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Mediobanca sees shareholders reject its Banca Generali bid
Italian lender Mediobanca's plan to acquire Banca Generali through a share swap was rejected today by its shareholders, the bank has said. The move opens the way fo... (more story)
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KC Fed paper raises red flag on stablecoin law's impact on US credit markets
A US Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City paper raised a red flag for the first time about the possibly harmful impact of the GENIUS Act on US credit markets, as oth... (more story)
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White House seeks comprehensive AML review in digital assets report
As a White House working group on digital assets sees a “valuable opportunity” for a comprehensive review of the US framework against money laundering and terrorist... (more story)
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US Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook’s lawsuit against President Donald Trump over his allegedly illegal dismissal of her cites the Federal Reserve Act's requirements for dismissal and the Constitution's guar... (more story)
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals declined TikTok’s interlocutory appeal seeking to dismiss DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb’s allegations the company violated the DC Money Transmitters Act by failing... (more story)
UK bank NatWest has announced a “substantial IP-backed loan” to property technology company Nimbus, with the bank securing the funds against a range of intangible assets including contracts and trade secrets. ... (more story)
Discussion on the EU strategy to boost retail investment will resume on Sept. 23 between the European Parliament and the Council of the EU, which represents member states. Negotiations on this legal package pu... (more story)
Energy company Drax is under investigation by the UK financial markets watchdog over its statements regarding biomass sourcing. In a statement, Drax said it would cooperate with the Financial Conduct Authority... (more story)
The Net-Zero Banking Alliance, which aims to support banks to address the impacts of climate change and related economic impacts, says it is pausing its activities and holding a member vote on structural chang... (more story)
Independent experts reacted with alarm today to President Trump’s attempt to fire US Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, saying it threatens both the independence and credibility of the Fed and the US Supreme ... (more story)
Dutch online bank Bunq is challenging a 2.6 million euros ($3 million) fine imposed by the Dutch central bank over “serious deficiencies” in its anti-money laundering controls.
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The European Commission’s intention to allow EU and non-EU multi-issuance stablecoins is facing criticism from the ECB, as well as from EU lawmakers and some member states. They argue that it could undermine E... (more story)
The UK government insists climate change must remain at the heart of finance and a key growth area for the sector. But in the City, London's financial district, bankers are juggling sluggish growth, trade tens... (more story)
While the UK government has delayed a plan to fold the dedicated payments regulator back into its parent agency, the Financial Conduct Authority, and ministers have said little publicly about how responsibilit... (more story)
Governments across the EU have shown themselves to be increasingly inclined to block — or put additional conditions on — banking mergers even after they've been approved by regulators, despite the bloc's free ... (more story)
The EU's Distributed Ledger Technology pilot and the UK's Digital Securities Sandbox sound like very different beasts, but they have a broadly similar offering: a framework for trading and settling tokenized a... (more story)
A US Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City paper raised a red flag for the first time about the possibly harmful impact of the GENIUS Act on US credit markets, as other questions about the stablecoin regulatory ... (more story)
A low-profile report on banking published this week marked a turning point for Australia’s financial regulators, as they called for a raft of changes to stimulate competition in the normally sluggish banking s... (more story)
The EU and the UK regulatory frameworks for financial services have diverged since 2021, when the UK became no longer bound by EU law. Since then, the only cooperation on financial services between the two eco... (more story)