International

Market Infrastructure

ISDA, EU Industry Bodies Warn of ‘Cliff Edge’ Effects ‘No Deal’ Brexit

By Manesh Samtani | 10/10/2018

New paper proposes steps that can be taken now to mitigate potentially systemic consequences of the UK leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement and transition period in place.

Market Infrastructure

SWIFT gpi Analytics Tool to Improve Payments Optimisation

By Editors | 05/10/2018

New analytics tool will provide gpi members with actionable business intelligence and enable a better understanding of end-to-end payment flows.

Fintech / Regtech

Financial Institutions on Digitalisation Journey Should Look Within

By Arnaud Picut | 05/10/2018

With digitalisation becoming a mainstay concept, it’s time for financial institutions to rethink and take a holistic view on their digital transformational journeys.

Capital / Liquidity

G-SIBs Meeting Minimum Capital Levels Under Basel III

By Garima Chitkara | 05/10/2018

Basel Committee semi-annual bank monitoring report found that most banks, including all the large G-SIBs were meeting their capital requirements.

Market Infrastructure

BSE’s India INX Enables Access to CME Group of Exchanges

By Editors | 05/10/2018

New ‘Global Access’ platform enables access to cash and derivatives markets on international exchanges; connectivity with CME Group exchanges already established.

Big Picture

Regulators Must Resist Pressures from ‘Reform Fatigue’ – IMF

By Manesh Samtani | 04/10/2018

IMF economists urge for resistance against pressures to roll back regulation, as the post-crisis reform agenda is not yet complete and new risks continue to emerge.

Fintech / Regtech

Smart Contracts Can Improve Derivatives Market Efficiency – ISDA

By Editors | 04/10/2018

A new white paper by ISDA and King & Wood Mallesons proposes a practical framework for constructing smart derivatives contracts.

Market Infrastructure

Giancarlo Proposes Multilateralism in CFTC Cross-border Approach

By Manesh Samtani | 03/10/2018

In a white paper, Giancarlo proposes an alternative cross-border framework that pursues multilateralism and gives deference to non-US jurisdictions with comparable G20 swaps reforms.

Market Infrastructure

JP Morgan Blockchain-based Payments Platform Gains Traction

By Manesh Samtani | 01/10/2018

The Interbank Information Network (IIN) now has 76 participating banks; it seeks to use blockchain tech to reduce the time correspondent banks spend responding to inquiries that delay payments.