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2026-06-03•Finland•Bank of Finland
The Bank of Finland reported that new vehicle lending to Finnish households in the first quarter of 2026 totalled EUR 1.05 billion, down 14% year-on-year, as lending by other financial institutions fell sharply while banks slightly increased lending. Other financial institutions’ new vehicle loans declined to EUR 443 million, the lowest first-quarter level since 2020, while banks’ lending rose to EUR 604 million, with average interest rates of 4.30% and 3.59% and effective annual interest rates of 6.21% and 6.52%.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicatorsSupervisory data
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2026-06-03•Australia•Department of Treasury (Australia)
Australia’s Treasury is consulting on extending a proposed general prohibition on unfair trading practices to small businesses and franchisees acquiring goods or services as consumers under the Australian Consumer Law. The paper seeks views on applying existing consumer and small business thresholds and invites evidence on unfair business-to-business practices across sectors including franchising, agriculture, construction and automotive retailing. Treasury will use the consultation to inform potential amendments to the Australian Consumer Law and related changes to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesConsumer and investor protection
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2026-06-03•Australia•Australian Securities & Investments Commission
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has updated its Internal Dispute Resolution data dashboard with complaint data for the period 1 July to 31 December 2025. The update adds a complainant demographics page and a downloadable data file to support analysis of complaint trends, including benchmarking and trend analysis across products, issues and outcomes.
Data & statisticsComplaints and dispute resolutionSupervisory data
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2026-06-03•United Kingdom•Bank of England
The Bank of England has launched a public consultation on which UK wildlife should appear as central images on the next £5, £10, £20 and £50 banknotes, based on an 18-animal shortlist across mammals, birds, amphibians, insects and fish. Each denomination will feature a different animal reflecting diverse UK environments, with public feedback informing but not determining the final choice, alongside the Bank’s objective of improving counterfeit resilience. Governor Andrew Bailey will make the final decision, and the new series will take several years to design and issue while retaining the monarch’s portrait.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsOther
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2026-06-03•Singapore•Monetary Authority of Singapore
The Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Association of Banks in Singapore clarified that removing PayNow nicknames and shifting to partial display of registered account names aims solely to reduce impersonation scams, not to enhance compliance, enforcement, or traceability of financial flows. Impersonation scams have doubled over the past year, misuse of nicknames has contributed to many cases, and the change follows consumer and industry surveys while complementing existing anti-scam measures and safeguards against large-scale data harvesting.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationPayments and payment systems
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2026-06-03•Aruba•Central Bank of Aruba
The Central Bank of Aruba’s quarterly government sector bulletin for Q1 2026 reports a wider cash-based financial surplus of AWG 58.8 million, up from AWG 42.6 million a year earlier, and a 4.4 percent year-on-year decline in outstanding debt to AWG 5,003.9 million. Revenue increased to AWG 436.8 million on stronger tax receipts, while expenditure rose more modestly to AWG 376.2 million, with wage-related spending falling and the wage-related spending to total tax revenue ratio declining to 38.4 percent.
Data & statisticsEconomic data and developments
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2026-06-03•New Zealand•New Zealand Financial Markets Authority
The New Zealand Financial Markets Authority has filed 61 charges against six individuals in the Manukau District Court in connection with alleged mortgage fraud under the Crimes Act 1961, the Secret Commissions Act 1910 and the Financial Markets Authority Act 2011. The authority reiterated that mortgage fraud is a key regulatory priority due to its impact on trust and confidence in New Zealand’s lending system and said it cannot comment further while the case is before the courts.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsFraud and scams
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2026-06-03•Ghana•Bank of Ghana
In a keynote speech, the Bank of Ghana said it is moving from IMF financing to a Policy Coordination Instrument and will focus on preserving recent gains in inflation, rates and external stability through domestic policy discipline. Its stated priorities include building reserves to six months of import cover, advancing the gold reserve programme toward 15 months, keeping the foreign exchange market orderly, and cutting bank non-performing loans to 15 percent by end-2026 and 10 percent by 2027.
Monetary policyMonetary policy framework & strategyFinancial stability and systemic risk
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2026-06-03•Australia•Australian Financial Complaints Authority
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority has issued an External Dispute Resolution Response Guide for hail damage claim complaints to help financial firms, complainants and representatives provide the information needed for efficient complaint resolution. AFCA expects the guide to reduce lengthy, irrelevant submissions and notes that, while drafted for hail damage claims, its principles are intended to apply more broadly across other complaint types.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationComplaints and dispute resolution
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2026-06-03•United States•U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs reported Chairman Tim Scott’s comments opposing a wealth tax and supporting lower capital gains taxes to promote growth, investment, job creation, and federal revenues, alongside spending restraint to address fiscal pressures. Scott also highlighted recent bipartisan committee action, including unanimous passage of a housing bill, fentanyl legislation, and the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesOther
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2026-06-02•Global•Institute of International Bankers
The Institute of International Bankers has urged the U.S. Department of the Treasury to revise its proposed rule on assessing whether state regimes are substantially similar to the federal framework under the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act. It asks Treasury to explicitly address foreign payment stablecoin issuers in the similarity assessment, treat conflicts between state and federal requirements as a key factor, and ensure state regimes affecting foreign banks’ U.S. stablecoin activities reflect national treatment and competitive equality.
Policy & regulationOtherStablecoins
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2026-06-02•Japan•Japan Financial Services Agency
The Japan Financial Services Agency published minutes of a March 31 opinion exchange with the Financial Administration Monitoring Committee, outlining its thinking on several policy areas without announcing rule changes. Executives highlighted shifting crypto asset transaction rules to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act to strengthen enforcement against unregistered operators, while initially retaining the existing crypto asset definition and enhancing cooperation with overseas regulators. The agency also clarified its approach to trust-related securities disclosure and reporting, and signalled further work on stablecoin and money transfer rules, life insurance distribution, investment trust agency fees, and business-oriented lending structures.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationLendingMarket development
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2026-06-02•Latin America•Financial Action Task Force of Latin America (GAFILAT)
The Financial Action Task Force of Latin America held a regional workshop in Bogotá for supervisory authorities on applying a risk-based approach to supervising designated non-financial businesses and professions, as part of its plan to strengthen anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing systems. The programme focused on building technical capacity to identify and understand risks, translate findings into supervisory priorities, and plan risk-based supervision, including through sectoral risk assessments, risk matrices and innovative tools such as artificial intelligence.
