International

Market Infrastructure

Regulatory Differences Threaten Blockchain Development – DTCC

By Samuel Riding | 27/01/2016

Post-trade services provider says variations in privacy and securities regulation pose challenges for distributed ledger.

ESG / Sustainability

Former SGX Head of Regulation Joins FSB Taskforce

By Samuel Riding | 22/01/2016

Yeo Lian Sim appointed to taskforce on climate-related financial disclosures.

Market Infrastructure

Basel III Pushes Up Costs at 50% of Hedge Funds: AIMA

By Samuel Riding | 21/01/2016

Survey finds 25% of alternative investment fund managers have seen costs rise more than 10 percent.

Market Headwinds a Stiff Test for Regulations

By Peter Guy | 18/01/2016

The next regulatory crisis could be echoed in dire research reports.

Market Infrastructure

Basel III Market Risk Requirement Lower than Expected

By Samuel Riding | 15/01/2016

BCBS says banks will have to increase high-quality capital held against trading books by only 40 percent.

AML / KYC

Fenergo, Markit and kyc.com Ink Strategic Deal

By Samuel Riding | 14/01/2016

Companies to work on integration of counterparty manager, client lifecycle and data management solutions.

Market Infrastructure

ISDA Tightens Credit Event Committee Rules

By Samuel Riding | 12/01/2016

Members of determination committees required to declare conflicts of interest, detail internal voting procedures.

A Regulator Reflects on Lessons Learned from the Global Financial Crisis

By Peter Guy | 04/01/2016

An exclusive interview with David Wright, secretary general of IOSCO frankly reveals the challenges still facing the financial industry.

Indonesia Sets Capital Requirements for Financial Conglomerates

By Samuel Riding | 30/12/2015

Conglomerates’ aggregate net equity must equal combined required capital of all business units.