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Today’s news by Amundi shows a strong result so far in 2021. Some of the takeaways of the financial statements for the second quarter of 2021 were summarized by their CEO, Valérie Baudson, who spoke about their Medium-Long-Term (MLT) Assets amongst other things:

AML / KYC Europe

AMLA matters: EU presents anti-money laundering package

July 26, 2021

Attention will focus on a much-trailed new body: the EU Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) – totemic of a tougher and better co-ordinated EU approach, as we wrote last year.

Banking Europe Fintech Regulator

As fintech gets hot, is central banking becoming cool?

May 4, 2021

The BIS Innovation Hub’s geographic footprint is growing to include centres in London, Toronto, Stockholm, Paris and Frankfurt, as well as a strategic partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Brexit Capital Markets Europe

Should London worry about Euronext Amsterdam?

February 17, 2021

Are we headed for "Singapore-on-the-Thames" or was Euronext Amsterdam's success a warning shot preparing EU and UK leaders for the future?

Europe Regulator

Italian and German Banking Associations submit proposals to support European economic recovery

February 16, 2021

ABI and GBIC note that the current regulatory approach to non-performing exposures was developed under completely different circumstances and should, therefore, be reconsidered in light of the pandemic emergency.

Europe Startups

Finch Capital completes successful first close of Europe III: its 150M EUR fund invests in high-growth FinTech and AI startups shaping the future of finance

February 10, 2021

As with its previous funds, Finch plans to back 15-20 European startups, targeting liquidity 3-5 years post investment, over the fund’s three year initial investment lifespan.

Europe Fintech

Can digital finance deliver social value to European citizens?

January 28, 2021

The danger is that this digital finance ecosystem will simply get sucked into the mainstream banking industry through acquisition, or because FinTech becomes merely back-end service providers to the big banks and disappears as an industry of its own. Or FinTech will try to mimic the big banks, driven by where the money is or by the constraints of regulation.

Brexit Europe Must Read

Brexit fallout: how is ‘Bankfurt’ doing?

January 25, 2021

Frankfurt saw the potential for 10,000 jobs moving to the city. So, where are we now? Coronavirus continues to cast a cloak of uncertainty over everything

Can the European Payments Initiative succeed?

December 8, 2020

“SEPA is interbank functioning,” points out Weimert. “Do I as a consumer care? No. Do merchants care? No, since it doesn’t give me a solution that I can use in a shop or online - I cannot click on a SEPA button on a website. SEPA is only rails and not the front-end solution.

Artificial Intelligence Europe Fintech Investment Banking

Your Reliable Portfolio Management and Research as a Service Partner, going Global with Scorable

December 2, 2020

We tried many things on our journey and we eventually came up with the solution we have today. We had a plan, but we were open to new ideas and tried not to limit ourselves to any technology or methodology. It was the freedom and agility from day One that allowed us to act as an independent company, build the startup culture and make sure we can come up with the best possible solution.

AML / KYC Europe

Talking dirty: the EU talks tough on AML

October 27, 2020

“US authorities have dominated the global AML landscape through the imposition of numerous huge fines for AML failings. But that has changed somewhat in recent years - US fine amounts have fallen while other jurisdictions, particularly in Europe, have imposed very large fines of their own,” explains Duff & Phelps’ head of UK regulatory consulting Nick Bayley.

Capital Markets Europe

Crisis puts shadow banks on regulators’ radars

October 1, 2020

A couple of years ago the Financial Stability Board (FSB) sought to bring some order to things, officially substituting “shadow banking” for “non-bank financial intermediation” (NBFI).

Europe Fintech

La French Tech marches on

August 25, 2020

Europe Fintech

Nice to see EU? Fintechs reach out in Brussels

July 30, 2020

Europe Sustainability ESG

EU + ESG: set for a great leap forwards?

July 16, 2020

Asia Europe Fintech Hot News

Never mind Leipzig, can China deliver?

June 16, 2020

Penetration of the Chinese market by European banks is a somewhat different kettle of fish. ‘Europe is open, China is not’

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