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Big Picture

WEF Publishes Report Outlining Capital Market Use Cases of DLT

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 10/05/2021

The report calls for a balance between innovation and market safeguards through standardisation, the breaking down of silos and regulatory engagement.

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Industry Body Outlines Best Practices in CCP Credit Risk Management

By Editors | 08/05/2021

The best practices cover governance, model validation, annual credit reviews, operational capabilities, risk management, and portfolio monitoring.

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FMSB Publishes Final Standard on Execution of Large Trades

By Editors | 07/05/2021

The Standard establishes principles for how dealers should behave when executing large trades to mitigate market impacts, conduct risks and conflicts of interest.

Fintech / Regtech

Electronic Transactions Association Offers CBDC Guidelines

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 07/05/2021

The trade association says governments should carefully consider 7 guiding principles when considering the introduction of a CBDC.

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RBNZ to Consider Further Calibration of LVR Restrictions

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 05/05/2021

The RBNZ may further tighten mortgage lending to guard against financial stability risks through adjustments to LVR restrictions.

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IMF Offers Guidance to Central Banks on Fintech, Cybersecurity

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 04/05/2021

The surge of technological innovation and related cybersecurity issues strengthen the need for enhanced risk management at central banks, the IMF says.

Big Picture

ICMA Explores Role of Repo Market in Sustainable Finance

By Editors | 25/04/2021

A new ICMA paper looks at the intersections between the repo and collateral market and sustainable finance.

Fintech / Regtech

Regulatory Future Proofing with In-Memory Computing

By Editors | 24/04/2021

In-memory analytics tools allow even the most complex of regulatory calculations to be performed in minutes or seconds rather than hours.

Market Infrastructure

DTCC Study Highlights Need to Enhance Post-trade Processes

By Editors | 22/04/2021

The sell-side is seeking enhancements to reconciliations and confirmations capabilities. The buy-side is focusing on fails and collateral management.