Nicholas Comfort

Nicholas Comfort

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ECB to Scrutinize Anthropic’s Mythos on Call With Executives

ECB to Scrutinize Anthropic’s Mythos on Call With Executives

April 16, 2026

April 16, 2026

ECB to Scrutinize Anthropic’s Mythos on Call With Executives

ECB to Scrutinize Anthropic’s Mythos on Call With Executives

April 14, 2026

April 14, 2026

ECB Wants to Allow Banks to Shift More Capital Across Borders

The European Central Bank headquarters in Frankfurt.

April 13, 2026

April 13, 2026

Private Credit Is Canary in the Coal Mine, Dutch Watchdog Warns

Pollution Levels In The Netherland's South Holland Province Exceed Safety Standards

April 10, 2026

April 10, 2026

ECB Proposes Letting Funds Invest More in Securitizations

ECB Proposes Letting Funds Invest More in Securitizations

April 10, 2026

April 10, 2026

EBA to Cut Bank Data Demands by 50% With Streamlined Stress Test

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April 2, 2026

April 2, 2026

Scarred by Wirecard, Germany Takes on a Global Payments Scandal

Five years after Wirecard’s collapse, authorities uncovered a €300 million fraud that has engulfed staff at multiple payment companies.

German Bundestag President Schauble Launches Wirecard AG Probe

March 31, 2026

March 31, 2026

European Watchdogs Review How Insurers Value Private Credit

European Regulators Review Private Credit Valuations at Insurers

March 24, 2026

March 24, 2026

ECB to Start Fresh Checks on Banks’ Private Credit Exposures

Frankfurt.

March 24, 2026

March 24, 2026

ECB Is Asking Banks About Funding to SRT Buyers, Machado Says

The ECB headquarters and Frankfurt skyline.

March 23, 2026

March 23, 2026

French Banks Have EU’s Top Middle East Exposure, EBA Says

Paris

March 20, 2026

March 20, 2026

ECB Asks Banks How Iran War Is Impacting Clients, Operations

The USS Abraham Lincoln

March 19, 2026

March 19, 2026

ECB Tells Banks to Identify Leverage Providers on SRT Deals

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde Rates Decision News Conference

March 17, 2026

March 17, 2026

Commerzbank CEO Vows to Boost Profits to Parry UniCredit Bid

A Commerzbank AG bank branch.

March 16, 2026

March 16, 2026

Germany Rejects UniCredit’s Takeover Bid for Commerzbank

Commerzbank AG Prepares Defense for Possible UniCredit Takeover

March 13, 2026

March 13, 2026

Ex-Renk CEO Slams German Defense Spending as Shares Soar

Ex-Renk CEO Slams German Defense Spending as Shares Soar

February 24, 2026

February 24, 2026

European Banks Tell ECB They’re Set to Benefit From AI

European Central Bank (ECB) Headquarters in Frankfurt

February 24, 2026

February 24, 2026

ECB Touts Lighter Burden on Banks in Planned Underwriting Review

European Central Bank Headquarters

February 23, 2026

February 23, 2026

Pension Fund Blow-Up Raises Scrutiny of €300 Billion Industry

A German pension fund's loss of half its assets is raising questions about the management and regulation of a pillar of the retirement system

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February 19, 2026

February 19, 2026

ECB’s Elderson Tells Europe to Get ‘Act Together’ on Bank Union

GERMANY-BANKING-ECB-REPORT

February 13, 2026

February 13, 2026

ECB Adds to Push for Joint Oversight of Top Money Managers

European Central Bank (ECB) Headquarters in Frankfurt