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State Street settles FX fraud allegations


27 July 2016 Boston
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

State Street will stump up at least $382.4 million to settle allegations it deceived custody clients through fraudulent foreign exchange (FX) practices...
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FCA issues guidance on cloud-related risk


26 July 2016 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Financial services firms remain responsible for their own regulatory compliance, and should conduct due diligence when using ‘cloud' technology, according to new guidance from the FCA...
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CBRT commits to ‘limitless’ QE to maintain stability


20 July 2016 Ankara
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Central Bank of Turkey has pledged to provide the country’s banks with limitless liquidity to ensure financial stability in the wake of recent economic and political turmoil...
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ESMA issues non-EU AIFMD passport advice


19 July 2016 Paris
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

ESMA has issued additional advice on application of the AIFMD marketing passport for non-EU markets, finding issues outstanding for the US, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands and the Isle of Man...
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South Africa makes the leap to T+3


13 July 2016 Johannesburg
Reporter: Drew Nicol

South Africa’s capital market has initiated its long-anticipated settlement reform by shortening its standard cycle to T+3 from T+5, this week...
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Citigroup admits to 15-year blue sheet violation


13 July 2016 Washington DC
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Citigroup Global Markets has admitted wrongdoing and agreed to a $7 million penalty to settle charges that it provided incomplete blue sheet information to the SEC over a 15-year period...
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Clearing industry criticises leverage ratio


12 July 2016 Basel
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Basel leverage ratio fundamentally threatens the business model of clearing members and will endanger the stability of the global financial markets, according to an industry letter...
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Leverage ratio needs omissions, say associations


08 July 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Five financial industry associations have joined forces to express concern about the implications of including central bank cash balances within Basel III’s leverage ratio framework...
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Russia’s corporate actions reform in full swing


05 July 2016 Moscow
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The legal framework for Russia’s corporate actions reform has come into force, cementing the National Settlement Depository (NSD), Russia’s CSD, as a single source of information...
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Brexit and MiFID II don't mix, says Deutsche Börse


01 July 2016 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

It will be “very difficult” for UK-based firms to maintain equivalency with the second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive and Regulation (MiFID II/MiFIR) once the UK breaks away from the EU, according to Deutsche Börse...
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Bad press to boost KYC compliance


29 June 2016 Brussels
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

SWIFT has partnered with Dow Jones to add adverse media information to its know-your-client (KYC) Registry...