Lenders have fallen behind in preparations for a possible no-deal Brexit and must pick up the pace, the European Central Bank warned Wednesday, as the rhetoric over a possible chaotic departure escalated in London. "So far, banks have transferred significantly fewer activities, critical functions and staff to euro area entities than originally foreseen as part of their plans for Brexit Day 1," the ECB said in a monthly newsletter.
The eurozone's top supervisor "now expects banks to speed up the implementation of their plans," it added.
Charged with keeping an eye on 119 of the biggest and most important banks in the single currency bloc since 2014, the ECB has long urged financial firms to get their houses in order before Brexit.
Banks had to submit plans "in particular regarding the build-up of local risk management capabilities and governance structures" in the eurozone to be able to continue serving eurozone clients with the supervisor's blessing. Solely UK-based banks would no longer be allowed to offer their services in the bloc after a no-deal exit.
Record lottery jackpot of 209 million euros won in Italy
ROME: A lucky ticket-holder in Italy has won the country's biggest ever lottery jackpot of 209 million euros ($234 million), the Superenalotto organisers said Wednesday. The winner has to pick six correct numbers between 1 and 90 - something no one had done since June 2018. But a ticket bought for two euros at a bar in the northern city of Lodi near Milan had the correct result for Tuesday night's draw of 7, 32, 41, 59, 75 and 76.
The winner had chosen the numbers at random from a lottery machine at the bar. The previous Superenalotto record was 177 million euros, won in October 2010. The new record also surpasses that of Euromillions, where the jackpot is limited to 190 million euros.
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