Some Australian banks should reconsider their business strategies in light of the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, according to a white paper from Wolters Kluwer Financial Services...
09 November 2015Brussels Reporter: Stephanie Palmer
Clear separation of costs is integral in the KID required for the PRIIPs regulation, in order for consumers to properly compare products, according to Insurance Europe...
Overly prescriptive regulation could cause unnecessary constraint to CCPs, and could lead to more risk in the central clearing marketplace, according to a new report from the World Federation of Exchanges...
A group of 13 derivatives exchanges and clearing members have signed a letter to BCBS urging it to address the unintended consequences of the leverage ratio using the current exposure method...
Investment managers and fund administrators should act now in order to be prepared for the OECD Common Reporting Standard ahead of the start of the first reporting period...
A capital markets union could be beneficial to the European economy, however successful implementation will require significant commitment from European Union member states...
23 October 2015New York Reporter: Stephanie Palmer
Asset managers are becoming more exposed to disruption in secondary credit market liquidity as investment banks reduce their exposure to volatility in the bond markets, according to Moody’s Investors Service...
Asset managers’ approaches to the Solvency II regulation, and their readiness for the 1 January 2016 implementation, differs depending on geographies, according to a Silverfinch white paper...
New regulation is required for the foreign exchange market to preserve liquidity, while modern technology should be adopted for more accurate analysis and more transparency...
National Settlement Depository has passed its operational audit analysing control over settlement, depository, clearing and repository services, in compliance with the ISAE 3402 type II standard...
08 October 2015Washington DC Reporter: Mark Dugdale
An industry coalition has welcomed a letter from the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) supporting the move to a two-day settlement cycle in the US...
