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The Bank of England and HM Treasury created a Joint Taskforce to explore the potential of a ‘retail’ central bank digital currency (CBDC).
In a recent blog post by the Thomas Belsham at the Bank of England, he dissects the value and function of Bitcoin and asks Will Bitcoin Be Worth Nothing in the Long Term?
A full-scale multi-central bank digital currency (mCBDC) network that facilitates round-the-clock, cross-border payments in real time can potentially save global corporates up to $100 billion in transaction costs annually, according to a joint research report published today by Oliver Wyman and J.P. Morgan.
A common challenge for Asset Managers, Fund Administrators & Middle Office IBOR providers is how to ensure that CFD resets as presented by the prime broker are correct.
Global enterprise software firm R3’s Development Fund has reached the milestone of USD 10 million in capital deployed across over 30 investments in more than 20 of the most promising early-stage blockchain and confidential computing companies.
US regulators have announced that banks should cease entering into any new contracts referencing USD LIBOR from 31st December 2021.
The Bank of England ran a webinar to consider how to bring about a central bank digital currency.
Through the bi-annual Financial Stability Review issued in November, the European Central Bank (ECB) warned of potential side effects of its loose monetary policy, highlighting how years of unprecedented stimuli designed to bolster the economy is contributing to an erosion of financial stability.
Is your firm clearing NDFs? What you need is a smart way to transfer risk into a CCP to optimise your netting and margin
In less than three months, many firms must be able to convince regulators that they’re ready for the transition away from LIBOR. The ‘Dear CEO’ letter sent this week outlines what the FCA and PRA are expecting from major banks and insurers, but it also serves as a reminder to all LIBOR users to make sure they have a ‘robust written plan’.
2018 is set to be a transformative year for transaction cost analysis. Driven by new regulatory requirements coming into force the first week of the year, such as the revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and the European Union’s new rules on packaged retail investment and insurance-based products (PRIIPs), the need for transparency improvements and reliable audit trails in trading and investment products has taken multi-asset-class TCA mainstream.
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