SupervisionCooperationAML and CFTCapacity building
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2026-06-02•Japan•Japan Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission
The Japan Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission has recommended that the Prime Minister and the Financial Services Agency Commissioner take administrative action against Durac Asset Management Co., Ltd. for serious governance and control failures in its Type II financial instruments and investment advisory business. The inspection found non-functioning management and compliance, unqualified and non-contracted personnel soliciting and advising clients, extensive oversight and internal audit deficiencies, numerous complaints linked to crypto asset trading, and obstruction of the inspection.
SupervisionReviews, inspections & stress testsCorporate governance
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2026-06-02•Japan•Bank of Japan
The Bank of Japan published minutes of its 24th Bond Market Group meetings, indicating that market participants see the current reduction in Japanese government bond purchases as smooth, with improved liquidity and price discovery and no significant rise in volatility. Most participants supported maintaining the existing taper plan to preserve predictability, though views diverged on the pace of reductions after April 2027 and on the allocation of purchases by maturity and use of the Securities Lending Facility.
Monetary policyMonetary policy assessments & outlooksMarket infrastructure
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2026-06-02•Japan•Bank of Japan
The Bank of Japan will revise its quarterly Tankan business survey, adding new questions on wages and removing selected inventory-related items judged to have low user demand and overlap with other statistics. Following a public consultation with around 30 responses, the Bank plans to implement the revised survey around the first half of 2027.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilots
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2026-06-02•Japan•Bank of Japan
The Bank of Japan published its balance sheet, reporting total assets and liabilities of JPY 664.4 trillion, including Japanese government securities of JPY 533.1 trillion, loans of JPY 77.7 trillion and pecuniary trusts for index-linked exchange-traded funds of JPY 37.1 trillion. Current deposits of JPY 452.1 trillion and banknotes of JPY 115.2 trillion were the largest liabilities, while outstanding amounts under the Loan Support Program totaled JPY 49.1 trillion and loans under pooled-collateral, disaster-area and climate-response operations amounted to JPY 28.9 trillion.
Data & statisticsMonetary data
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2026-06-02•Mexico•Ministry of Finance & Public Credit (Mexico)
Mexico’s Ministry of Finance and Public Credit, through its Financial Intelligence Unit, has signed a cooperation agreement with the Attorney General’s Office of Zacatecas to strengthen information sharing on the prevention, detection and investigation of illicit transactions and related crimes. The agreement updates cooperation mechanisms, enabling mutual exchange of records and intelligence, joint training, specialized working groups and enhanced technological and operational coordination.
Institutional developmentCooperation & capacity buildingCross-border cooperation
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2026-06-02•United States•U.S. Department of the Treasury
The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has designated Iranian digital asset exchanges Nobitex, Wallex, Bitpin and Ramzinex, and four Nobitex leaders, for alleged sanctions evasion and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-linked activity. Nobitex was designated under Executive Orders 13224 and 13902, while Wallex, Bitpin and Ramzinex were designated under Executive Order 13902. All property and interests in property of the designated persons within U.S. jurisdiction are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from dealing with them.
EnforcementSanctions & designationsNew sanctions designations
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2026-06-02•United States•U.S. Department of the Treasury
The U.S. Department of the Treasury appointed Kate Tyrrell as Treasury Chief of Staff. She previously served as Chief of Staff, Chief Operating Officer and Senior Deputy Comptroller at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and has held senior roles at the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Treasury and in the private sector.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-06-02•United States•Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis has appointed Kreg Weigand as general auditor and senior vice president, responsible for the Bank’s internal audit function assessing risk management, internal controls and governance. He will report to the Board of Directors’ Audit Committee, succeeding Tim Devaney, and joins from Cargill following prior experience as a KPMG partner focused on internal audit and enterprise risk management.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsAuditing
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2026-06-02•Iceland•Central Bank of Iceland
The Central Bank of Iceland published a speech by Governor Ásgeir Jónsson on Iceland’s currency options, delivered at a Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs conference. He discussed maintaining stability in a small open economy and outlined the advantages and disadvantages of Iceland adopting the euro.
Monetary policyMonetary policy assessments & outlooksMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-06-02•Trinidad & Tobago•Central Bank of Trinidad & Tobago
The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago reported progress on its payments modernisation programme, covering new regulation of digital payment providers, Guidelines for Basic Banking Accounts, and a draft Payment Systems and Services Bill with supporting regulations issued for consultation. The measures aim to strengthen oversight of digital financial services, enhance consumer protection and confidence, and expand access to payment and banking services, including for small and medium-sized enterprises. The Central Bank is reviewing stakeholder feedback to amend the draft Bill and regulations.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsPayments and payment systems
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2026-06-02•Russia•Ministry of Finance (Russia)
Russia’s Ministry of Finance published Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin’s opening remarks on policy priorities for digital platforms, focusing on user and provider protection, unified data security requirements, and identifying sectors with the highest return from expanded government platform use. Mishustin noted that marketplaces and electronic services now exceed 5 percent of GDP, with one in five companies using digital platforms and widespread uptake across finance, public services, and online work.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesFintech and insurtechMarket development
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2026-06-02•Spain•Ministry of Finance (Spain)
Spain’s Ministry of Finance announced that the Council of Ministers approved a multi-year contract programme for Correos, defining conditions for services of general economic interest through 2030 and implementing the 2025 amendment to Postal Law 43/2010. The contract covers postal communications in rural areas, basic financial services, universal access to the General State Administration, support in security or emergency situations, and expands Correos’ role as a one-stop access point, including sale of public debt and access to a digital certificate.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsMandate change
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2026-06-02•Philippines•Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission
The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission ordered BG Wealth and associated parties to halt an unauthorized cryptocurrency copy-trading investment scheme and related online activities. The unregistered entity allegedly targeted overseas Filipino workers with promised daily returns of 1.3% on investments starting at USD 500 or PHP 30,000.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsUnlicensed or unauthorized activityFraud and scamsSecurities offerings and listings
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2026-06-02•Philippines•Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission
The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission ordered Riscoin and related entities to halt unregistered investment solicitation and unauthorized cryptocurrency activities. The order also restricts bank transactions and asset transfers to preserve funds for investors. Riscoin allegedly promised unusually high and guaranteed daily returns without the required registrations or licenses.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsUnlicensed or unauthorized activityFraud and scamsConsumer and investor protection
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2026-06-02•Canada•Ontario Securities Commission
The Ontario Securities Commission has reappointed Kelley McKinnon, Steven Wolff and Patricia Olasker to its Board of Directors, following their initial appointments in April 2024. The reappointments, effective 14 May 2026, aim to maintain continuity on a board with expertise in capital markets, corporate governance, risk management, investor experience and financial services.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-06-02•Europe•European Financial Reporting Advisory Group
The European Financial Reporting Advisory Group published a feedback statement on the exposure draft amending the fair value option for investments in associates and joint ventures, confirming support for the proposed amendments. EFRAG concluded that the changes address insurers’ concerns about divergent interpretations of similar entities in IAS 28 and related classification effects under IFRS 18, but highlighted remaining issues on the interaction between IAS 28 and IFRS 18 and on applying the fair value option at different entity levels, calling for further clarification.
