Day: June 24, 2022

Jun 24
Emergent BioSolutions says FDA has accepted its anthrax vaccine candidate for review

Emergent BioSolutions Inc. EBS, +7.19% said Friday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted for review its application for approval of its anthrax vaccine. Dubbed AV7909, the vaccine is aimed at people aged 18 through 65 years who have been exposed to anthrax for use along with recommended antibacterial drugs. A decision is expected […]

Jun 24
Individual accountability – a maturing of financial regulation – Speech by Gerry Cross, Director of Financial Regulation: Policy and Risk, at Arthur Cox Client Seminar

  Speech to Arthur Cox Client Seminar, 23 June 2022 Good afternoon. It is a pleasure to be here. Many thanks to Arthur Cox for inviting me to speak with you today. The focus of my remarks is the new Individual and Senior Executive Accountability framework which will come into effect next year1.  I will […]

Jun 24
Allied Irish Banks p.l.c. reprimanded and fined €83,300,000 by the Central Bank of Ireland for regulatory breaches affecting tracker mortgage customers

On 22 June 2022, the Central Bank of Ireland (the “Central Bank”) reprimanded and fined Allied Irish Banks p.l.c. (“AIB” or the “Firm”) €83,300,000 pursuant to its Administrative Sanctions Procedure (“ASP”) for a series of significant and long-running failings in the treatment of its tracker mortgage customers holding 10,015 mortgage accounts between August 2004 and […]

Jun 24
EBS d.a.c. reprimanded and fined €13,400,000 by the Central Bank of Ireland for regulatory breaches affecting tracker mortgage customers

On 22 June 2022, the Central Bank of Ireland (the “Central Bank”) reprimanded and fined EBS d.a.c. trading as EBS (“EBS” or the “Firm”) €13,400,000, pursuant to its Administrative Sanctions Procedure (“ASP”) for a series of significant and long-running failings in the treatment of its tracker mortgage customers, holding 2,830 mortgage accounts, between August 2004 […]

Jun 24
Second Employers’ Liability, Public Liability and Commercial Property Insurance Report of the NCID published

Report provides key statistics on employers’ liability, public liability, and commercial property insurance in Ireland; including data on claims costs and settlement channels. On average, employers’ liability and public liability claims settled through litigation cost more and take longer to settle than claims settled directly or via the PIAB. Insurers’ income and expenditure on Employers’ […]

Jun 24
Central Bank contacts business groups regarding Financial Sanctions obligations

The adoption of sanctions places legally binding obligations on all individuals and entities The Central Bank is sharing information with business representatives regarding individual and firm-level obligations Sanctions breaches must be reported to An Garda Siochana Against the backdrop of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the introduction of EU Regulations relating to financial sanctions, the […]

Jun 24
Central Bank calls on firms to prevent IBAN discrimination

IBAN discrimination is an issue across Europe as more firms offer financial services cross border The Central Bank has contacted regulated firms and business representative bodies in Ireland to reinforce all organisations’ responsibilities under SEPA Supporting consumer choice to choose a provider with a non-Irish IBAN is important as Ulster Bank and KBC exit the […]

Jun 24
Remarks by Governor Gabriel Makhlouf at Insurance Ireland’s Annual Industry Lunch

Insuring for our Future Good afternoon, it is a pleasure to address you today.1 A well-functioning insurance market provides important benefits and supports for society as a whole. Insurance protects people from financial loss, should unforeseen events arise.  At a macro level you have an important role in channelling savings into financial markets and ultimately […]

Jun 24
EURUSD: mood swing again. Overview for 24.06.2022

The major currency pair is looking weak on Friday. The current quote for the instrument is 1.0530. During his second day of reporting in US Congress, the US ed Chairman Jerome Powell described the American labour market as strong and admitted that it might remain strong if inflation was kept under control. The regulator has […]

Jun 24
Japanese Candlesticks Analysis 24.06.2022 (USDCAD, AUDUSD, USDCHF)

USDCAD, “US Dollar vs Canadian Dollar” As we can see in the H4 chart, after forming a Harami reversal pattern close to the support level, USDCAD may reverse in the form of another ascending impulse. In this case, the upside target may be the resistance area at 1.3095. Later, the market may break this level […]