SARB
Press
South Africa's Financial Sector Conduct Authority and Prudential Authority have published a draft Joint Standard establishing governance and fit-and-proper requirements for beneficial owners of financial institutions.
CBR
Press
Russian retail investors added 73 billion rubles to individual investment accounts in the second quarter of 2026, doubling year-on-year.
FCA
Press
The Financial Conduct Authority has banned and fined former Blue Horizon Asset Management CEO Paul Taylor £489,000 and executive director Esmeralda Toni £121,200. The pair dishonestly falsified documents claiming ownership of a €200 million bond portfolio during acquisition attempts.
PBOC
Press
The People's Bank of China released its Reform and Development Plan for the 15th Five-Year Plan period alongside nine supporting action plans.
BCRA
Press
The Central Bank of the Argentine Republic has adjusted its prudential framework to permit expanded foreign-currency financing while capping newly authorized loans at 15 percent of deposits.
CBR
Press
Bank of Russia Governor Elvira Nabiullina attended the BRICS finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Jaipur, India on August 13, 2026.
DNB
Press
De Nederlandsche Bank has extended its non-enforcement period for market risk boundary provisions between the banking book and trading book until December 31, 2029.
ECB
Press
A new survey by the European Central Bank shows that 92 percent of physical-location businesses in the euro area accepted cash in 2026, up from 90 percent in 2024.
CBR
Press
The Bank of Russia has introduced reforms to simplify securities issuance, exempting seasoned bond issuers from prospectus registration and reducing preemptive rights periods for shareholders.
NORGES
Press
Norges Bank's Monetary Policy and Financial Stability Committee kept the policy rate unchanged at 4.25 percent at its August 12 meeting.
BBK
Press
The Deutsche Bundesbank has launched an European-wide tender process to acquire a turnkey property for its new headquarters in Frankfurt.