Policy & regulationInternational standards & recommendationsAccounting and financial reporting
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2026-06-02•United States•U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has released a draft strategic plan for fiscal years 2026 to 2030 outlining Chairman Paul Atkins’ proposed direction for the agency. The plan emphasizes innovation, capital formation, market efficiency and investor protection, clarifying the framework for digital assets, simplifying disclosures and expanding private market access, while shifting regulatory practice toward greater engagement and an enforcement program focused on established law violations. It also prioritizes internal reorganization, technology upgrades including responsible use of artificial intelligence, and performance management reforms.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesRegulatory burdenCompliance
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2026-06-02•Uruguay•Ministry of Economy & Finance (Uruguay)
The Ministry of Economy and Finance of Uruguay held two regional technical exchanges under its Climate Finance project with officials from Chile, Paraguay and Costa Rica on designing and implementing green taxonomies. Conducted with the Ministry of Environment and the Central Bank of Uruguay and financed by the Green Climate Fund, the sessions aimed to support Uruguay’s efforts to mobilise sustainable investment and develop a low-emissions, climate-resilient economy, focusing on governance, sectoral criteria, links to public spending and conditions for piloting a taxonomy with the financial sector.
Policy & regulationCooperationClimate risk and sustainable financeGreen taxonomy
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2026-06-02•Uruguay•Ministry of Economy & Finance (Uruguay)
Uruguay’s Ministry of Economy and Finance published remarks by Minister Gabriel Oddone outlining the government’s strategy to strengthen competitiveness, attract investment and align with international standards amid technological change, climate pressures and globalization tensions. Oddone highlighted the energy transition’s near-completion, cooperation with the OECD and IMF, and trade agreements with the EU and other partners. He set three investment priorities: macroeconomic stability and fiscal sustainability, expanded market access via Mercosur-linked agreements, and greater legal and policy certainty, including free zones and globally compatible tax incentives.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesEconomic data and developments
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2026-06-02•Algeria•Algeria Market Authority (COSOB)
The Algeria Market Authority published a notice for Moustachir SPA shareholders to attend the company’s ordinary general meeting on June 27, 2026, at 08:30 in Bordj El Kiffan, Algiers.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsOther
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2026-06-02•Algeria•Algeria Market Authority (COSOB)
The Algeria Market Authority published a notice convening the ordinary general meeting of shareholders of Banque de Développement Local SPA for June 28, 2026 at 09:00 in Staouéli, Algiers.
SupervisionRegulatory reportingOther
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2026-06-02•Algeria•Algeria Market Authority (COSOB)
The Algeria Market Authority published a notice stating that Biopharm SPA will hold an ordinary general meeting of shareholders on 29 June 2026 at 11:30 a.m. at its registered office in Réghaïa, Algiers.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsSecurities offerings and listings
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2026-06-02•Bulgaria•National Bank of Bulgaria
The National Bank of Bulgaria has submitted its 2025 annual report to the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria. The report is available on the central bank's website.
Institutional developmentGovernanceAuditing
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2026-06-02•Peru•Central Bank of Peru
The Central Bank of Peru reported that private sector liquidity rose 16.6 percent year on year in April 2026 to PEN 561,374 million, driven by faster growth in both sol and US dollar liquidity. On a monthly basis, liquidity fell 0.4 percent, as a 0.8 percent decline in sol liquidity offset a 1.0 percent increase in US dollar liquidity. Currency in circulation grew 18.9 percent year on year and 0.7 percent month on month, while private sector deposits rose 16.9 percent year on year but fell 0.5 percent from March.
Data & statisticsMonetary data
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2026-06-02•Greece•Bank of Greece
The Bank of Greece said annual credit growth in the domestic economy slowed to 3.9% in April 2026 from 4.5% in March, while annual deposit growth rose to 6.4% from 5.8%. Monthly credit flows turned negative at EUR 1.081 billion, led by weaker corporate lending. Total deposits also posted a small negative monthly flow, as falling corporate deposits outweighed higher household balances.
