AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoRegulatory Push in the EU: ESMA published its first EU Member State market-capitalisation data under the FASTER Directive and kicked off data collection for the first phase of the European Single Access Point (ESAP), aiming for public access by July 2027. Fraud-Fighting for Banks: The OCC and FDIC encouraged banks to join voluntary information-sharing on suspected fraud and illicit activity under Section 314(b), expanding what institutions can share beyond suspicious reports. Stablecoin Gets a Bank Charter: Circle won the OCC’s full approval to become a national digital currency bank (Circle National Trust), starting with fiduciary digital-asset custody for institutional clients. Wall Street Earnings Focus: Markets braced for Q2 earnings with banks in the spotlight as oil eased and traders weighed Fed uncertainty. Capital Markets Watch: SK hynix priced a landmark $26.5bn Nasdaq ADS offering, while Delta reported a Q2 beat but flagged margin pressure from higher costs. Emerging-Market Flows: Foreign investors pulled $46.1bn from emerging market equities in June, with South Korea and Taiwan leading the outflows. Crypto Trading Shift: Kraken is overhauling its Pro VIP fee tiers with holding thresholds to boost loyalty among high-volume traders. Enforcement Spotlight (US): The Fed issued an enforcement action against TS Banking Group and TS Contrarian Bancshares over unsafe or unsound capital and liquidity practices.
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