by 4 May 2014 ECB to fully assume its supervisory tasks on 4 November 2014 Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 10-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release