Data & statisticsMonetary data
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2026-06-02•Argentina•Ministry of Finance (Argentina)
The Argentina Ministry of Finance reported record monthly economic activity, 24 consecutive months of positive cyclical growth, and improvements in inflation, wages and tax collection, and announced completion of regulations for the Labor Modernization Law to support formalization and employment. Economy Minister Luis Caputo said the economic programme had defused inherited fiscal, monetary, financial and exchange-rate imbalances, and that the Central Bank had shifted from more than USD 40 billion in debt to importers to a position where foreign currency is available for imports and savings.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsEconomic data and developments
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2026-06-02•Global•International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund will appoint Mateusz Szczurek as Director of the European Department, effective 27 July 2026, succeeding Alfred Kammer, who is retiring. The department oversees the IMF’s policy advice, financial support and technical assistance across Europe. Szczurek currently serves as chief risk officer at BGK and previously held senior roles including Poland’s Finance Minister and positions at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the European Fiscal Board.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-06-02•Canada•Payments Canada
Payments Canada has appointed Michael Liberty as chair of its 20-member Member Advisory Council, succeeding Dougal Middleton, with a first term running to April 30, 2028. The council, established under the Canadian Payments Act, advises the board on clearing and settlement systems, their interaction with other payment systems, and new technologies.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-06-02•United States•U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs published a letter from Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren and other senior lawmakers urging the U.S. Department of Labor to withdraw its proposal to permit private equity, digital assets, private credit and other alternative assets in 401(k) plans. The letter warns the proposal could expose an estimated USD 14.2 trillion in retirement savings to higher-cost, more complex and volatile products, and raises conflict-of-interest concerns tied to President Trump and his family’s reported gains from a crypto venture.
Policy & regulationOther
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2026-06-02•United States•U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
The U.S. Senate Banking Committee’s ranking member, Senator Elizabeth Warren, criticized President Donald Trump’s appointment of Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte as Acting Director of National Intelligence, arguing he lacks national security experience. She alleged Pulte abused his authority at the agency to target the President’s perceived political enemies and cited a congressional watchdog investigation into his handling of sensitive financial information.
OtherLeadership change and appointments
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2026-06-02•Saudi Arabia•Saudi Arabia Capital Markets Authority
Saudi Arabia’s Capital Markets Authority announced that the Committee for Resolution of Securities Disputes has registered a class action by an investor against members of Raydan Food Company’s board and audit committee. The case follows a final decision that they violated Article 49(a) of the Capital Market Law by approving financial statements they knew contained violations, including failure to comply with International Accounting Standard 36 and to recognize asset impairment losses, in an attempt to influence the company’s share price. Investors who purchased Raydan Food shares between 29 March 2019 and 30 March 2022 may apply to join the action.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsAccounting and financial reportingCorporate governance
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2026-06-02•Libya•Central Bank of Libya
The Central Bank of Libya has invited commercial banks to subscribe to Issue No. 18-2026 of unrestricted Mudaraba Deposit Certificates, following the procedures used in earlier issuances and the tenors and maturity dates in the subscription announcement.
Monetary policyMonetary policy instruments & operationsOther
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2026-06-02•Iceland•Central Bank of Iceland
The Central Bank of Iceland published a conference presentation by Governor Ásgeir Jónsson on Iceland’s currency options, arguing that the inflation-targeting regime, floating krona and macroprudential framework have supported stability in a small, shock-prone economy since 2010. He outlined potential benefits of euro adoption, including lower transaction costs and exchange rate risk, but warned it would remove independent monetary policy and could be inflationary without deeper institutional and labour market reforms and supportive fiscal policy.
Monetary policyMonetary policy framework & strategyMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-06-02•Zimbabwe•Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has published a fact sheet on the Schools Monetary Policy Challenge, an education-into-action initiative focused on financial literacy and national participation. The programme aims to develop the next generation of financial sector leaders.
Financial literacy & educationFinancial literacy and education
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2026-06-02•United Kingdom•UK Parliament
The UK Parliament Financial Services Regulation Committee published a report on stablecoin growth and regulation, warning that the UK is lagging the United States and European Union and should not delay finalising its regime. The committee supports the Bank of England and Financial Conduct Authority proposals but urges changes to rules on unremunerated backing assets for systemic issuers, stablecoin holding limits, and restrictions on commercial bank issuance, and calls for clearer criteria for systemic designation and stronger oversight of private unhosted wallets.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesStablecoins
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2026-06-02•Europe•European Central Bank
European Central Bank Vice-President Boris Vujčić said the euro area’s expansion to 21 members confirms that the Maastricht convergence criteria and Exchange Rate Mechanism II provide a durable framework for joining the single currency. He described ERM II as a tool for policy coordination, institutional preparation and confidence-building, and noted that post-crisis reforms, including the banking union and reinforced fiscal and macroeconomic surveillance, now complement the original framework and have made close banking union cooperation important for ERM II entry.
Monetary policyMonetary policy framework & strategyMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-06-02•United States•U.S. Department of Justice
The U.S. Department of Justice reported that a federal jury in Los Angeles convicted activist short seller Andrew Left of one count of participating in a securities fraud scheme and 12 counts of securities fraud tied to a long-running market manipulation scheme that generated more than USD 21 million in profits. Prosecutors said Left took positions in securities before issuing false and misleading online posts and media commentary, then rapidly unwound those positions to profit from price moves he helped trigger, while portraying his recommendations as independent and conflict-free.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsMarket abuse
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2026-06-02•Czech Republic•Czech National Bank
The Czech National Bank published a speech by Deputy Governor Jan Frait restating its spring 2026 outlook and emphasising the need to maintain long-term macroeconomic and macrofinancial stability. The Bank expects headline inflation to remain in the upper half of the tolerance band in the near term, reach 3 percent around year-end and move towards target in 2027, with core inflation around 3 percent in 2026. It projects 2.2 percent inflation, 2.5 percent GDP growth, 3M PRIBOR at 3.8 percent and an average CZK/EUR rate of 24.3 in 2026. The Bank Board sees inflationary risks from a tight labour market, elevated wages, persistent services inflation, rising residential property prices and accelerating bank credit, and Frait warned that rapid public and private debt accumulation and low risk weights can encourage leverage and credit boom-like dynamics.
Monetary policyMonetary policy assessments & outlooksMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-06-02•United States•Federal Reserve Board
The Federal Reserve Board published research on how geopolitical risk affects U.S. bank stock prices, finding that bank equities generally move with the broader market during geopolitical shocks and that the standalone effect of higher global geopolitical risk becomes statistically insignificant once S&P 500 returns are controlled for. The note reports larger declines for banks with weaker earnings, smaller liquidity buffers, larger trading books, and greater exposure to geopolitically stressed foreign markets, with differences most pronounced among the 13 largest institutions with more than USD 200 billion in average assets.
