Das Thema Nachhaltigkeit ist in aller Munde und unumgänglich geworden, für Privatpersonen wie auch für sämtliche Wirtschaftsteilnehmer. Dies gilt insbesondere für eine Branche, die mit Ihrem Investitions- und Anlagevolumen hier deutliche Zeichen setzen kann. Aber auch für die Passivseite der Versicherer werden Nachhaltigkeitsrisiken -…

The total carbon footprint of the Bitcoin network increased by about 25% in 2020 while the number of transactions decreased by 6%. This translates to a climate impact of about 402 kg of CO2 per Bitcoin transaction in 2020, according to preliminary results of a new methodology developed by DNB to measure Bitcoin's carbon footprint. It is…

Project Helvetia Phase II was concluded in January 2022. It demonstrated that a wholesale central bank digital currency (wCBDC) can be integrated with existing core banking systems and processes of commercial and central banks. Furthermore, it showed that issuing a wCBDC on a distributed ledger technology (DLT) platform operated and owned by a…

This framework aims to improve individuals' financial skills so that they can make sound decisions regarding their personal finances. It will support the development of public policies, financial literacy programmes and educational materials by Member States, educational institutions and industry. It will also support the exchange of good…

45 payment service providers (PSPs) have recently joined the TARGET Instant Payment Settlement (TIPS) platform. They come from 12 euro area countries and will help to ensure that citizens and firms can make instant payments anywhere in Europe. TIPS currently counts a total of 123 direct participants and 9133 reachable parties.

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The EBA published its quarterly Risk Dashboard together with the results of the autumn edition of the Risk Assessment Questionnaire (RAQ). The NPL ratio declined to 2.1% and the stage 2 ratio contracted to 8.7%. Return on equity (RoE) was reported higher than pre-pandemic levels at 7.7%. RAQ results show that around 50% of banks cover their…

New players in finance include fintech and big tech firms with digital platforms in e-commerce, search or social media. Increasingly, incumbent financial institutions are also adopting platform-based business models. Digital platforms operate in multi-sided markets, using big data to match different groups of customers (eg users and providers…

This report, covering not only hedge funds, but also open-ended and closed-ended funds, is the first of its kind by IOSCO and is underpinned by a broad data survey to which 50 IOSCO members have contributed; representing almost $US50 trillion, or 67% of total asset under management of the global investment funds universe. It contains…

Die Europäische Kommission hat sich mit der Expertengruppe der Mitgliedstaaten für nachhaltige Finanzen und der Plattform für nachhaltige Finanzen über den Entwurf eines ergänzenden delegierten Rechtsakts zur Taxonomie beraten, der bestimmte Gas- und Kernkraftaktivitäten abdeckt.

Die EU-Taxonomie dient der Orientierung und Mobilisierung…

De Nederlandsche Bank has now published its supervision calendar in Digitaal Loket Toezicht  (DLT). The calendar provides an up-to-date overview of planned supervisory activities. The digital supervision calendar has been introduced for almost all supervised institutions, with the exception of those whose supervision is determined by the…