While UK banks may not be fully ready to conduct business in EU jurisdictions, from a liquidity and capital point of view they appear well-positioned to weather a no-deal Brexit scenario.
March 13, 2019The current system of national implementation does not favour full implementation of post-crisis regulatory reform, says German central banker Joachim Wuermeling.
February 11, 2019China's recent moves to help banks replenish capital through perpetual bond issuances are seen as a bailout of the banking system. But what happens in another crisis?
January 30, 2019Only one of 63 central bank respondents has said it is very likely to issue a central bank digital currency in the next six years.
January 10, 2019The industry will need to start preparing quickly to meet the challenges facing the derivatives market, which will reach a critical point in 2020, says ISDA CEO Scott O’Malia.
September 27, 2018Intense geopolitical rivalries and new technologies threaten a new Cold War by enabling weaponisation of the international payment system and disruption of the international financial order.
July 2, 2018Every banking system at the bottom of the financial pool crosses paths eventually, and in desperate times only a tangled morass of regulations versus sovereign imperatives awaits.
June 4, 2018MAS has unveiled its roadmap for the transformation of the collection of data from financial institutions. And while there may be clear benefits, providing all data in machine readable format by MAS’ planned deadline will be challenging.
May 30, 2018Project Stella phase two study suggests distributed ledger technology offers novel approach for cash settlement of securities, but requires further study.
March 29, 2018Japanese central bank and European counterpart conclude from 'Project Stella' tests of DLT in RTGS that the technology is not yet mature enough.
September 11, 2017