ResearchGeopolitical risk
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2026-06-02•Colombia•Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia
The Financial Superintendence of Colombia reported outcomes from the eighth public-private roundtable under the “Capital Markets in Colombia, Colombia destination for investment” initiative and said the next phase will focus on market supply, infrastructure and intermediation, and demand. Participants highlighted Colombia’s retention of its emerging market classification and noted ongoing regulatory work on public takeover bid rules, the fiduciary business framework, securities market competitiveness and infrastructure, and simplified securitization.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsMarket development
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2026-06-02•Czech Republic•Ministry of Finance (Czech Republic)
The Cyprus Ministry of Finance, in the context of Cyprus’s ECOFIN presidency, welcomed the E6 finance ministers’ decision to intensify efforts to strengthen European Union competitiveness, resilience and strategic autonomy. The initiative focuses on mobilising private capital, promoting the Savings and Investments Union and reducing fragmentation across the EU, and is presented as an additional contribution to broader EU discussions under common European procedures.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesMarket development
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2026-06-02•Europe•European Banking Authority
The European Banking Authority has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the New York State Department of Financial Services under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation to strengthen supervision of cross-border stablecoin activities involving issuers in the European Union and New York State. The framework sets principles and procedures for information exchange, supervisory coordination and mutual assistance, including quarterly data sharing, participation in investigations and on-site inspections, and notification of material infringements and major ICT-related security incidents.
SupervisionCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-06-02•Cyprus•Central Bank of Cyprus
The Central Bank of Cyprus reported that in April 2026 monetary financial institution deposits fell by EUR 123.1 million and loans rose by EUR 40.5 million, reversing March’s net deposit inflows and sharply lower loan growth. Annual growth in total deposits slowed to 4.5% and in total loans to 12.0%, with outstanding deposits at EUR 57.6 billion and loans at EUR 27.8 billion. Among residents, deposits increased by EUR 30.1 million and lending by EUR 76.1 million, mainly driven by higher non-financial corporate activity.
Data & statisticsMonetary data
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2026-06-02•Bermuda•Bermuda Monetary Authority
The Bermuda Monetary Authority has issued a discussion paper on potential banking models as a first step toward updating the Banks and Deposit Companies Act 1999 and the wider banking framework. It seeks views on wholesale depositary and custodian banks, merchant and investment banks, broker-dealers, digital asset banks, mortgage corporations, finance companies, public savings or development banks, and a possible mutual societies licence. It highlights demand for new entrants, potential disruption to retail banking, prudential treatment of cryptoasset activity and supervisory oversight of finance companies, and will inform a consultation paper on an updated regime and new licence categories.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesLicensing framework and process
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2026-06-02•Netherlands•De Nederlandsche Bank
De Nederlandsche Bank executive board member Olaf Sleijpen told the House of Representatives that the bank’s code orange warning for Dutch financial stability remains in place, citing geopolitical tensions, heightened cyber threats and increased risk of financial market price corrections. He urged stronger digital resilience, coordinated European action on frontier AI, deeper capital markets, a consistent macroprudential framework and sustainable public finances beyond the EU’s 3 percent deficit norm.
SupervisionRisk monitoring & watch pointsCyber resilienceGeopolitical riskFinancial stability and systemic risk
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2026-06-02•Liechtenstein•Liechtenstein Financial Market Authority
The Liechtenstein Financial Market Authority has licensed RULEMATCH Europe AG as a crypto asset services provider under Article 63 of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 on markets in crypto assets, effective 1 June 2026. The licence authorizes the firm to provide custody and administration of crypto assets for clients, operate a crypto asset trading platform, and provide transfer services in connection with crypto assets.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsLicence approval
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2026-06-02•Mexico•CONDUSEF
Mexico’s National Commission for the Protection and Defense of Users of Financial Services (CONDUSEF) has renewed InverCap Afore’s “Commitment to Serving Older Adults” badge, recognizing measures to make retirement savings services more accessible and better adapted to older users. The recognition covers priority service arrangements, assistance during administrative procedures, alternative service options for users with mobility or support needs, and specialized guidance and digital tools focused on retirement savings and financial risk prevention.
Financial literacy & educationOther
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2026-06-02•United States•Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation published the Office of the Ombudsman’s 2025 annual report, describing its role as an independent, confidential channel for FDIC‑supervised institutions to raise concerns about examinations, supervisory findings, applications and other FDIC matters, with a focus on early engagement. The report notes that 54 percent of examined banks responded to the post‑examination survey, regional ombudsmen handled 38 follow‑up requests, and the office, acting as the FDIC’s Freedom of Information Act Public Liaison, received 46 assistance requests.
SupervisionSupervision approach, priorities & toolkitOther
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2026-06-02•Greece•Ministry of National Economy and Finance (Greece)
Greece’s Ministry of National Economy and Finance will submit an omnibus bill to Parliament consolidating around EUR 800 million of extraordinary and permanent support measures and introducing three provisions on private debt. The package focuses on families, renters and pensioners, and on private debt would reopen up to 72-installment plans for tax and social security arrears overdue by December 2023, ease bank account seizures after partial repayment, and extend the out-of-court mechanism to debts from EUR 5,000.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsOther
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2026-06-02•Ukraine•National Bank of Ukraine
The National Bank of Ukraine reported that its special account for supporting the defense forces held over UAH 6.4 billion as of 1 June 2026, with cumulative inflows since 24 February 2022 exceeding UAH 158.7 billion. It has allocated more than UAH 153.4 billion for defense needs, largely to the Defence Procurement Agency (over UAH 97.26 billion) and the Ministry of Defence (over UAH 38.401 billion), with almost UAH 136.6 billion of total receipts coming from abroad in foreign currencies.
Data & statisticsOther
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2026-06-02•Dominican Republic•Pensions Superintendency (SIPEN)
The Dominican Republic Pensions Superintendency outlined draft amendments to Social Security Law 87-01 to widen access to the guaranteed minimum pension, increase mandatory contributions and extend coverage via complementary pension plans. Key measures include temporarily reducing the contribution period for the minimum pension from 25 to 15 years, gradually raising the combined contribution rate from 9.97% to 15% of salary, and introducing tax-incentivised complementary plans with limited early withdrawals. The draft, which also adjusts benefits for inflation and aligns accumulations with longer longevity, remains under discussion and has not been finalised.
