International

Trading & Investment

Research in an Unbundled World

By Roland De Marsangy | 08/02/2018

Buy-side firms are finding their way to new ways of profiting from their research, and market volumes appear unaffected in the early stages of the MiFID II era.

Clearing & Post-Trade

Regulatory Obligations Aggravate Collateral Scarcity: Report

By Manesh Samtani | 08/02/2018

Recent market trends increasingly favouring secured transactions, coupled with financial crises and regulatory requirements have made collateral scarcer than ever, new report suggests.

Cryptocurrency

Key Regulators Weigh in on Cryptocurrencies: CFTC, SEC, BIS

By Manesh Samtani | 07/02/2018

The US Senate Banking Committee held a fact-finding hearing seeking the views of both the CFTC and SEC chairmen on cryptocurrency regulation.

Liquidity Risk

IOSCO Issues Final Fund Liquidity Risk Management Principles

By Samuel Riding | 05/02/2018

Group of regulators says document represents ‘last step’ in its move to address systemic risk from open-ended funds.

Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency – You Can’t Kill an Idea

By Peter Guy | 05/02/2018

Once in a while capitalism must be rescued from the excesses of bankers and central banks. Governments can’t kill ideas, but it takes them a long time for them to concede or adapt.

Anti-Money Laundering

Interpol to Increase Measures on Cryptocurrencies AML, CTF Risk

By Samuel Riding | 01/02/2018

Global police organisation says to increase information sharing, review AML/CTF rules pertaining to digital currencies, take action against cryptocurrency ‘tumblers’.

Structural Regulation

China Regulators Lobby EU to Ease Banking Access Requirement

By Samuel Riding | 01/02/2018

PBOC, CBRC say cost of setting up a parent holding company might outweigh the intended improvement in supervision.

Cloud & Infrastructure

Banks’ Fintech Reluctance Leaves Market Share Up for Grabs

By Peter Guy | 31/01/2018

Despite technological improvement and innovation, FIs are still not embracing fintech, and start-ups are finding it harder than expected to gain traction.

DeFi & Web3

Decentralised Crypto Exchanges Could Render Regulatory Efforts Meaningless

By Bradley Maclean | 29/01/2018

Global regulators and institutions need to work together to develop globally harmonised standards, rather than the onerous regulatory frameworks proposed […]