European Central Bank

THE ECB HAS COMMUNICATED TO GROUPE BPCE ITS PRUDENTIAL CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS FOR 2018: PILLAR 2 “REQUIREMENT” REMAINS UNCHANGED PARIS, 28-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Groupe BPCE has received notification from the European Central Bank concerning the results of the Supervisory Review and … Read the full press release →

FRANKFURT, 23-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Eurex Clearing’s offer to accelerate the development of a liquid, EU based alternative for the clearing of interest rate swaps gains broad market support. Around 20 market participants from the US, the United Kingdom and … Read the full press release →

DUBLIN, 18-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Significant pricing announcement for new and existing customers with the most competitive rates Standard Variable Rate (SVR) down to 3.15% – Fifth consecutive reduction in three years Resulting in a €1,500 annual saving on 200k mortgage … Read the full press release →

Long-term strategic investment by Legend Holdings to grow BIL franchise in Luxembourg, Europe and internationally Hong Kong-listed diversified investment group commits to preserving and investing in the BIL brand, its employees and customer offering Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to retain … Read the full press release →

Hans-Joachim Klöckers becomes Director General Economic Developments Massimo Rostagno becomes Director General Monetary Policy Appointments effective as of 1 August 2017 Frankfurt am Main, 27-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB) has appointed Hans-Joachim Klöckers … Read the full press release →

ECB publishes, for public consultation, the draft regulation on statistical reporting requirements for pension funds The draft regulation is aimed at increasing transparency in this fast-growing sector of the financial services industry The period of consultation runs from today until … Read the full press release →

331,000 counterfeit euro banknotes were withdrawn from circulation in the first half of 2017 Around 85% of the counterfeits were €20 and €50 banknotes All euro banknotes can be verified using the “feel, look and tilt” method Euro banknotes continue … Read the full press release →

HICP inflation expectations have been revised downwards for 2017, 2018 and 2019. Longer-term HICP inflation expectations remain unchanged at 1.8%. Expectations for HICP excluding food and energy have been revised upwards for 2017, but remained unchanged for forecast horizons further … Read the full press release →