Policy & regulationRules & requirements
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2026-06-02•United States•Federal Reserve Board
The Federal Reserve Board, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency updated interagency documents to remove references to reputation risk, extending earlier actions to end its use in supervision and keep supervisory decisions focused on material financial risks. The agencies said reputation risk can be misused to pressure banks to restrict access to financial services based on constitutionally protected political or religious beliefs, speech, or lawful business activities, and may update additional supervisory materials.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationRisk management
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2026-06-02•Denmark•National Bank of Denmark
The National Bank of Denmark reported its foreign exchange reserve rose by DKK 0.5 billion in May 2026 to DKK 687.5 billion, driven by central government net foreign borrowing of DKK 0.8 billion and a DKK 0.3 billion net sale of foreign exchange, with no market intervention. Domestic liquidity data showed the central government’s net financing requirement at DKK -9.4 billion and banks’ and mortgage-credit institutes’ net position with the central bank down by DKK 11.4 billion to DKK 302.1 billion, while the balance sheet increased slightly to DKK 733.5 billion. Policy rates have remained unchanged since 6 June 2025, with a 1.6% discount and current-account rate, a 1.75% lending rate and a 1.6% certificates of deposit rate.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-06-02•United States•New York State Department of Financial Services
The New York State Department of Financial Services signed a memorandum of understanding with the European Banking Authority to exchange supervisory and confidential information on stablecoins, aiming to strengthen cross-border oversight and support market risk monitoring. The memorandum applies only to supervised entities’ stablecoin-related activities and builds on the department’s existing stablecoin framework on reserves, redeemability, transparency, and rehypothecation.
SupervisionCooperationCross-border cooperationStablecoins
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2026-06-02•Indonesia•OJK
The Indonesian Financial Services Authority published a 2024-2027 roadmap to strengthen rural and Islamic rural banks under the 2023 financial sector law, focusing on structure and competitiveness, digitalisation, local roles, and tighter regulation, licensing and supervision. The authority reported continued sector growth, high capital adequacy and ongoing consolidation, with 57 institutions approved to merge into 18 and over 200 in the licensing process. It will support implementation with stakeholders and promote closer links and consolidation with regional development banks.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesOther
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2026-06-02•Indonesia•OJK
The Indonesia Financial Services Authority has appointed five senior officials as part of a leadership succession process to support organizational continuity and integrity. The new roles include a deputy commissioner for supervision of issuers, securities transactions, special examinations, financial derivatives and the carbon exchange, the head of the Transformation Special Unit, two heads for regulation and supervision of financial sector technology innovation, digital financial assets and crypto assets, and the head of the North Sumatra office.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-06-02•Global•International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund published a paper finding that stronger central bank independence and robust monetary policy frameworks are associated with lower inflation, greater resilience to inflation shocks, and improved fiscal positions in the Middle East, Central Asia, and the Caucasus. Independence has increased in the region since 2000, with better outcomes in inflation-targeting and fixed exchange rate regimes, and the paper proposes a reform roadmap focused on legal, financial, and governance safeguards, followed by enhanced accountability and transparency.
Research
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2026-06-02•Sweden•Finansinspektionen
The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority has opened test reporting for non-performing credit agreements in its Fidac system and will accept live submissions from 1 July on a semi-annual basis. For the first cycle, firms must submit data for the half year ending 30 June 2026 by 10 August 2026 via Fidac or Excel, and data for the half year ending 31 December 2026 by 31 January 2027 via Fidac only, using JSON uploads aligned with the published schema and with periodic reporting authorisation in the Reporting Portal.
SupervisionRegulatory reporting
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2026-06-02•Global•International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund’s latest Finance and Development issue examines the rise of geoeconomics, arguing that economic analysis must adapt as governments increasingly use tariffs, sanctions, export controls and other tools for national security, growth and influence. It explores how control of financial infrastructure, technology and critical commodities creates leverage but can spur alternatives if overused, assesses resilience-efficiency trade-offs and implications for middle powers and regions, and considers how the multilateral trade system could be reworked to manage geopolitical rivalry while limiting fragmentation.
ResearchGeopolitical risk
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2026-06-02•Hong Kong•Hong Kong Securities & Futures Commission
The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission has issued a circular urging licensed firms, especially internet brokers and virtual asset trading platforms, to strengthen cybersecurity in response to emerging threats from frontier AI models. Citing rising cyber incidents and increasingly sophisticated AI-enabled attacks, the SFC calls for enhanced patching and vulnerability management, detection and monitoring, and incident response and recovery. It reiterates that senior management is primarily responsible for cyber resilience and will increase supervisory engagement, thematic reviews and enforcement where necessary.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationCyber resilienceArtificial intelligence
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2026-06-02•United States•National Credit Union Administration
The National Credit Union Administration announced that Beverly Hills City Employees Federal Credit Union has merged into Nuvision Federal Credit Union, effective June 1, 2026, following NCUA’s conservatorship of the former to address safety and soundness issues. NCUA determined the merger was in members’ best interests, and members’ accounts remain insured by the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund, including coverage up to USD 250,000 for individual, joint, and IRA/KEOGH accounts.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsOther
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2026-06-02•Global•World Federation of Exchanges
The World Federation of Exchanges has issued an open letter warning that fragmented sustainability regulation across jurisdictions is raising compliance costs and hindering cross-border capital flows for exchanges, issuers and investors. It urges regulators, governments and related bodies to align and make rules interoperable with leading global standards, adopt principles-based and outcomes-focused approaches, improve clarity and predictability, and use deference and passporting where appropriate.
Policy & regulationInternational standards & recommendationsCross-border cooperationClimate risk and sustainable finance
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2026-06-02•Egypt•Egypt Financial Regulatory Authority
The Egypt Financial Regulatory Authority has appointed Dr Rehab Taha to oversee its non-bank finance supervision sector while she continues as adviser to the chairman for research and development, as part of efforts to strengthen supervision and improve regulatory efficiency. Taha has led institutional research since 2019, contributing to executive rules for regulated activities, futures trading and settlement, Basel III solvency standards, valuation standards, and the authority’s 2023–2026 strategy.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-06-02•United States•National Association Of Insurance Commissioners
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners highlighted its Catastrophe Risk Management Center of Excellence’s support for state insurance regulators’ resilience and mitigation programs, as the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety surpassed 100,000 FORTIFIED-designated homes. The center provides program design guidance, legislative and policy support, and technical tools such as data-driven grant prioritization and mitigation discount benchmarks, links this work to the Natural Catastrophe Risk and Resilience Task Force, and facilitates IBHS facility visits for state leaders.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationClimate risk and sustainable finance
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2026-06-02•China•Central Bank of the Republic of China
The People's Bank of China held its 2026 meeting for heads of organization and personnel departments and set priorities for internal personnel and organizational work across the central bank system. The programme focuses on strengthening leadership planning and cadre management, improving selection and rotation of officials, and tightening supervision, inspections and oversight of key posts and personnel appointments.
Institutional developmentWorkforce & recruitmentHiring and recruitment
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2026-06-02•Europe•European Central Bank
The European Central Bank published a working paper on how investment composition has shaped growth differences between the European Union and other advanced economies from 1996 to 2021. It finds the EU’s weaker productivity performance relative to the United States stems from a lower share of investment in intangible and information and communication technology capital, which shows the strongest and most persistent association with GDP per capita growth. An illustrative scenario suggests that if the EU matched US growth rates in high-efficiency investment types, EU GDP per capita could be around 1.3% higher by 2035, and more than 8.5% higher under a full catch-up scenario.
Research
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2026-06-02•Europe•European Central Bank
The European Central Bank’s Piero Cipollone urged more deliberate action to strengthen the euro’s international role, noting that its roughly 20% share of global reserves and nearly EUR 1 trillion in annual international debt issuance have largely arisen by circumstance. He highlighted ECB initiatives such as expanding the EUREP repo facility and issuing tokenised central bank money for wholesale settlement from September 2026, preparing a digital euro, and linking fast payment systems, while calling on EU legislators to deepen the single market, build a savings and investments union, raise productivity, bolster external and energy security, and increase euro use in trade.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesCurrency and cash managementFinancial stability and systemic risk
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2026-06-02•Europe•European Central Bank
The European Central Bank published the disaggregated Eurosystem financial statement for 1 May 2026, reporting total assets and liabilities of EUR 6,196,001 million and providing a breakdown by each national central bank, the ECB and consolidation adjustments. The statement details major asset categories, including gold, foreign currency claims, lending to euro area credit institutions, euro-denominated securities and intra-Eurosystem claims, and liability categories such as banknotes in circulation, monetary policy-related deposits, other resident liabilities, revaluation accounts, capital and reserves and intra-Eurosystem liabilities.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicatorsSupervisory data
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2026-06-02•Thailand•Thailand Securities & Exchange Commission
The Thailand Securities and Exchange Commission is consulting on four draft notifications to revise the regulatory framework for bondholders’ representatives, aiming to clarify rules, align them with current conditions, and strengthen supervision and bondholder protection. Proposals address conflicts of interest with issuers, personnel qualification requirements, reporting of significant events, procedures for acting in issuer defaults without prior bondholder resolutions, and terminating representatives’ duties.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsCorporate governance
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2026-06-02•Estonia•Central Bank of Estonia
The Central Bank of Estonia reported headline average wage growth of 6.2% in the first quarter, but underlying wage growth slowed to around 5.3% once timing effects from 2025–2026 income tax changes and the delayed 2026 minimum wage increase are excluded. It expects second-quarter wage growth to pick up due to higher minimum wages, while average wage growth should remain close to 5% over the longer term. Statistics Estonia data show the unemployment rate rose to 7.1% in the first quarter, although Töötukassa figures indicate registered unemployment has been falling and job vacancies rising, pointing to still tight but easing labour market conditions.
ResearchEconomic data and developments
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2026-06-02•Serbia•National Bank of Serbia
The National Bank of Serbia reminded consumers and businesses that banks’ mobile applications support instant payments via NBS IPS QR-based invoice payments, Prenesi person-to-person transfers, and IPS pokaži / IPS skeniraj merchant payments, and reported further growth in first quarter 2026 usage. Invoice QR payments exceeded 10 million transactions worth over RSD 53 billion, Prenesi transfers surpassed 400,000 transactions worth RSD 3.8 billion, and IPS pokaži / IPS skeniraj merchant payments exceeded 1.8 million transactions worth over RSD 7.5 billion.
Financial literacy & educationPayments and payment systems
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2026-06-02•Serbia•National Bank of Serbia
The National Bank of Serbia published its weekly review of global financial markets for 25–29 May 2026, noting a stronger euro against the USD, lower US and German government bond yields, higher gold prices and a sharp fall in Brent crude. The report attributes market moves mainly to shifting expectations around a possible US-Iran agreement and developments in the Strait of Hormuz, as well as US and euro area macroeconomic data, and highlights stable policy in Hungary and an EUR 800 million eurobond issue by Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Federation.
ResearchFinancial and market indicatorsMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-06-02•Europe•European Association of CCP Clearing Houses
The European Association of CCP Clearing Houses has renewed the mandates of its co-chairs, appointed a new board and internal auditor for two-year terms to the 2028 General Assembly, and agreed its 2026-2028 strategy. The new leadership, drawn from LCH, Eurex Clearing, ICE Clear Europe and other major CCPs, will focus on new technologies, cyber security, quantum computing, distributed ledger technology, supervision and reporting, the Market Integration and Supervision Initiative, the Savings and Investments Union and energy.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-06-02•Vietnam•Vietnam State Securities Commission
The Vietnam State Securities Commission has published a legislative dossier for a draft law amending several provisions of the Securities Law and is seeking comments from agencies, organizations and individuals. Prepared by the Ministry of Finance under the Government’s 7 April 2026 resolution on cutting and simplifying administrative procedures and business-related regulations, the draft reflects a review of implementation of the 2019 Securities Law (as amended in 2024). The dossier includes the draft law and supporting analyses, such as explanatory materials, implementation reviews, policy and treaty assessments, and a comparison with the current law.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsSecurities offerings and listings
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2026-06-02•Comoros•Central Bank of Comoros
The Central Bank of Comoros has completed final training for banking agents ahead of the rollout of Mali Ya Wakazi, a platform that will allow basic banking services to be offered through local service points. The training covered operating rules, customer protection, identity checks and practical use of the application. The project supports the country’s National Financial Inclusion Strategy by extending access beyond bank branches.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsFinancial inclusion
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2026-06-02•Serbia•Ministry of Finance (Serbia)
The Ministry of Finance (Serbia) reported that Finance Minister Siniša Mali reaffirmed government support for small entrepreneurs, highlighting ongoing wage and pension increases, business environment reforms, and lower payroll burdens to sustain domestic demand. He cited an average April wage of EUR 1,037, real annual growth of 9.5 percent, and first-quarter GDP growth of 3.2 percent, and urged entrepreneurs to use innovation and artificial intelligence to improve competitiveness.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesOther
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2026-06-02•Kyrgyzstan•National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic
The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic has amended several regulatory acts to refine the framework governing Kyrgyz commercial banks’ activities in foreign countries. The changes aim to strengthen the legal basis for cross-border banking regulation and maintain an adequate level of banking supervision.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsLicensing framework and process
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2026-06-02•Global•Bank for International Settlements
The Bank for International Settlements has published a working paper analysing how prudential regulation can strengthen fiat-backed stablecoins by imposing liquidity and capital thresholds designed as usable buffers rather than hard minima. The paper finds that such thresholds increase cash and capital, materially reduce issuer default and spillover risks, and that hard minimum liquidity requirements can instead trigger premature bond sales and higher default risk.
ResearchStablecoins
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2026-06-02•Romania•National Bank of Romania
The National Bank of Romania reported that foreign exchange reserves declined to EUR 64.051 billion at 31 May 2026 from EUR 64.836 billion at end-April, with total international reserves (including gold) falling to EUR 77.042 billion from EUR 78.007 billion. In May, inflows of EUR 2.253 billion and outflows of EUR 3.038 billion reflected changes in foreign currency minimum reserve requirements, funding of Ministry of Finance and European Commission accounts, and EUR 1.417 billion in public debt service, while the gold stock remained at 103.6 tonnes valued at EUR 12.991 billion.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-06-02•Vietnam•State Bank of Vietnam
The State Bank of Vietnam held a training session for regional branch leaders where Permanent Deputy Governor Doan Thai Son provided guidance on legal work and state management in the monetary and banking sector. Branches were instructed to operate strictly within their statutory authority, consult central units on legal issues, standardise procedures and checklists for inspections, supervision and licensing, and strengthen use of electronic legal databases. The session also underlined the direct role of regional branches in managing and supporting local people’s credit funds.
Institutional developmentCooperation & capacity buildingCapacity building
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2026-06-02•Azerbaijan•Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan
The Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan revoked the electronic money organisation licence of Paysis LLC (licence EPT-007) by Board decision on 1 June 2026 under Article 54.1.1 of the Law on Payment Services and Payment Systems. The licence had been granted on 11 July 2024.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsLicence withdrawal
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2026-06-02•Kazakhstan•Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market of the Republic of Kazakhstan
The Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market of the Republic of Kazakhstan approved the appointment of Erlan Ersainovich Esenov as deputy chief accountant of ADCB Islamic Bank JSC. The decision was formalised under Protocol No. 36/BVU/T dated 29 May 2026.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsAccounting and financial reporting
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2026-06-02•Kazakhstan•Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market of the Republic of Kazakhstan
The Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market of Kazakhstan reminded market participants of the independent insurance ombudsman mechanism for out-of-court resolution of insurance disputes. Individuals and small businesses may bring disputes across all insurance types within a monetary cap, while other legal entities are limited to compulsory motor insurance disputes, with ombudsman decisions binding on insurers if accepted by applicants and serving as evidence of mandatory pre-trial dispute resolution.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationOther
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2026-06-02•Norway•Norwegian Finanstilsynet
The Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway has published its 2025 report on alternative investment funds, based on reporting from registered and authorised AIF managers in Norway. The report shows total assets under management of NOK 396.3 billion at end-2025, up NOK 39.6 billion from end-2024, with real estate funds and active ownership funds the largest fund types, and reviews developments in managers, funds, investors and investments, excluding managers or funds authorised in the fourth quarter.
Data & statisticsOther
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2026-06-02•Belgium•National Bank of Belgium
The National Bank of Belgium’s latest Business Echo reports that Belgian economic activity strengthened in the first quarter of 2026, though firms remain cautious for the second quarter amid fragile demand, renewed uncertainty and higher energy prices. Hiring has slowed, labour shortages are increasingly concentrated in technical and digital or AI-related roles, and firms face renewed cost pressures while weak demand and competition constrain pricing power. Investment plans largely continue but focus on automation, digitalisation, AI and efficiency, with manufacturing under structural pressure and construction subdued, while ICT-related business services outperform.
ResearchEconomic data and developments
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2026-06-02•Montenegro•Insurance Supervision Agency of Montenegro
The Insurance Supervision Agency of Montenegro has licensed Veder neživotno osiguranje AD Zeta to conduct non-life insurance business, adding a new entrant to the Montenegrin non-life market. The company has been entered in the Central Register of Business Entities and the authorisation decision published in the Official Gazette of Montenegro.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsLicence approval
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2026-06-02•Montenegro•Insurance Supervision Agency of Montenegro
The Insurance Supervision Agency of Montenegro outlined its supervisory priorities for 2026, focusing on protection of insurance users, development of market competition, digitalisation of services and greater transparency in distribution channels. The director reported that policyholder protection mechanisms are functioning, financial stability remains high, and the agency will continue to strengthen the regulatory framework, enhance supervisory practices and align with European standards.
SupervisionSupervision approach, priorities & toolkitConsumer and investor protectionSupervision process and methodologies